Topic: Slither
Thhhhlitherrrrr, guyyyyyysth. Oh my goddddddd.
You are not logged in. Please login or register.
Friends In Your Discord!
Miss having friends in your forum? We've migrated over to discord! Many of the threads that started here years ago continue on in a new setting. Come join us!
Slither (Page 1 of 2)
Friends In Your Head | Forums → Episodes → Slither
Posts: 1 to 25 of 35
2 2011-10-24 04:17:35 (edited by johnpavlich 2011-10-24 05:33:50)
Re: Slither
*cringes* Oooo, sometimes that font is not kind to particular words: "SUTHER"?
Not crazy about the numerous times DiF rips on certain actors.
Having said that, this commentary is totally going on DVD. I also tweeted about it to James Gunn. I hope he listens. 
EDITED TO ADD: At the end, Brian is trying to figure out why this movie starring Nathan Fillion wasn't a hit.
The Answer: It didn't come out NOW. And I mean RIGHT NOW, like this past weekend. Fillion has a huge, hit show, he's been in more and this is October.
Same goes for Serenity. The firefly fan base is way bigger now than it was back then, as is Fillion because of his exposure. Most importantly (and I can't believe Universal made the same mistake twice, with Scott Pilgrim), DON'T SHOW YOUR MOVIE A BUNCH FOR FREE BEFORE IT COMES OUT!
- Trey
- A Grizzled Old Dick With Stories To Tell
- Offline
Re: Slither
Re: Slither
Jeez, Trey. Why don't you just yank away my football and drink my milkshake while you're at it.
I co-host a weekly podcast all about Castle (My Mom doesn't watch the show, FYI. Although, it probably doesn't matter since she's not a Nielsen member, and don't get me started on that BS). In our news segment, we're always reading about strong numbers and early-season pick-ups for the program. Now, your definition of "hit" may differ from ABC's, but the show must be doing something right because McPherson (president of ABC) has expressed often how pleased he is with Castle's numbers.
Is it unlikely that Castle fans would go to a theater to see Slither? Sure, but not impossible. However, it is more likely that Nathan Fillion fans would do it, which can be mutually exclusive (I tuned into Castle because of Fillion. I wasn't crazy about the pilot, but I stuck around for him and the show grew on me). Case in point, I've seen numerous instances lately, of folks who aren't Horror or Comic Book fans but have stated explicitly that they will happily go see Joss Whedon's latest projects, Cabin In The Woods and The Avengers, respectively.
Truth is, we'll never know for certain how Nathan Fillion's current popularity would affect the Box Office for Slither or Serenity because Castle and Fillion's current popularity didn't exist at the time. I was merely suggesting it might have helped.
But hey, I'm not in the business so what do I know?
Let's just agree to disagree. I'm sure we can at least both agree that Slither is good.
- Teague
- Administrator
- Offline
Re: Slither
Sixty grand a year?
Hell yeah man. Fuck those chickens.
- Dave
- Australian Correspondent
- Offline
Re: Slither
Is that a low or high average household income in the US?
10 2011-10-25 16:55:14 (edited by Seth_Brower 2011-10-25 16:58:38)
- Seth_Brower
- Member
- Offline
Re: Slither
- Jimmy B
- Great Scot!
- Offline
Re: Slither
I've been a fan of Fillion since his stint on Two Guys And A Girl. I knew he was in Firefly but I never saw it for a while, so I actually saw him in Buffy first. I knew Serenity was coming out so I bought the Firefly dvds and watched the whole lot in a weekend. I missed the chance to see Whedon host a Serenity showing at the Edinburgh film festival that year so I paid to see it in the cinema. I also saw Slither and White Noise 2 at the cinema......
Fillion is one of my man-crushes, I don't mind admitting it. Although, the way he pronounced 'Edinburgh' in this weeks Castle episode annoyed me, somewhat 
13 2011-10-26 08:40:30 (edited by Zarban 2011-10-26 09:34:47)
- Zarban
- Member
- Offline
Re: Slither
Did he give it a hard G, Jimmy?
English spelling. It needs to change.
EDIT
Median income comparisons are tricky. It's about the same in the US and Australia, but not only do you have exchange rates to figure in, but also cost of living, taxation rate, and quality of life.
Aussies have a slightly higher cost of living, significantly higher (but still low by Western standards) taxation rates, much lower crime rate, but vastly higher—yet still quite reasonable—venomous platypus attack rate.
/tan me hide when I'm dead, Fred, and hang it up on the shed
14 2011-10-26 08:46:33 (edited by Jimmy B 2011-10-26 10:39:14)
- Jimmy B
- Great Scot!
- Offline
Re: Slither
He pronounced it, like I've heard many of you gorgeous Americans* pronounce it- Edinburrow. It's actually pronounced- Edinburrah. Nitpicky, sure, but it does sound different. And, pfffft, those English and their wrong words, huh?
*I am aware, The Fillion is Canadian,before Pav corrects me 
Re: Slither
No worries. I wasn't planning on it. Edinburrah, huh? That's how I've been pronouncing it. Had no idea it was correct.
As for the "English" language and its spelling, I think we can agree both sides are a bit wonky, particularly with the "rules". I mean, "I before E, except after C"? It sounds like they're just making shit up! Besides, what about the words, "Weird" and "Their"?
Back to Slither, I like all the interesting and sometimes unconventional ways in which "love conquers all." Sure, there's Bill's love for Starla, but what about Starla and Grant's love for each other? I'd say without it, one or both of them would have surely died early on in the picture.
Re: Slither
My understanding after visiting there was that it was Edinburr.
- Teague
- Administrator
- Offline
Re: Slither
I think that's close enough, it's just how much English you put on the back spin, y'know?
19 2011-10-26 11:52:14 (edited by Jimmy B 2011-10-26 11:59:12)
- Jimmy B
- Great Scot!
- Offline
Re: Slither
- Teague
- Administrator
- Offline
Re: Slither
The proper local pronunciation of Louisville is luhlvuhl.
Re: Slither
The small town talk was funny. We would "cruise" which would end by circling the Sonic parking lot, and that was fun. Grew up in TN.
And I got your Dushku lovin' back Pavlich (And Castle is still a solid, and sometimes quite charming procedural, mostly due to Fillion)
Fun commentary, and great timing. I was going to rewatch Slither this Cocktober anyway.
- Trey
- A Grizzled Old Dick With Stories To Tell
- Offline
Re: Slither
- Snail
- Just Another Movie Enthusiast
- Offline
Re: Slither
hey, pavlich, i like Castle too....
"Life is about movies; anything else is a bonus!"- Me 
Posts: 1 to 25 of 35
Friends In Your Head | Forums → Episodes → Slither
Powered by PunBB, supported by Informer Technologies, Inc.
Currently installed 9 official extensions. Copyright © 2003–2009 PunBB.