Green Room - Week 21 - Weekend Edition

[clauderainsrm.livejournal.com]

I went to see the Hunger Games this weekend. Having never read the books, and experienced the "controversy" (extremely ignorant people say things!!) I'm probably coming at this from an entirely different direction:

(1) Rue wasn't very well developed as a character. I've got to admit, that kinda ruined it for me.

(To be fair, no one outside the Big Two was. I assume they were in the book, and that the movie just hit the high points, trusting the audience to fill in the mental part)

(2) It made me wonder if there were any lawsuits from the Battle Royal folks (there were far more differences (IMO) between Tim Hunter and Harry Potter!

(3) I really liked the build up behind the scenes reality show aspects. It reminds me of some of the interviews that I've seen with previous Survivor players about the months leading up to them being "on the show".

(4) MY GUESS - knowing that this movie covers the first book, and there are two more - and since I'd imagine they'd want to use some of the characters again, that the next season is "All Stars" (or "All Winners" really, since that would be all that was left to go out there to do it again) Audiences love All Star seasons!

Anyway, in our own version of the Hunger Games, we have our own fair of adventure and speculation:
There are the new Topics: http://therealljidol.livejournal.com/550720.html
and the Work Room to try to find yourself a PARTNER to work with: http://therealljidol.livejournal.com/550964.html
the_day_setup jumped on the live grenade of being the "one who isn't picked", and will be seeing what happens to people who do silly things like that when the poll goes live.
What that means for YOU is that everyone else SHOULD HAVE A PARTNER!

IF you don't, let people know. Also, let me know and I will announce it, to make sure people who are still looking will know.

edit to add: There is an updated list here: http://jem0000000.livejournal.com/359598.html

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What have you been doing this weekend - and who would you cast in the All Stars: Your Life Edition?

Comments

[yuniebaby.livejournal.com]

First? Certainly not frist, as I have no desire to be dead to anyone . . .

[unmowngrass.livejournal.com]

Go you!

[unmowngrass.livejournal.com]

Every time I see a GR in the middle of the night, I'm now taking that as my cue to go to bed because I've been up too long. Seriously, it's some kind of problem I have.

Still, as I have neither read nor seen the hunger games and am probably not gonna, I got nothing else to say and therefore may as well clear off anyway! :)

[notodette.livejournal.com]

I just finished editing a novel on fishing. I think I'll just go cry myself some tears of boredom to sleep.

[alien-infinity.livejournal.com]

You got FIRST! ^_^

[jem0000000.livejournal.com]

Woo-hoo!

[yuniebaby.livejournal.com]

I've read the books and thought the movie did okay. There's a lot that was hard to translate because of the first person narration of the books, I thought, but it certainly wasn't the worst adaptation I've ever seen. ^_^

And I got sunburned this weekend while riding bikes with the hubby and watching my best friend's kids play soccer and t-ball. I had an alarming moment when I actually said out loud that I'd like to coach t-ball. Sanity kicked in and I immediately retracted the statement, but I'm still a little amazed I put that out there. Four-year olds in baseball uniforms with too-large shirts are pretty dang adorable, though . . .

[medleymisty.livejournal.com]

I don't want to spoil the second book for anyone who hasn't read it, so I won't say anything about that. ;)

I has a partner! Is lrig_rorrim. That's right. Be jealous. ;)

I have been hanging out with the spousal person and having fun, and discussing our story with my awesome partner. Also for some reason last night I stayed up until a bit after my husband got up to get ready for work. I then proceeded to sleep until after 3 p.m. So yeah. Didn't get quite as much done today as I was hoping.

But that's okay! I just took a Lortab (I had a slight twinge in the ulcer pain area, and as soon as I feel anything like the ulcer pain I KILL IT WITH FIRE!) so hopefully I'll be getting sleepy soon, and then I can get up at a decent time tomorrow and spend the whole day working on my entry. It definitely adds a level of "need to get this done" when someone else is depending on you.

Hmmm. Depends. Is it an all stars like the Hunger Games, where they all have to fight to the death? But, well - gosh, the only two people who ever gave me trouble in high school have since apologized, and there's only one person in my adult life who I feel sufficient anger towards to enlist him in such a thing.

He could go up against the ulcer! Yes! Manipulative Jerk vs Incredibly Painful Nearly Caused MM to Bleed to Death Ulcer! Now that's an All Star edition I'd like to see. :)

[jem0000000.livejournal.com]

Gary, I've put up a post to chart who is already taken. Anyone is welcome to pop in and use it, and I am trying to keep it as updated as possible. (I'm about to check the work room for more taken people now.)

Whoops, link would be helpful. http://jem0000000.livejournal.com/359598.html

And I have a partner! And I think I'm done editing now. :)

[similiesslip.livejournal.com]

The books were better than I thought they would be.

But perhaps you like different kinds of books? What do you like to read?

[jem0000000.livejournal.com]

*hugs* Goodnight!

[similiesslip.livejournal.com]

You're an editor? That sounds cool..but considering your comment, maybe not. So even making fishing fiction didn't make it interesting?

I hope you sleep well!

[jem0000000.livejournal.com]

*hugs* Awwww!

[jem0000000.livejournal.com]

Hey did anyone see Google's NES maps??????

[alien-infinity.livejournal.com]

Not even commenting specifically on the Hunger Games movie (which I did enjoy quite a bit), I will say that my brain has a tendency to "fill in the blanks" when seeing book-to-film adaptations. It's like a weird automatic reflex thingie.

Also, it is after midnight here. Perhaps I ought to go to sleep so my brain can figure out how to write the story I've been planning with my partner. But will I sleep like a sensible person? No, probably not. :P

[jem0000000.livejournal.com]

Ouch. Aloe vera gel?

They are adorable! Too bad they aren't also easy to handle, lol. ;)

[porn-this-way.livejournal.com]

This weekend:

- Slept for 20 hours after getting home from work on Friday.
- Freaked the hell out at the idea of having to work with a partner.
- Realized just how fucking awesome my partner is and stopped freaking the hell out.
- Engaged in collaborative brainstorming.
- Ate Chinese food.
- Spammed a free-for-all meme (http://sorting-elite.livejournal.com/862185.html) in hogwarts_elite \ sorting_elite
- Made an annoying post in the Green Room listing all the dumb shit I've done this weekend :P

[medleymisty.livejournal.com]

Grats!

Aww - but I think being dead to people could be fun! You could haunt their LJ. Like you could post weird scary abstract comments about what it's like on the other side.

[i-id.livejournal.com]

It's not an original-enough idea for Battle Royale to sue them, unless Plutarch (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theseus#Theseus_and_the_Minotaur) can come back from the grave and sue them both.

[yuniebaby.livejournal.com]

Oooh. Hadn't thought of that . . . *ponders for next time*

[jem0000000.livejournal.com]

Lol, I'm up too... but I'm supposed to be writing. :)

[porn-this-way.livejournal.com]

This would make an awesome meta crossover fanfic.

[medleymisty.livejournal.com]

I think I generally just enjoy the movie for what it is independent of the book. But then I don't reread books right before the movie so usually I just have vague memories of the book.

It's also after midnight here and I also need to go to sleep and figure out how to write my story.

I love that icon! So cute. :)

[yuniebaby.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure I can fathom an entire novel on fishing. My step-dad tried to talk to me about his fishing trips and my eyes kind of glaze over after the first couple of minutes . . .

[jem0000000.livejournal.com]

Ooooo.

*makes mental note to try to get frist at some point*