Harry frigging Potter

[PacificOcean]

Maybe you haven't noticed, but Harry Potter has been going on since the previous decade.

Indeed. The first book is from 1997.

I haven't read the books, but the films aren't bad. I wouldn't pay to see them, but I quite enjoy them if I catch them on Sky.

 

[poster342002]

Maybe you haven't noticed, but Harry Potter has been going on since the previous decade.

Yeah, but do you mean the tail end of it where it started to get like this decade? I have to confess I don't know which year Harry Potter first began.

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

They are very much a symptom of this decade.

In the first decade of the last century there was a craze for the Wizard of Oz books. If you've ever read them, they arn't any better, from a literary standpoint, than Harry Potter.

 

[poster342002]

Indeed. The first book is from 1997.

Oh, so further to my previous post - YES, in other words.

 

[Balbi]

The Tonks character was quite refreshing but she was hardly in it.

For "refreshing" read "i so would, but that's objectifying women"

 

[poster342002]

In any case, they don't strike that as that different from some of some of the kids books I read in the 70's when I grew up, apart from the fact that they are a lot longer.

Maybe, but the whole country didn't get it's collective knickers in an over-rated, over-hyped, over-discussed twist over them, did they? That's the factor I'm talking about that applies so hideously to this decade.

 

[tangentlama]

I'm going to wait until my brother falls asleep reading it, and then steal it from under his pillow so I can read it

I've read every single one, using the above method, and loved them all.

 

[N_igma]

Harry Potter is a load of balls.

 

[Reno]

In the first decade of the last century there was a craze for the Wizard of Oz books. If you've ever read them, they arn't any better, from a literary standpoint, than Harry Potter.

They are a good comparison and I used to really like them when I was little. Then of course there are the Narnia books, The Neverending Story and Krabat, which also was about a wizards school.

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

I'm going to wait until my little brother falls asleep reading it, and then steal it from under his pillow so I can read it

I've read every single one and loved them all.

To be quite honest, I read them for those quaint Briticisms that ceased to exist long ago (and perhaps only existed in our imagination).

 

[Balbi]

And bloody J.R.R Tolkein. I mean, why write a complicated book which spawned nerds when there's a perfectly good series of films

 

[Dubversion]

Maybe, but the whole country didn't get it's collective knickers in an over-rated, over-hyped, over-discussed twist over them, did they? That's the factor I'm talking about that applies so hideously to this decade.

so you don't think there have been similar fads in the past? the nature of the media is different now, so the direct comparisons you're trying to make are futile, but you need to do a little research. look at Rudolf Valentino, Frank Sinatra and the bobbysoxers, Beatlemania, Bay City Rollermania, Bros Mania, Star Wars, Princess Di, fucking Pokemon.

there's nothing remarkable about Harry Potter that isn't a function of the current nature of the media compared with other decades.

 

[fieryjack]

the books are fine for what they are, no point in over-reacting to them to make some half-baked point about how fucking scene you are.

if they didn't exist, I wouldn't have Wizard People, Dear Reader, the finest piece of comedy I've encountered since Spinal Tap.

 

[J77]

For "refreshing" read "i so would, but that's objectifying women"

 

[Reno]

Maybe, but the whole country didn't get it's collective knickers in an over-rated, over-hyped, over-discussed twist over them, did they? That's the factor I'm talking about that applies so hideously to this decade.

You have not much of a grip on popular culture in the 20th century then. Ever heard of Star Wars ?

 

[Balbi]

You have not much of a grip on popular culture in the 20th century then. Ever heard of Star Wars ?

That's not a cult. That's CULTURE

 

[Reno]

That's not a cult. That's CULTURE

Me no understand, nein !

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

And bloody J.R.R Tolkein. I mean, why write a complicated book which spawned nerds when there's a perfectly good series of films

Well its not like nerds are going to reproduce themselves, is it? (Unless, of course, their reproduction is asexual.)

 

[J77]

Star Wars is teh real.

e2a: bet the final book ends with the Voldemort geezer becoming all nice and friendly -- reappearing in ghost form at the end as Harry dances with the Ewoks...

 

[Balbi]

Give a couple of kids sticks and watch them pretend to have lightsabers, it's in the bone

 

[Dubversion]

(Unless, of course, their reproduction is asexual.)

how could it possibly be any other way?

 

[Balbi]

And Robert Plant. That's Tolkeins fault

 

[madzone]

^^^ fucking hell!

I work in a bookshop and stupidly agreed to work the midnight opening.

Yay for me

I have to wear a fucking stupid potter t-shirt too.

Bastards.

Can you nick me a copy and can we have your t-shirt when you're finished with it?

Some good should come from your distress and I'd like to help

 

[fear-n-loathing]

I've never read any of the books and only seen part of christ knows which one of the films. utter shite all of it

 

[Allan]

I worked on HP as a stand in for Voldemort. They shaved my hair, put me in the prosthetics and wispy costume (which was a pain in the ass as I kept tripping over it). They didn't cut my nose off, though. In fact, because I'll otherwise have nothing to do with HP (it was only the money that made me do it) I had no idea that my Voldemort had no nose. How did he smell...?

I stood in for that guy with the funny pronunciation of his first name during the bit where Gary Oldman is tortured by a magic wand. Something about "you'll get it for me"? GO stood next to me inbreaks in filming and like all hollywood stars that have stood next to me during breaks in filming totally ignored me. I've been ignored by all the greats, ya know!

So - HP paid for my car, satnav and insurance. So I have no complaints. I still refuse to read/watch any of it, though. (The ministry of magic set was impressive, though. Looked like a train station.)

 

[madzone]

I worked on HP as a stand in for Voldemort. They shaved my hair, put me in the prosthetics and wispy costume (which was a pain in the ass as I kept tripping over it). They didn't cut my nose off, though. In fact, because I'll otherwise have nothing to do with HP (it was only the money that made me do it) I had no idea that my Voldemort had no nose. How did he smell...?

I stood in for that guy with the funny pronunciation of his first name during the bit where Gary Oldman is tortured by a magic wand. Something about "you'll get it for me"? GO stood next to me inbreaks in filming and like all hollywood stars that have stood next to me during breaks in filming totally ignored me. I've been ignored by all the greats, ya know!

So - HP paid for my car, satnav and insurance. So I have no complaints. I still refuse to read/watch any of it, though. (The ministry of magic set was impressive, though. Looked like a train station.)

Oooh, can I stroke you?

 

[Allan]

Oooh, can I stroke you?

You may bask in my reflected glory.

 

[J77]

You may bask in my reflected glory.

You'll probably get a gig on the Weakest Link in ten years time

 

[Allan]

You'll probably get a gig on the Weakest Link in ten years time

She's ignored me too. It was while I was being an extra in My Family in the studio next door at Pinewood.... blah... blah... blah.... etc.

 

[madzone]

You may bask in my reflected glory.

I'll only bask in reflected glory if it has a pink gel on it