The Storyteller
I remember watching this episode as a kid. This was one of my favorites. I’m impressed that I was able to find it.
HAPPY TALK…LIKE SHATNER…DAY!
“It’s very simple. Look, scissors cuts paper. Paper covers rock. Rock crushes lizard. Lizard poisons Spock. Spock smashes scissors. Scissors decapitates lizard. Lizard eats paper. Paper disproves Spock. Spock vaporizes rock. And as it always has, rock crushes scissors.”
— Sheldon
- 'Wash': Psychic though? That sounds like something out of science fiction!
- Zoë: You live in a spaceship, dear.
- 'Wash': So?
One of my favorite charts from Big Bang Theory.
And unlike many flow charts that I see on the internet, this actually seems to have some use..
Having fun mailing out my “swapadvd” dvd…
Love these stamps…
genius… sheer genius…
Bart dreams of having a brother…
Compare to:
Love the clever humor of this.
… Final comparison:
i… LOVE this…
Dial M for Murder
Not only do I truly enjoy the classic, “Dial ‘M’ for Murder” but this year’s spoof in “Tree House of Horror XX” is sheer brilliance in it’s humor and references. Here’s the episode:
Look for these references:
Spellbound
Spellbound
North By Northwest
Spellbound
Spellbound
And, as noted in the wikipedia article, music from North by Northwest. (“The Knife,” appropriately)
One last more subtle observation:
There is also a nod to the “Vertigo”/Dolly zoom effect in this Simpson’s clip. Be sure to watch for it - it’s a hallmark of Hitchcock.
Post here, if you saw any other references - won’t you?
![So can’t wait for this… Watch the trailer [link].](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kozq92uVbq1qzrteko1_500.jpg)
So can’t wait for this… Watch the trailer [link].
The Soldier and Death
Online - PDF - Buy episode in iTunes
I just finished re-watching one of my favorite shows from memory.. “The Soldier and Death” as presented in “Jim Henson’s The Storyteller” (1989). Even though the show looks a little dated, the reality is: shows (and puppetry) simply aren’t done this way anymore. This story continues to captivate and plays out much like a Grimm’s Fairy Tale. In truth, I see a little bit of a common denominator between this classic Russian tale and Beedle the Bard’s/Harry Potter’s deathly hallows fables.
