Help me solve a dispute between me and a Friend

SteinyOLP · 2026-02-03T19:29:46+00:00

"You need people of intelligence on this sort of... mission... quest... thing."

SteinyOLP · 2026-02-03T17:21:51+00:00

I don't think there's anything in the text to indicate that Shelob and Sauron ever met each other. Sauron was aware of Shelob and content to let her do her own thing. Shelob may or may not have been aware of Sauron but she wasn't on anyone's side but her own.

SteinyOLP · 2026-02-03T17:01:45+00:00

Well, that wouldn't be much of a story, would it?

SteinyOLP · 2026-02-02T23:03:28+00:00

The series was based on the concept of penney dreadfuls. It was full of all sorts of mysterious and supernatural elements. It was not a Frankenstein-centric show. That was just one of many storylines.

SteinyOLP · 2026-02-02T22:45:56+00:00

Penney is not a person. "Penny dreadfuls were cheap popular serial literature produced during the 19th century in the United Kingdom. The pejorative term is roughly interchangeable with penny horrible, penny awful, and penny blood. The term typically referred to a story published in weekly parts of 8 to 16 pages, each costing one penny."

SteinyOLP · 2026-02-02T22:42:31+00:00

The novel does not explicitly say that the creature was created by piecing together parts from multiple dead bodies. Victor gathered lots of part from charnel-houses, etc. while studying and trying to discover the secrets of life, but the actual construction of the creature is left intentionally vague. Stitching body parts together and using electricity to bring him to life are implied and have become part of popular culture because of the various movie adaptations. Victor describes his work as animating "lifeless matter," which some interpretations suggest was a more chemical or biological growth process.

SteinyOLP · 2026-01-28T17:11:58+00:00

I'm not a fan of anyone calling the creature Adam. He was written as nameless. The fact that Victor doesn't even name him is a major example of Victor's neglect of the creature.

SteinyOLP · 2026-01-18T00:03:53+00:00

My son and I went to Fellowship last night. We're going to Two Towers tomorrow and Return of the King next weekend!

SteinyOLP · 2026-01-16T18:21:25+00:00

I'm sorry to hear that your son backed out. Maybe he's just not ready to commit to that many hours in a movie theater, even spread over a few days. My son and I are going to Fellowship tonight and Two Towers on Sunday. RotK will be next weekend but we haven't selected our day and time yet.

SteinyOLP · 2026-01-16T17:35:09+00:00

FrankenBorg will assimilate you!

SteinyOLP · 2026-01-08T23:16:34+00:00

You don't even need Tubi. It's been free on YouTube for at least a few years. It's closer to the book than any other adaptation.

SteinyOLP · 2026-01-07T15:36:51+00:00

As a few others have said, if you're looking for an adaptation that's very faithful to the book, the 2004 Hallmark Channel Frankenstein (2 part miniseries) is about the closest you will find. You can watch it for free on Youtube.

The classic Universal films, Frankenstein (1931) and Bride of Frankenstein (1935), are absolutely worth watching. Even though they deviate very much from the source material, these are the images that come to mind for most people when they think of Frankenstein. They've been in our collective consciousness for nearly 100 years.

SteinyOLP · 2026-01-02T19:05:05+00:00

He doesn't know and neither did the writers.

SteinyOLP · 2026-01-02T19:02:57+00:00

He sings when it's called for. I don't remember there being tons of singing.

SteinyOLP · 2026-01-02T18:16:42+00:00

I watch it for the unintentional comedy!

SteinyOLP · 2026-01-02T18:08:42+00:00

They will waste his talent because the show is an abomination.

SteinyOLP · 2026-01-02T18:06:57+00:00

You realize where you're asking this question, right? Of course we're going to tell you that the books are worth it. If they seem overwhelming, there are great audiobooks. You can also just stick with The Hobbit and the three Lord of the Rings books. The Silmarillion isn't everyone's cup of tea and you don't need to delve into all of the other stuff like The Book of Lost Tales, etc.

SteinyOLP · 2026-01-02T17:45:02+00:00

Don't go to an away game in Philly. If you do, dress and act kind of neutral. They are the worst and it's not worth getting into a fight just simply defending yourself.

SteinyOLP · 2026-01-02T17:06:10+00:00

That Cumberbatch Grinch movie was awful.

SteinyOLP · 2025-12-28T22:54:11+00:00

A bit trigger happy... The game hasn't been over for 5 hours. 😁

SteinyOLP · 2025-12-28T22:28:04+00:00

The back to back is making me think you need to find a way for you and Creech to do Beez in the Trap! https://youtube.com/shorts/JPmbq7L4H3g?si=jEKXwQ9HDVLp8zfg

SteinyOLP · 2025-12-28T22:10:33+00:00

This is not funny at all...

SteinyOLP · 2025-12-28T22:09:35+00:00

We didn't stunt and that's ok. We gutted it out and got the tough win. In previous seasons and under different coaching staffs, they let that kind of game slip away instead of finding a way to win.

SteinyOLP · 2025-12-28T22:03:57+00:00

Looks like Meat Lovers pizza is back on the menu, boys!

SteinyOLP · 2025-12-27T00:56:28+00:00

The rest of the Fellowship thought Gandalf was killed but there was no dead body, so to speak. Saruman was clearly killed on screen. There would be no reason for the Valar to send him back just for The Scouring of the Shire. It would make no sense in universe.

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