Party Invite
If I wasn’t a cartoonist with a “real life”… I would so throw a Potter-thon.
What can I say… I live thru my cartoon strip.
If I wasn’t a cartoonist with a “real life”… I would so throw a Potter-thon.
What can I say… I live thru my cartoon strip.
Being a cartoonist won’t likely stop one from throwing a Potter-thon, more likely the opposite.
Having a ‘real life’ might well apply the brakes, however.
Potter Puppet Pals… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx1XIm6q4r4
I have my wand (made it myself from a willow branch), ravenclaw tie, and midnight ticket to see HP7.2! I may or may not be a bit of a fan of the series.
We’re in the midst of re-watching all the Potter movies now in preparation for the BIG DAY on the 15th. Since we have five sons – one of them only two weeks younger than Daniel Radcliffe and Harry Potter – there was no avoiding being drawn in. Normally we wait a couple weeks before going to a movie we want to see to save a little money and avoid the crowds. But this has been an eleven year adventure, so we’re making a big thing of it by watching the movie in 2D IMAX at midnight at the Franklin Institute. There’s a two-hour members only Harry Potter party starting at 10:00pm on Thursday, the 14th.
As an author, I applaud J.K. Rowling for her excellent story-telling abilities and complex universe the Potter adventures happen in. It gives a new generation plenty of reason to learn the joy of reading at a young age. And that’s never a bad thing.
A Potter-thon would be fun, but I’d much rather do a LotR-thon!
Brig,
I can now say that Randie has as much interest in the HP movies/books as I do.
I’ve seen a couple of the movies on TV. meh.
Not that I want to hurt anyones’ feelings, but…
Star Wars! Star Wars! The first was the best and you never mock a clone!
You ne-ver mock a clone!
Stick: the Potter pals are fun… they go off the rails sometimes…. but fun, none-the-less.
Potter-people: When the books first came out and the buzz was enormous, I stayed away intentionally… I tend to stay away from crazes. But it was only after I saw Chamber of Secrets (probably in 2003) on tv that I began to take notice and read the books (professed non-reader here). But I was hooked after that.
As for my own festivities… I have some Potter-head pals and we are doing a HP themed dinner at the house… then seeing the movie (can’t do midnight… I’m not a night owl anymore).
Pete: yer activity sounds fun… let us know how it turns out!
Joe: Having been consumed by Star Wars as a child, I had the force. But as a teen-ager, I lost it. Now I refuse to acknowledge the second trilogy (which is supposed to be the first… whatev’s)
I did a Lord of the Rings fest last weekend. I do rather like those films as well. I enjoy the symbolism and characterization. However Jackson could’ve used a little less slow-mo cam. Still… great films (I’m so glad they are doing the Hobbit. I hated the 1970’s animated Hobbit… BLECHT! Pa-tooey!)
[The following rant was inspired by Pete‘s comment]
In a cost cutting measure The Illinois Department of Education has announced they will no longer test public school students’ ability to write. That’s right, the State of Illinois (of which I am a resident) has decided to remove writing from the school curriculum. They claim this will save $2.4 million; I wonder how much they could save if they also dicontinued reading and arithmatic?
Brig,
I was a teen when the FIRST Star Wars movie came out(1977). For me, it is still the best!
When you had entire theaters full of movie goers standing up to applaude at the end of the movie, you know it was something special. The prequels were disappointing to say the least.
I have, but have yet to watch, all of the LOTR DVD box sets that came with 4 discs. I will wait for: The Hobbit, to be released and then watch them all in order as Tolkien intended.
Does anyone remember Edgar Rice Burrough’s: John Carter of Mars? That would make an interesting series of movies!
When it comes to movies, our family has some special dates to watch specific movies. Since we can re-watch movies and greatly enjoy them, every year we watch:
“Ground Hog Day” on Feb. 2
“Gettysburg” for July 1-3 (two of the three days)
“Independence Day” for July 4th
“Watchmen” on Oct. 16
“It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!” on Halloween
“V for Vendetta” on Nov. 5
“The Lord of the Rings” – Extended version, all three movies – over Thanksgiving Weekend
Our library of ten Christmas movies during December, saving “A Muppet Christmas Carol” and “How The Grinch Stole Christmas” until a few days before Christmas; “A Charlie Brown Christmas” for Christmas Eve; and “A Christmas Story” for Christmas Day.
The boys love the tradition and intend to carry on in their own families as they marry and have kids. It IS the simple things in life that bring the most joy.
Fine list, Pete. I don’t have set days to watch films… but the Christmas movies make the Christmas Season bright! …fer sure! And It wouldn’t Halloween or Xmas without the Charlie Browns!
Beetle: sigh. Judy (Squid minion #1) is a teacher… and the ridiculousness that goes on with budgets, testing, and monitoring is enough to drive the teachers to drink… (them teachers can party like nobody’s business!)
Joe: Yah… I remember the cheering, too! … and the laughing at the “walking carpet” joke.
Trying to recall if I was ever a certified geek about anything. I had a collection of comics, of which Batman was my favorite, and I had several years of manga and anime, but it was a phase. I was a sci-fi fan, with several favorite authors, but none that rose to the obsessive level of Trekkies, Harry Potterites or what have you. I’ve attended all the SDCC’s I could, so I suppose I’m kind of a “geek culture” geek. Does that count?
I grieve for the state of literacy in this country today, and I don’t feel very encouraged by the accidental popularity of a hit series which has been made into a series of hit movies. The emergence of books on digital media gives some hope, but the subsequent piracy and lost compensation to authors is further depressing. As is the explosion of absolutely horrible writing facilitated by the internet.
Sorry, what were we talking about?
A nice bonus with electric media is the vast forests it must be helping save.
Now if they’d just stop the yellow page book insanity which has passed its time.
If I remember correctly actually… a while back, an author sued J.K Rowling for plagiarism, saying she stole her character named Larry Potter.
Although, the case never went any where.
Hey… I remember something about that… was it Larry? It’s my dad’s name, so it made sense to call it Larry not Harry.