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Subject: Thank you for the Boorman
Author: Cat-on-the-Keyboard
Posted on: 2016-08-03 01:40:00 UTC

It's perfectly ridiculous. I will go back and read the whole thing when I'm done reading LotR so as not to ~~ruin~~ spoil it for myself (which should take a while; I'm only as far as the Council of Elrond).

Strangely enough, the thing which bothers me most about it is that the house in Rivendell is described as a "crystalline palace." I've been picturing it more like a big country house. . . am I missing something? Or is Boorman dramatically wrong here as in so many other cases? I dunno, I wouldn't call a "crystalline palace" a "Homely House." And I wouldn't expect one to have a porch (I know there is a porch at Elrond's house. If I'm not very much mistaken, it's where the council is held. Not on some glass table with naked Frodo)(I've seen weird fan~~dis~~service before, but for some reason this takes the cake).

An incident with one thing wrong with it is a tragedy; an incident with a million things wrong with it is a statistic.

Hrrrrrr.

--Key is back, with shiny new fandoms.

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I've written part of an MST! by Larfen J. Stocke, esq on 2016-07-20 06:54:00 UTC Reply

In which Finch and Bingle of Building Maintenance riff on Jim Theis' masterpiece, The Eye of Argon.

There'll be goofs, there'll be gaffs, there'll be spoofs, there'll be spaffs. Maybe there'll even be a laugh, or two.
Enjoy!
Or not!
Your choice!

I've never had the (mis)fortune of reading The Eye of Argon by Aeroden on 2016-07-22 00:29:00 UTC Reply

But I couldn't stop giggling through that. I'm not sure if this MST makes a more compelling case of looking up the source material, or avoiding as for all eternity.

The Eye of Argon is a truly special story. by Larfen J. Stocke, esq on 2016-07-22 07:03:00 UTC Reply

And I recommend it thoroughly.
To say that it's gold to a person looking for the comically bad is like to say that the heat death of the universe is 'a bit warm.'

You won't be the same again, I assure you.

I'm on it. by Aeroden on 2016-07-22 19:10:00 UTC Reply

My friend and I are planning on going through it together.

That was epic. by VixenMage on 2016-07-21 20:41:00 UTC Reply

That is a massively fun story to MST, it really is practically written for it. And you still managed to outdo the hilarity of the text itself! Impressive. I really enjoyed the interactions between Binkle and Finch - they're an excellent pair.

Whoa! Get here, y'rascal! by Larfen J. Stocke, esq on 2016-07-22 07:01:00 UTC Reply

*Grabs mini.*
Got him.

The interactions between them was one of the things I was most concerned with, so I'm happy that it turned out well.
Also, it was apparently funny!
Huzzah!

Grignr! by Huinesoron on 2016-07-21 11:49:00 UTC Reply

Ah, good times, good times. Life is always better with Grignr around.

Did I say 'better'?

I went into this for one reason: to reread some of The Eye of Argon. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the MST part of it actually complemented the experience. So hey! Good job.

I think what makes it good is the parts where you use the MST to highlight something that you'd skip over if you were just reading. 'Lustfully' is probably the classic example here, or maybe the right arm. Or... yeah, on rereading, you've done this pretty consistently. Hooray!

hS, actually reading something this month!

Grignr will always have a special place in my heart. by Larfen J. Stocke, esq on 2016-07-21 12:01:00 UTC Reply

The one behind the bars, with padded walls and all the sharp objects locked away.

Glad you enjoyed the MST part considering that, er, it's the part that I did. Cheers for the feedback, too.

You read something! Hooray!

I have discovered a glorious truth. by Huinesoron on 2016-07-21 17:00:00 UTC Reply

A paperback version of The Eye of Argon exists, and has done since 2006. (Also on Amazon.com, but I'm afraid not the Australian version.)

I must have it.

And then I must be sure not to put it next to the Bakshi LotR DVD. Such a hybrid doesn't bear thinking about.

hS

PS: omguh Bakshi/Argon crossover. No, better: Boorman Script/Argon crossover. It would be amaaaaaaaziiiiiing...

Thank you for the Boorman by Cat-on-the-Keyboard on 2016-08-03 01:40:00 UTC Reply

It's perfectly ridiculous. I will go back and read the whole thing when I'm done reading LotR so as not to ~~ruin~~ spoil it for myself (which should take a while; I'm only as far as the Council of Elrond).

Strangely enough, the thing which bothers me most about it is that the house in Rivendell is described as a "crystalline palace." I've been picturing it more like a big country house. . . am I missing something? Or is Boorman dramatically wrong here as in so many other cases? I dunno, I wouldn't call a "crystalline palace" a "Homely House." And I wouldn't expect one to have a porch (I know there is a porch at Elrond's house. If I'm not very much mistaken, it's where the council is held. Not on some glass table with naked Frodo)(I've seen weird fan~~dis~~service before, but for some reason this takes the cake).

An incident with one thing wrong with it is a tragedy; an incident with a million things wrong with it is a statistic.

Hrrrrrr.

--Key is back, with shiny new fandoms.
Look at those genres. by Larfen J. Stocke, esq on 2016-07-22 07:12:00 UTC Reply

'Fantasy > Epic'
They described the Iliad with similar wording, y'know.

That Boorman Script just gets odder and odder as it goes on. I mean, I haven't even finished reading the books, but, bloody hell.

I gave it a try. by Hieronymus Graubart on 2016-07-21 10:55:00 UTC Reply

Alas, most MSTs don’t work for me, probably because I miss too many of the foreign language puns.

Anyway, thanks for the warning. The Eye of Argon is unbearable even in this format. I’ll make sure to never read it.

HG

I'm just glad I got to do my service to the community. (nm) by Larfen J. Stocke, esq on 2016-07-21 11:51:00 UTC Reply