Thursday, March 10, 2005
The Deets Identity
The OC -
Julie Cooper in a porno? Marissa and Ryan getting back together? Seth and Summer happy as can be? Sandy and Kirsten over the Rebecca thing?
It appears as if the writers are ready to correct the wrongs they've made in the first half of this season. I sense that the basis of what made the first season good will be reappearing for, aside from brief moments, the first time this season.
We will get back to the Cohen Family making quick, witty remarks about their neighbors and extended family.
We will get back to the show playing, in a light-hearted manner, with the awkward things that high school kids go through all the time, such as Seth's and Summer's first moink session last season.
There will still be drama surrounding Ryan, judging from the previews. Will Alex be the next Anna or Lindsay? Probably, which is funny because they have already pretty much written off Jesse's two favorite characters, Anna and Lindsay. At least they made an Anna referance tonight; Jesse dug that quite a bit.
The Cohen Family could also play some role in reuniting her with her family or some shit. I could see that happening.
I really hope Seth and Ryan find out about the Julie Cooper porno next week. Sandy and Seth could have some hilarious conversations about that.
And, here is this to think about: Her porn is called The Porn Identity. Robery Ludlum wrote the novel The Bourne Identity in 1980. It was made-for-TV movie in 1988, but the title didn't hit extreme pop culture popularity until the 2002 film starring Matt Damon. So, a few questions:
1) When was the porn made? Well, I'm guessing Julie married in her early twenties, had Marissa shortly after, who is something like 17? So that makes Julies maybe 39-40. So she probably made that porn 5 years after Ludlum's original novel came out.
2) Was the novel a big enough hit in 1980 to warrant a porn adopting its name, much like Saving Ryan's Privates and Foreskin Gump did? And, if it was, did too much time elapse between the novel's release and the porno's release for the title to be relevant?
I would have to say that the writers either a) neglected the fact that a porn would probably in no way have been named The Porn Identity at the time it was probably made or b) acknowledged that fact, but chose to ignore it because it is a funny title.
Either way, I don't like it. Small thing, but I don't like it. Let's say she made the porno 20 years ago in 1985. What could they have named it?
If you are going to name a porno after some icon of pop culture, I think you have a maximum of a two year window of things from which to reference.
Possibilities:
I think the writers missed huge on titling this porno. The film Octopussy came out in 1983, I mean c'mon... could they have thrown themselves a meatier, right-down-the-middle-of-the-plate fastball than that? No. But we must remember that this is network TV, so we excuse that one.
Other 1983 Movie with potential title rip-offs: Risky Business, Sudden Impact, Return of the Jedi, Trading Places -- How about... Trading Partners or Return of the Pizza Guy, since Julie's character had apparently already slept with him but then she got amnesia... awwwwww...
1984: Bachelor Party (another gimme), Ghostbusters
1985: Back to the Future, Spies Like Us, The Breakfest Club, Pee Wee's Big Adventure, Teen Wolf
All of those titles lend themselves to be made into porno titles. So, now that that is off my mind.
What's Next?
Until I figure that out.
Julie Cooper in a porno? Marissa and Ryan getting back together? Seth and Summer happy as can be? Sandy and Kirsten over the Rebecca thing?
It appears as if the writers are ready to correct the wrongs they've made in the first half of this season. I sense that the basis of what made the first season good will be reappearing for, aside from brief moments, the first time this season.
We will get back to the Cohen Family making quick, witty remarks about their neighbors and extended family.
We will get back to the show playing, in a light-hearted manner, with the awkward things that high school kids go through all the time, such as Seth's and Summer's first moink session last season.
There will still be drama surrounding Ryan, judging from the previews. Will Alex be the next Anna or Lindsay? Probably, which is funny because they have already pretty much written off Jesse's two favorite characters, Anna and Lindsay. At least they made an Anna referance tonight; Jesse dug that quite a bit.
The Cohen Family could also play some role in reuniting her with her family or some shit. I could see that happening.
I really hope Seth and Ryan find out about the Julie Cooper porno next week. Sandy and Seth could have some hilarious conversations about that.
And, here is this to think about: Her porn is called The Porn Identity. Robery Ludlum wrote the novel The Bourne Identity in 1980. It was made-for-TV movie in 1988, but the title didn't hit extreme pop culture popularity until the 2002 film starring Matt Damon. So, a few questions:
1) When was the porn made? Well, I'm guessing Julie married in her early twenties, had Marissa shortly after, who is something like 17? So that makes Julies maybe 39-40. So she probably made that porn 5 years after Ludlum's original novel came out.
2) Was the novel a big enough hit in 1980 to warrant a porn adopting its name, much like Saving Ryan's Privates and Foreskin Gump did? And, if it was, did too much time elapse between the novel's release and the porno's release for the title to be relevant?
I would have to say that the writers either a) neglected the fact that a porn would probably in no way have been named The Porn Identity at the time it was probably made or b) acknowledged that fact, but chose to ignore it because it is a funny title.
Either way, I don't like it. Small thing, but I don't like it. Let's say she made the porno 20 years ago in 1985. What could they have named it?
If you are going to name a porno after some icon of pop culture, I think you have a maximum of a two year window of things from which to reference.
Possibilities:
I think the writers missed huge on titling this porno. The film Octopussy came out in 1983, I mean c'mon... could they have thrown themselves a meatier, right-down-the-middle-of-the-plate fastball than that? No. But we must remember that this is network TV, so we excuse that one.
Other 1983 Movie with potential title rip-offs: Risky Business, Sudden Impact, Return of the Jedi, Trading Places -- How about... Trading Partners or Return of the Pizza Guy, since Julie's character had apparently already slept with him but then she got amnesia... awwwwww...
1984: Bachelor Party (another gimme), Ghostbusters
1985: Back to the Future, Spies Like Us, The Breakfest Club, Pee Wee's Big Adventure, Teen Wolf
All of those titles lend themselves to be made into porno titles. So, now that that is off my mind.
What's Next?
Until I figure that out.
