tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118323046255623315.comments2008-10-19T17:21:49.999-06:00The Story CottageUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118323046255623315.post-23454945158814025212008-10-19T17:21:00.000-06:002008-10-19T17:21:00.000-06:00I am sure there are many versions out there, and d...I am sure there are many versions out there, and determining which is the definitive and original version of an oral tale is next to impossible. <BR/><BR/>My comment was based on the footnote from the annotated story on the Sur La Lune website (http://surlalunefairytales.com/rapunzel/notes.html#THIRTY8). <BR/><BR/>You can read more about Heidi Anne Heiner, the person behind Sur La Lune, at http://surlalunefairytales.com/introduction/heidi.html if you are interested.The Story Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02300844657672224821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118323046255623315.post-20692282052949274262008-10-19T17:10:00.000-06:002008-10-19T17:10:00.000-06:00No, I have to agree with you.The more I have thoug...No, I have to agree with you.<BR/><BR/>The more I have thought about it, the only other book I can come up with is Alex Haley's <B>Roots</B> (1976) - and its influence is due more to the 1977 miniseries then the book itself. Additionally its effect was limited to increasing interest in genealogy and in African-American studies, and perhaps in increasing the use of names with African origins.<BR/><BR/>I am not even sure video, in its various incarnations, actually has power to make long-term changes in our society now. I can't think of any single movie, TV show, TV series or web-based video work of fiction that has changed our culture like the books I mentioned in the post. Maybe we are too fragmented for a single, fictional story on television to garner enough the attention and momentum needed - at least for anything beyond fads.The Story Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02300844657672224821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118323046255623315.post-82520002410664185232008-10-16T14:25:00.000-06:002008-10-16T14:25:00.000-06:00Paddington Bear is certainly no Curious George.Paddington Bear is certainly no Curious George.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118323046255623315.post-12211502569086779882008-10-13T15:42:00.000-06:002008-10-13T15:42:00.000-06:00I had no idea that the Prince was "getting busy" w...I had no idea that the Prince was "getting busy" with her when I read the original story. Was it just an off handed comment or did I just fall asleep while reading?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118323046255623315.post-15232341018636336202008-10-13T15:40:00.000-06:002008-10-13T15:40:00.000-06:00Has anyone ever written the story of Van Helsing? ...Has anyone ever written the story of Van Helsing? I would be very interested to read that. I found the movie of Van Helsing quite appalling except when it started to delve in to his past.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118323046255623315.post-35468418197656505502008-10-13T15:35:00.000-06:002008-10-13T15:35:00.000-06:00Books are powerful. I love them. But I doubt lit...Books are powerful. I love them. But I doubt literatures ability to move society like it did in times past. Yes the advent of a global market has given books a greater readership, but it is not the chosen medium of today. Television in all of its various forms is, I believe, the choice of society. I would be very surprised to see a book past the 80's that could do what those others did. We have changed. If you disagree I would love to know which books you think fit the mold you suggest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118323046255623315.post-81858165134325114392008-10-10T10:31:00.000-06:002008-10-10T10:31:00.000-06:00I realize Xena is a stretch, but even Hercules vee...I realize Xena is a stretch, but even Hercules veered away from his Greek origins in the later seasons. I can't say I was huge fan of either series - I watched episodes of both here and there, sticking through more of Hercules' then Xena's. I can't always remember which specific episodes were Hercules and which were Xena, which is why I lumped them to gether in the post.The Story Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02300844657672224821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118323046255623315.post-60622815706688599692008-10-09T17:26:00.000-06:002008-10-09T17:26:00.000-06:00I actually have a friend of mine who is playing (I...I actually have a friend of mine who is playing (I think) the staring role in that Jekyll & Hyde play. He has been keeping a blog about it here: http://laskovision.com/jekyll/.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118323046255623315.post-65539238577129144212008-10-09T17:22:00.000-06:002008-10-09T17:22:00.000-06:00Good post. But I am not sure how you can manage t...Good post. But I am not sure how you can manage to include Xena the Warrior Princess in this list, when the tv shows only tie in to Greek history is that it managed to use some of the Greek gods names correctly. As you can tell I am not a big Xena fan when it deals with anything relating to Greek history. Pretty good eye-candy though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com