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Friday Fun Thread for January 20, 2023

Be advised: this thread is not for serious in-depth discussion of weighty topics (we have a link for that), this thread is not for anything Culture War related. This thread is for Fun. You got jokes? Share 'em. You got silly questions? Ask 'em.

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I like how A Christmas Carol has so many adaptations that interpret the story in different ways. I wish there were more stories that were adapted that often. My two favorites are the Robert Zemeckis mocap film (which is great at making you feel the horror that Scrooge feels) and the Muppets one (which is the most heartwarming one).

I wonder if Great Gatsby is gonna get a ton of well-liked adaptations, now that it's public domain, or if it's just going to have one or two that people like and a bunch that are forgotten.

On a related note, I wish we had a 21st century American Songbook. I want to hear more great covers! I want to hear every new metal band play their spin on Painkiller and Twilight of the Thunder God. I want to hear Jay Z or Snoop do a retrospective album in their middle age, where they rap their friend's songs, hear their renditions of Heaven for a G and Country Grammar.

I know it's kind of out there but I really liked the Baz Luhrmann's version of Gatsby with it's anachronistic music.

Visiting Lake Geneva Wisconsin several years ago made me appreciate Fitzgerald's books a little more (it was the hamptons for Chicago's wealthy elite a century ago).

That version had great visuals, wish they used Electroswing[1] instead of rap/hiphop if they wanted something fresher at the time of filming. Of course they also had to show wealthy African-Americans with a white chauffeur to counterbalance the usual wealthy WASP imagery to not shock the sensitive modern audiences.

[1] https://youtube.com/watch?v=bve6r9MybJM