Comments on: L.A. Opera to produce "The Fly" http://la.metblogs.com/2008/02/07/la-opera-to-produce-the-fly/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:40:31 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: william s. burroughs http://la.metblogs.com/2008/02/07/la-opera-to-produce-the-fly/#comment-42722 william s. burroughs Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:18:31 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2008/02/07/la-opera-to-produce-the-fly/#comment-42722 What's it going to be called? M. Brundlefly? What’s it going to be called? M. Brundlefly?

]]> By: David Markland http://la.metblogs.com/2008/02/07/la-opera-to-produce-the-fly/#comment-42721 David Markland Sat, 09 Feb 2008 07:29:24 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2008/02/07/la-opera-to-produce-the-fly/#comment-42721 Hah! I have geek-cred! Thanks Beopenguin! Hah! I have geek-cred! Thanks Beopenguin!

]]> By: David http://la.metblogs.com/2008/02/07/la-opera-to-produce-the-fly/#comment-42720 David Sat, 09 Feb 2008 02:31:19 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2008/02/07/la-opera-to-produce-the-fly/#comment-42720 The movie played like an opera in the first place with the good guy who turns bad, and the bad guy who turns good, and the woman in the middle. perfect for an opera! The movie played like an opera in the first place with the good guy who turns bad, and the bad guy who turns good, and the woman in the middle. perfect for an opera!

]]> By: Coyote http://la.metblogs.com/2008/02/07/la-opera-to-produce-the-fly/#comment-42719 Coyote Sat, 09 Feb 2008 00:47:43 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2008/02/07/la-opera-to-produce-the-fly/#comment-42719 I wouldn't be too discouraged, Mack; judging by the link below, there's definitely some pedipalp-esque action in the Brundlefly species. Unique case, and all that. <a href="http://www.horrortalk.com/reviews/TheFly/fly_1.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.horrortalk.com/reviews/TheFly/fly_1.jpg</a> I wouldn’t be too discouraged, Mack; judging by the link below, there’s definitely some pedipalp-esque action in the Brundlefly species. Unique case, and all that.

http://www.horrortalk.com/reviews/TheFly/fly_1.jpg

]]> By: mack http://la.metblogs.com/2008/02/07/la-opera-to-produce-the-fly/#comment-42718 mack Sat, 09 Feb 2008 00:40:44 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2008/02/07/la-opera-to-produce-the-fly/#comment-42718 Meh. Looks like they're <a href="http://tinyurl.com/35qcgd" rel="nofollow">more like arachnid-gear</a> than fly-gear. Meh. Looks like they’re more like arachnid-gear than fly-gear.

]]> By: Coyote http://la.metblogs.com/2008/02/07/la-opera-to-produce-the-fly/#comment-42717 Coyote Sat, 09 Feb 2008 00:31:08 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2008/02/07/la-opera-to-produce-the-fly/#comment-42717 Mack- Not only do you win for correctly distinguishing between a musical version and an opera version, you win *even more* for correctly using the term "pedipalps". (I'm not certain that houseflies have pedipalps per se- as I recall, they're usually found on predators such as spiders- but clearly, Brundleflies are a unique case.) Mack- Not only do you win for correctly distinguishing between a musical version and an opera version, you win *even more* for correctly using the term "pedipalps". (I’m not certain that houseflies have pedipalps per se- as I recall, they’re usually found on predators such as spiders- but clearly, Brundleflies are a unique case.)

]]> By: mack http://la.metblogs.com/2008/02/07/la-opera-to-produce-the-fly/#comment-42716 mack Fri, 08 Feb 2008 19:46:41 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2008/02/07/la-opera-to-produce-the-fly/#comment-42716 He supplied the bait, I bit. I'm a huge, knuckle-dragging, drooling popcult geek. Can't wait to see this thing. He supplied the bait, I bit. I’m a huge, knuckle-dragging, drooling popcult geek. Can’t wait to see this thing.

]]> By: beopenguin http://la.metblogs.com/2008/02/07/la-opera-to-produce-the-fly/#comment-42715 beopenguin Fri, 08 Feb 2008 19:41:40 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2008/02/07/la-opera-to-produce-the-fly/#comment-42715 Wow. I figured this was a Markland post with this level of Geek Cred. Did you two arm wrestle for it? Wow. I figured this was a Markland post with this level of Geek Cred. Did you two arm wrestle for it?

]]> By: mack http://la.metblogs.com/2008/02/07/la-opera-to-produce-the-fly/#comment-42714 mack Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:19:19 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2008/02/07/la-opera-to-produce-the-fly/#comment-42714 Not a musical version - <i>opera</i>, man. Think <i>Faust</i>. With pedipalps. Not a musical version – opera, man. Think Faust. With pedipalps.

]]> By: Daniel Williamson http://la.metblogs.com/2008/02/07/la-opera-to-produce-the-fly/#comment-42713 Daniel Williamson Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:43:57 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2008/02/07/la-opera-to-produce-the-fly/#comment-42713 Like ALIEN (1979), THE FLY (1986) is a classic science fiction horror movie. But a musical version of THE FLY????? You've got to be joking. Like ALIEN (1979), THE FLY (1986) is a classic science fiction horror movie. But a musical version of THE FLY????? You’ve got to be joking.

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