Pulp?

[Krieg]

About my post, or about the link? I could not really get what the site in the link was saying wither.

I was originally inquiring about your post. Couldn't tell if you were inquiring about what constitutes "pulp" literature, or just making a statement that despite it being looked upon it works for you.

 

[Tinker Gnome]

I was originally inquiring about your post. Couldn't tell if you were inquiring about what constitutes "pulp" literature, or just making a statement that despite it being looked upon it works for you.

It was sort of both. But what i thought was Pulp, was Pulp.

This post probably makes no sense either.

 

[Tarrasque Wrangler]

It was sort of both. But what i thought was Pulp, was Pulp.

This post probably makes no sense either.

I like a good medium pulp myself, although if I'm making screwdrivers it's gotta be fresh-squeezed with tons of pulp or nothing at all. Odwalla and Stoli make Sundays fun days!



But anyway, what everyone has said is just fine. Pulp as a modern filmmaking style usually means plenty of unsavory characters, lurid situations, and over-the-top action. Having Nazis in your story helps.

And I'm not sure where the impression was gotten that pulp as a genre is looked down upon around here. I've seen plenty of posters professing passion for pulp. Maybe because of the slagging LXG got? That might have more to do with the fact that apparently it sucked the proverbial monkey's butt.

 

[Hand of Evil]

And I'm not sure where the impression was gotten that pulp as a genre is looked down upon around here. I've seen plenty of posters professing passion for pulp. Maybe because of the slagging LXG got? That might have more to do with the fact that apparently it sucked the proverbial monkey's butt.

I think pulp is looked down (if it is) because the genre is formated/cookie cutter for the most part, action, story, plot, all remains the same just the names of the characters change. You then get books and movies that really are appealling to the masses, it is a format that works and makes money but people start to see a pattern after a while and say 'oh, another one like...'.

 

[Krieg]

It was sort of both. But what i thought was Pulp, was Pulp.

This post probably makes no sense either.

LOL...Not to worry, we're on the same page now.

 

[Greatwyrm]

Thanks everybody. What Greatwyrm said really clears things up.

Glad to be of service.

 

[Darrin Drader]

Just remember that there is nothing wrong with enjoying pulp. I have a degree in English lit, but what do I find myself reading most of the time (other than RPG books)? Pulp! And why not? I think academics who are snotty about which genres are valid or not overlook the fact that reading can also be for enjoyment.

On the other hand, try to catch some real classics too. If you play D&D and can get used to a slightly more dense writing style, I highly recommend Robert Conrad's Heart of Darkness.

 

[Greatwyrm]

I think academics who are snotty about which genres are valid or not overlook the fact that reading can also be for enjoyment.

If you want to see them really blow a gasket, remind them that most of Shakespeare's plays included plenty of toilet humor for the rabble in the front rows. There's nothing quite like a double entendre about bodily functions that was written over 200 years ago.

 

[Darrin Drader]

If you want to see them really blow a gasket, remind them that most of Shakespeare's plays included plenty of toilet humor for the rabble in the front rows. There's nothing quite like a double entendre about bodily functions that was written over 200 years ago.

I would have done that, but my Shakespeare instructor was well aware of this fact and was quite proud of it. Did I mention that he was one of the handful of profs I really, really enjoyed?