Unsung Villains - Page 3

Nique · 08-13-2010, 10:55 PM

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Am I the only one who hated Back to the Future, Part III? No one else seems to grasp the ridiculousness of the hovering steam locomotive time machine at the end, plus I can't remember why the hell he had to go back to the old west anyway, unless it was an accident or something. It's all very muddled in my head.

Actually it's my favorite of the three films. Part II and Part III sort of go togethor. They were trying to get back to 1985 on the night of the Hill Valley lightning storm but the DeLorean got struck by lightning while Doc Brown was in it and it kicked him back to 1885 (a date he had previously entered into the time circuits) by mistake.

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But Nique, with time travel you can go back, back to the future, and strive to set right what once went wrong, just so you can do do the time warp again, with just a little extra-spacial hop to the right, each time hoping your next leap will be the leap home.

Krylo: 'I want Biff Tannen to bang my mom!'

Also - I'm seeing at least 4 references there, did I miss any?

PyrosNine · 08-13-2010, 11:48 PM

Gooey Gus the Slime monster. GhostWriter. Attack of the Slime Monster story arc.

I'm not even going to link to a youtube for it out of fear that I might actually see it again, but just know that it's there, and searchable. There was something so pure and terrifying about it, even in the context that it was all just a story being written by the main characters. I will watch every GhostWriter episode anytime I see it or find it, but that arc.

It was PBS! You'd think it'd been safe for a child to dream after watching it! The NOVA specials that zoomed in on spiders and insects were less creepy in comparison!

For it's targeted audience and even for people older than 30, Gooey Gus is the epitome of a monster villain.

Magus · 08-13-2010, 11:55 PM

I'd say that last post was pretty much the epitome of this thread, since someone actually brought up a GhostWriter villain.

That gang that wore the scary demon masks on the front AND backs of their heads were totally cool, too, I forget what the team was trying to track them down for (were they vandals or something?). It was like a crazy ass cult for pubescent teens or something.

Lithp · 08-14-2010, 01:04 PM

I vaguely remember that show.

Very vaguely.

Nique · 08-14-2010, 04:57 PM

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Gooey Gus the Slime monster. GhostWriter. Attack of the Slime Monster story arc.

Nightmare Fuel.

Magus · 08-14-2010, 06:18 PM

GhostWriter was just a stand-in until they came up with such works of genius as Wishbone, GhostWriter was nothing to write home about.

Specterbane · 08-14-2010, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Magus

GhostWriter was just a stand-in until they came up with such works of genius as Wishbone, GhostWriter was nothing to write home about.

You forgot your "YEEEEAAAAHHHH!"

But seriously wow, a Ghostwriter reference. I'd like to make some kind of analogy for that but I can't think of one, it's really that esoteric. Good job.

Nique · 08-15-2010, 12:08 AM

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You forgot your "YEEEEAAAAHHHH!"

That meme has a pretty long shelf life.

Wishbone was pretty good. Hell, I passed several Advanced English assignments my senior year of highschool because of that little dog, esspecially the ones about 'A Tale of Two Cities' cause I didn't read that book, like, at all.

Magus · 08-15-2010, 10:26 PM

I think it's telling that Dickens has so much excess bullshit in his novels that a 15-minute retelling involving a dog dressed in people clothes was about ten times more dramatic than the entire book. Whereas the adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's The Black Arrow was sorely lacking, frankly.

Who was the unsung villain in Wishbone? Wasn't there some kid who fucked with that Joe Talbot kid (a total wuss, by the way, he couldn't even break the record for most free-throws in a minute or whatever) named Corey something or other?

The Sevenshot Kid · 08-15-2010, 10:40 PM

Does the rampant stupidity displayed by the characters of Boy Meets World count as a villain? It totally should.

08-13-2010, 11:48 PM	#22
PyrosNine Zettai Hero Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: A figment of my own imagination Posts: 6,103	Gooey Gus the Slime monster. GhostWriter. Attack of the Slime Monster story arc. I'm not even going to link to a youtube for it out of fear that I might actually see it again, but just know that it's there, and searchable. There was something so pure and terrifying about it, even in the context that it was all just a story being written by the main characters. I will watch every GhostWriter episode anytime I see it or find it, but that arc. It was PBS! You'd think it'd been safe for a child to dream after watching it! The NOVA specials that zoomed in on spiders and insects were less creepy in comparison! For it's targeted audience and even for people older than 30, Gooey Gus is the epitome of a monster villain. __________________ Pyrosnine.blogspot.com: An experimental blog of writing. Updated possibly daily. Possibly. A fair chance. Current Works for reading: War Between them, Karma Police. PyrosNine: Weirdo Magnet Extraordinaire!

08-14-2010, 01:04 PM	#24
Lithp Boo Buddy Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 400	I vaguely remember that show. Very vaguely. __________________ Great site, especially for RPers: http://degosroleplaying.aceboard.com/ (As you can see, the key to advertisement is subtlety.)

08-13-2010, 11:55 PM	#23
Magus Archer and Armstrong vs. the World Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 7,164	I'd say that last post was pretty much the epitome of this thread, since someone actually brought up a GhostWriter villain. That gang that wore the scary demon masks on the front AND backs of their heads were totally cool, too, I forget what the team was trying to track them down for (were they vandals or something?). It was like a crazy ass cult for pubescent teens or something.

08-14-2010, 06:18 PM	#26
Magus Archer and Armstrong vs. the World Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 7,164	GhostWriter was just a stand-in until they came up with such works of genius as Wishbone, GhostWriter was nothing to write home about.

08-15-2010, 10:26 PM	#29
Magus Archer and Armstrong vs. the World Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 7,164	I think it's telling that Dickens has so much excess bullshit in his novels that a 15-minute retelling involving a dog dressed in people clothes was about ten times more dramatic than the entire book. Whereas the adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's The Black Arrow was sorely lacking, frankly. Who was the unsung villain in Wishbone? Wasn't there some kid who fucked with that Joe Talbot kid (a total wuss, by the way, he couldn't even break the record for most free-throws in a minute or whatever) named Corey something or other?