tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15089389.post5781419872762344949..comments2024-03-07T17:13:54.927-05:00Comments on A Fuse #8 Production: Podcast Edition: Poop-Poopfusenumber8http://www.blogger.com/profile/16216979020263363698noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15089389.post-67106576687792351042007-04-14T23:41:00.000-04:002007-04-14T23:41:00.000-04:00I did not love the PBS movie as much as I hoped I ...I did not love the PBS movie as much as I hoped I would - for me it was more reminiscent of La Cage aux Folles than of our beloved book. <BR/>Thanks, Monica for reminding me of the Horwood sequels - I loved them years ago.Sonja Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11538272780029240914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15089389.post-92024614684024813702007-04-13T13:29:00.000-04:002007-04-13T13:29:00.000-04:00"My mom says there are two camps: The Alice in Won..."My mom says there are two camps: The Alice in Wonderland fans (logic) and Wind in the Willows (emotion). Which one you enjoy more depends upon where you are at a particular point in your life." Alkelda, since I still adore both (although my fav is still Alice) I'm not sure where I am in my life!Monica Edingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03924540264341924291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15089389.post-44967800192916588242007-04-13T11:31:00.000-04:002007-04-13T11:31:00.000-04:00The Plessix adaptations really are beautiful--thos...The Plessix adaptations really are beautiful--those were the first items on my list when the I finally brow-beat the library into letting me buy graphic novels. (This is not to say that they are a substitute for the original, but still--everyone go and check them out!)<BR/><BR/>--SarahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15089389.post-13136735077206431932007-04-12T18:31:00.000-04:002007-04-12T18:31:00.000-04:00Tellingly, Rat and Toad were played by cross-dress...Tellingly, Rat and Toad were played by cross-dressing comedians from two of the edgiest TV shows ever aired in the UK: The League of Gentlemen and Little Britain. The signature character of the guy who played Toad is The Only Gay In The Village, a portly yellow-spandex catsuit-wearing fellow who is outraged by the constant imaginary homophobia he perceives around him. <BR/><BR/>Hilarious, both of them. But I wouldn't let my kid see either of those shows ever, EVER, ever, ever, ever, EVER, ever, EVER, ever, ever, ever, ever, Ever, ever, ever, ever, ever.... (an inside joke for those who did catch WITW) <BR/><BR/>PJ.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15089389.post-86063888783024997632007-04-12T12:19:00.000-04:002007-04-12T12:19:00.000-04:00I think Rackham was originally approached to do Wi...I think Rackham was originally approached to do Wind in the Willows, and he said no. Then Shepherd did the illustrations, the book became popular, and Rackham was interested. But hah! The Shepherd illustrations are definitive. <BR/><BR/>I think of The Wind in the Willows as not so much a book for children but as a book that children can enjoy in the proper context. My mom says there are two camps: The Alice in Wonderland fans (logic) and Wind in the Willows (emotion). Which one you enjoy more depends upon where you are at a particular point in your life.Saints and Spinnershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733517166056974501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15089389.post-85730934494858115762007-04-12T12:02:00.000-04:002007-04-12T12:02:00.000-04:00Wow, I just checked out the Plessix adaptation onl...Wow, I just checked out the Plessix adaptation online. It's really lovely.Adam Rexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00613641218929467577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15089389.post-24215172275971921662007-04-12T11:58:00.001-04:002007-04-12T11:58:00.001-04:00Hoskins, check. Good casting, that.Hoskins, check. Good casting, that.fusenumber8https://www.blogger.com/profile/16216979020263363698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15089389.post-37027320880324600142007-04-12T11:58:00.000-04:002007-04-12T11:58:00.000-04:00Whoops. Well, there goes that idea.Whoops. Well, there goes that idea.Adam Rexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00613641218929467577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15089389.post-88622622291620321722007-04-12T11:38:00.000-04:002007-04-12T11:38:00.000-04:00There actually _is_ a graphic novel (or rather, fo...There actually _is_ a graphic novel (or rather, four in a series) of WITW, done by Michel Plessix. They're really quite good and go out like mad at my library.<BR/><BR/>--SarahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15089389.post-58999305347600010942007-04-12T11:11:00.000-04:002007-04-12T11:11:00.000-04:00Not to be a pain, but badger was actually played b...Not to be a pain, but badger was actually played by Bob Hoskins. And the whole production was really nice. Toad was hysterical.<BR/>So does the world need another adaptation of WITW? Maybe a graphic novel?Adam Rexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00613641218929467577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15089389.post-14096958806650190762007-04-12T05:39:00.000-04:002007-04-12T05:39:00.000-04:00How about just...Rackham?http://www.geocities.com/...How about just...Rackham?<BR/>http://www.geocities.com/willowind_dals/willows.html<BR/><BR/>By the way, for those who want more (being a purist I haven't read them) there are the William Horwood "sequels": The Willows in Winter, Toad Triumphant, and The Willows and Beyond.Monica Edingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03924540264341924291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15089389.post-65481932522435990242007-04-12T01:07:00.000-04:002007-04-12T01:07:00.000-04:00I never said my 5-year-old self had taste. I grew...I never said my 5-year-old self had taste. I grew up during the Hagueification of all the classics. Wizard of Oz. The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe. Honestly, you couldn't buy a classic without running into that guy.<BR/><BR/>That said, we of course had the Shepard in the house as well. My mom enjoyed showing me the little pen-and-ink of Mole leaping joyfully into the sky post-Spring cleaning.<BR/><BR/>You see? The book sticks with you. I will note that of Hague's work, his "Wind in the Willows" is his best. Very Rackham.fusenumber8https://www.blogger.com/profile/16216979020263363698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15089389.post-59231849633787351302007-04-12T01:02:00.000-04:002007-04-12T01:02:00.000-04:00The Michael Hague edition?! With all due respect, ...The Michael Hague edition?! <BR/><BR/>With all due respect, Fuse, three little words: <BR/><BR/>Ernest Howard Shepard!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com