3.16.2007
Round 1 Match 44
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Vine Swinger vs. Rascal Singer!
Tarzan: The style of speech, the monkey named after a cat, the vine swinging and the yell are all evidence of Tarzan's pop-culture prevalence.
Tarzan: The style of speech, the monkey named after a cat, the vine swinging and the yell are all evidence of Tarzan's pop-culture prevalence.
Buckwheat: Started cool in the original Little Rascals features, and became even more pervasive when Eddie Murphy annexed the character for his SNL skits.
# posted on Friday, March 16, 2007
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The first novel I read was by the incomparable Edgar Rice Burroughs, who not ONLY created Tarzan but the beautiful worlds of Venus, Mars, and Pellucidar (yes, the first and TRUE Middle Earth -- sorry, you silly English wankers! JRR was only following well-trod earth deposited by ERB!). OK...where was I? Yes! ERB! Anything written in those initial pulp fictions days (pre-cursors still to the talking silent serials) was full of swash-buckling, almost sappy do-gooders and lots of over-the-top heroism.
Check it out!
ERB started writing Tarzan in 1912. LONG before this kid who gets his hair caught on fire. And how many films, how many adaptations, how many TV shows, and audio CDs, and wasn't there even a part of Hollywood named after this character?!
Don't take my word for it!
Check it out!
ERB started writing Tarzan in 1912. LONG before this kid who gets his hair caught on fire. And how many films, how many adaptations, how many TV shows, and audio CDs, and wasn't there even a part of Hollywood named after this character?!
Don't take my word for it!
From spoofs like George of the Jungle, to Carol Burnett's show starting imitation of his war cry, Tarzan has had an enormous impact on a few generations of pop culture.
Tarzan for the (insert chest beating and a lot of "ahh, ayahhayah's" here) win.
Tarzan for the (insert chest beating and a lot of "ahh, ayahhayah's" here) win.
Me Tarzan...me no vote. Can't mark X on ballot. Ugh.
Buckwheat is A-OTAY!
Either way, the white anglo-saxon establishment can spend their ducats on the shills of other races.
Buckwheat is A-OTAY!
Either way, the white anglo-saxon establishment can spend their ducats on the shills of other races.
Okay so we have returned to the reality show show-downs. This week we are proud to feature Big Brother.
Now, Buckwheat is a bit of a follower, so most people are trying to get him to join their alliance. This does make him appealing to the general house members.
Tarzan (who is my mind will always look like the Disney cartoon- sorry ERB) is more of leader. And although he prefers living with apes, the monkey like performance of most of the competitors make him feel at home. Tarzan successfully convinces Buckwheat to join his alliance and keeps him around until just a few housemate remain. Unfortunately, it comes down to a battle and one of the two must go. Too bad for Buckwheat that all of the other housemates are female - the eye candy in the loin cloth wins.
Now, Buckwheat is a bit of a follower, so most people are trying to get him to join their alliance. This does make him appealing to the general house members.
Tarzan (who is my mind will always look like the Disney cartoon- sorry ERB) is more of leader. And although he prefers living with apes, the monkey like performance of most of the competitors make him feel at home. Tarzan successfully convinces Buckwheat to join his alliance and keeps him around until just a few housemate remain. Unfortunately, it comes down to a battle and one of the two must go. Too bad for Buckwheat that all of the other housemates are female - the eye candy in the loin cloth wins.
I like it better when I vote earlier - I at least have the illusion that my dissenting votes will change something.
I think I like Buckwheat better, but Tarzan's the objective choice.
Screw it! I'll take Buckwheat (I like buckwheat pancakes).
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I think I like Buckwheat better, but Tarzan's the objective choice.
Screw it! I'll take Buckwheat (I like buckwheat pancakes).
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