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Yup, the 1981 one is Ulysses 31.

I don’t… remember a Whedon take and I plan for it to stay that way. ;) But yeah, Shakespeare productions are a language and...

Yeah, it’s like that clip from Last Action Hero where Arnie plays Hamlet with a cigar in his mouth and a SMG in his hand, quipping, “Who...

Likewise.

I guess one element is that even Christopher Nolan isn’t going to get a lot of bums on seats with a film version of the Odyssey, and so...

Watched it this evening and honestly, it’s a lot better than I expected - it’s consistent and well thought out, and has a solid...

Yes, and it’s common in most film versions of the Iliad because, after all, the Greeks are invading and Hector is heroic. In the...

It always tickled me that the show began with Ulysses having negotiated a trade treaty with King Priam of Troy. “Great talk, your...

It's certainly not a patch on the classic retelling.

My wife and I just finished watching Potato Lab, a delightfully unhinged K-Drama Ron-Com about a potato researcher at a potato chip...

Or someone was inspired by the 5E Planescape material to run that Sigil campaign they’ve always wanted to but using 3E rules. Piker, it...

Weird, I was completely convinced that Ralph Fiennes was supposed to be playing Odysseus in this. What am I thinking of? Am I having a...

Watched Hundreds of Beavers this week, which is very fun in a “WTF did I just watch*” kind of a way, and also Galaxy Quest. Thinking of...

I am immediately suspicious of anyone who doesn't have a David Tennant fetish.