tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post7164812765675916358..comments2024-03-22T04:20:11.870-05:00Comments on Gentlemen of Leisure: Countdown to Christmas #10: Ebenezer ScroogeAustin Gortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-49033024978721584772010-12-22T11:24:12.185-06:002010-12-22T11:24:12.185-06:00@Blam: Farther afield in the adaptation realm, Bil...@Blam: <i>Farther afield in the adaptation realm, Bill Murray as Frank Cross in Scrooged is a nice, self-aware variation.</i><br /><br />I really need to go back and watch <i>Scrooged</i> again. It's been a few years since last I saw it, but I've always enjoyed it, and it's been brought up a lot in these posts. <i>Christmas Carol</i> adaptation + Bill Murray=good times, after all.Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-55361450285765730632010-12-21T18:29:31.756-06:002010-12-21T18:29:31.756-06:00Scott, Caine, and Stewart were all great. Farther ...<br>Scott, Caine, and Stewart were all great. Farther afield in the adaptation realm, Bill Murray as Frank Cross in <i>Scrooged</i> is a nice, self-aware variation. There's something about Scrooge McDuck turning happy and generous that's slightly freaky but also really heartwarming.<br /><br />VW: <i>protedis</i> — Favoring a woman's nighttime unmentionables.<br /><br>Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-83933801572353869412010-12-13T15:21:44.431-06:002010-12-13T15:21:44.431-06:00@Marebabe: Ebenezer was greeted by not a single se...@Marebabe: <i>Ebenezer was greeted by not a single servant when he got home, and he settled down to a bowl of GRUEL!</i><br /><br />Man, Dickens loved him some gruel. ;) <br /><br />Good point. I remember the simple supper, but had forgotten the lack of servants.Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-10344504864146138792010-12-13T12:48:52.791-06:002010-12-13T12:48:52.791-06:00You're absolutely right about the simple lifes...You're absolutely right about the simple lifestyle! Ebenezer was greeted by not a single servant when he got home, and he settled down to a bowl of GRUEL!Marebabenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-53394605897626165432010-12-10T14:06:05.778-06:002010-12-10T14:06:05.778-06:00not i want to watch Duck Tales
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woo oohnot i want to watch Duck Tales<br /><br />...<br /><br />woo oohAnne Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04695186823472404436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-21004456658843873862010-12-10T09:57:18.139-06:002010-12-10T09:57:18.139-06:00@Falen: Scrooge McDuck wasn't all that scroogy...@Falen: <i>Scrooge McDuck wasn't all that scroogy, per se. He enjoyed adventure and junk, he just was very frugal</i><br /><br />I think if you consider "scrooge" to mean miserly, than it fits Scrooge McDuck. He enjoyed adventure, but he definitely hoarded his money and watched it closely. <br /><br />Although, frankly, he wasn't even <i>frugal</i>. He lived in a mansion, went on adventures, etc. All that must have cost a ton of movie. <br /><br />Contrast that <i>A Christmas Carol</i> where Scrooge is usually shown living not an impoverished lifestyle but a relatively simple one: he lives in a modest urban house, not a palatial country estate. His clothes are serviceable but not extravagant, he has very few possessions, etc.Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-26612994513183963612010-12-10T09:12:16.528-06:002010-12-10T09:12:16.528-06:00yeah i'm with anne.
though to be fair, Scrooge...yeah i'm with anne.<br />though to be fair, Scrooge McDuck wasn't all that scroogy, per se. He enjoyed adventure and junk, he just was very frugalSarah Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795455714801965956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-45795888878088741732010-12-10T08:34:10.394-06:002010-12-10T08:34:10.394-06:00@Hannah: Do you really need to ask?
Yeah, I knew ...@Hannah: <i>Do you really need to ask?</i><br /><br />Yeah, I knew you'd pick the Picard. <br /><br /><i>you've just been scrooged! </i><br /><br />You know, I don't think I've ever seen an action/adventure version...you should totally write it! <br /><br />@Anne: It's a tough call, right?Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-53710157728202284392010-12-10T08:05:06.525-06:002010-12-10T08:05:06.525-06:00it's a tie between Scrooge McDuck and JLPit's a tie between Scrooge McDuck and JLPAnne Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04695186823472404436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-26670566501305886422010-12-10T07:20:16.457-06:002010-12-10T07:20:16.457-06:00Do you really need to ask? The Picard of course! N...Do you really need to ask? The Picard of course! Not that I'm a fan of The Christmas Carol but that made it one thousand times more enjoyable.<br /><br />you've just been scrooged! <br /><br />from the action adventure version I'm writing featuring the Rock as Eb N. Scrooge.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16915603693944523761noreply@blogger.com