Saint at 2011-10-22 13:19:43:
Re: Monahan & Departed 2. I can't even tell you what a crime I think that article is. It doesn't take much research to learn The Departed is based on the Hong Kong trilogy Infernal Affairs. What Monahan offers as his idea for bringing the cast back is directly lifted from the original Infernal sequels. Not only does Monahan not mention this, Slash Film doesn't call him on it. Neither is this little bit of truth mentioned in their source material, a Collider article. What a shame.
Atlanta at 2011-10-22 13:22:07:
Such great links, Scott! I jumped from five puppies to pooch pooping on cover of Brown List, very funny. Yay bored smart temps who like to make charts. Some links, two fresh, two old I just came across, OT but maybe still of interest to folks: Flame war between Joss Whedon and Warren Ellis from 2006 here. What DreamWorks artists do in their off-time here. Ted Rall, former president of editorial cartoonists, wrote a letter re pro bono work from creatives here. Awesome two minute short from Nike and UK pop star Ellie Goulding here. And, how you know when a grassroots movement has momentum? When the Marines sign up, here.
Scott at 2011-10-22 14:41:32:
Saint, thanks for noting that. Amazing the breadth of knowledge GITS readers have.
Scott at 2011-10-22 14:43:05:
Atlanta, you come through with even MORE links. I'm starting to wonder if I should do these bi-weekly: Wednesday and Saturday? It's just stuff I naturally stumble on in the course of my web wanderings. But for some reason, they do seem to be increasing in number. Should I split them up or keep them all for a leisurely Saturday read?
Saint at 2011-10-22 17:56:41:
Well I appreciate the space to rant as well as all the other goodies linked to here. It's like reading the Sunday paper. Only with stories I actually find interesting.
Teddy Pasternak at 2011-10-22 19:24:25:
If you add them to the Wednesday lineup I will truly get nothing done during the week! Please don't. It's a special treat, once a week, for those who wander, for those who seek.
Scott at 2011-10-22 19:58:28:
Ha! For that reason alone, I'll stick with the Saturday only approach. Your comment about not getting anything done reminds me of a suggestion someone made because of the same point: They thought one day, I should not post anything. Allow people no excuse not to write. I was really tempted to do that, but I'm on a Lou Gehrig like consecutive streak, currently at 1,255 straight days of posting on GITS [3 years, 5 months, 7 days]. So that ain't gonna happen!
Atlanta at 2011-10-22 23:53:15:
Wednesday links sound lovely! A mid week tonic, a sparkling aperitif. How about email just for link tips, for folks to share interesting finds, could filter to folder, and check it twice a week. And I'd be delighted to contribute more links, the sparkly pebbles I come across.
Chris at 2011-10-23 01:01:00:
Actually, if you keep reading, the article does suggest Monahan was inspired by both Internal Affairs 2 & 3.
Atlanta at 2011-10-23 09:49:35:
I totally missed this threadlet, and learned a lesson, update window if it's been hours since you've been away from machine :-) Once a week, twice a week, whatever sustainable schedule most entertains you, Scott, we'll be well entertained either way. 1,255, wow! Seriously, wow. Thank you for 1,255 days of illuminating entertainment. I do think pace of things picking up overall, in the very fabric of time, baby, or something like that, that things be fomenting, socially, personally, technologically, how we live, how we interact with each other, makes sense there's more stuff happening and being recorded, and producing uptick in notable links.
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