Sorry for the lack of a joke in the title, but this news is weird enough that I figured I'd better just say it. It's true, Joss Whedon -- my theorized blowjob paramour, despite me not owning any of his shows or movies on DVD -- and Morgan Spurlock, the guy who did Supersize Me, are going to make a documentary about a group of "superfans" who will be attending San Diego Comic Con. I'm actually kind of glad, because I feel if anyone if going to make a nerdy documentary on nerds attending nerd mecca that won't be insultingly superior or make us all seem like society's lunatic dregs, it'd be these guys. Of course, there's no guarantee they won't make us all look like fools, but at least there's a shot. Since more mainstream coverage of cons ends up like that CSI episode above, this would be a welcome change. (Via Robot 6)
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Dave said:
"Of course, there's no guarantee they won't make us all look like fools..." Ummmmmm, I don't think SDCC conventioneers need a documentarian for that.
Abraxas said:
'theorized'? that's a crazy way to misspell 'long-termed'
Burn the Land said:
I love Joss, but now have to knock him down a few notches for his alliance with Morgan.
Asat replied to Burn the Land:
Funny, I was thinking the same about Morgan. He used to hang with the cool kids.
BorgQueen said:
This would be even cooler if they did the whole documentary like Spurlock's 30 Days series. You know, actually lived as one of the superfans he is chronicling.
Or he lived as Joss Whedon for 30 days. Hmmm....
tvtastegood said:
I always thought supersize me was a well timed cash grab by spurlock but has he done anything since besides that dumb show?
Always wanted to go to SDCC but I'm the only nerd I know in my area and wouldn't know where to go and wouldn't want to go alone.
James from Dayton replied to tvtastegood:
I have always felt that way about his original claim to fame. It was a ridiculous premise and for him to have made money off it is a goddamn travesty.
But there you have it.
At least this can't be worse than that was.
Andy replied to James from Dayton:
Shrugs, he did the work and raised the issues around the various things he covered not just in Supersize Me but in his 30 days TV show. Why shouldn't he get something off the back of it?
I really don't get this negativity towards people who try to tackle the status quo of the capitalist system when its destroying people.
operations replied to Andy:
By destroying themselves to make money off the capitalist system?
That somehow makes it all better.
Kevin said:
Yeah, it's tiring how nerds are usually depicted in mainstream shows like CSI - kind of with a snickering disdain.
spoon07 replied to Kevin:
But it's like Gabe said in Penny Arcade. We run shit.
Paulo Torres said:
Spurlock recently directed the Simpsons 20th Anniversary special on FOX, and that was pretty good. (Way better than anything from the recent seasons.) And most of it was about Simpsons hardcore nerds doing nerd stuff.
Neodymium said:
Notice the CSI episode is "A Space Oddity"
Greg said:
Unless the DVD release comes with a scratch-n-sniff patch that releases the scent of Cheetos, three day old body odor, and musty basement nobody can really experience SDCC in the comfort of their own home.
Anonymous said:
That commercial makes me want to vomit. Its like they threw in every one-liner they could thing of with a lot of flashy who knows what.
I can't imagine what the Dungeons and Dragons episode would be like, of course to make it better for TV it will be the popular roleplaying game Holes in the Ground and Mythical Lizards.
"The Die is Cast" *Flashy shots of technology*
"Natural 20" *flashy shots of the sexy scientist*
"AC and HP" *shots of Laurence Fishburne looking into a telescope.
"Attack the Darkness" *Shots of New York*
BorgQueen replied to Anonymous:
Are you surprised? The writers of this show are the same people that gave David frakkin Caruso a lead role, handed him a pair of sunglasses and expected us to lap it up.
operations replied to BorgQueen:
Did you see the last episode of Burn Notice where the Camp was lampooning that? It was awesome.
Shane no AKA said:
That's great and all as long as they don't call it
Supernerd Me
which they might
Roger Mortis said:
"I'm actually kind of glad, because I feel if anyone if going to make a nerdy documentary on nerds attending nerd mecca that won't be insultingly superior or make us all seem like society's lunatic dregs, it'd be these guys."
As long as none of those nerds dare to eat fast food at the convention, they should be fine.
Snoodle said:
That episode of CSI fills me with rage. But then again so do most 'special interest' episodes of CSI. ("Research? we don't need research, we're CSI!")
You're right though, if anyone is going to have a go at it, at least it's them.
Xenos said:
As much as I hate to defend CSI... I kinda liked that episode. Didn't it have BSG cast cameos and featured Ron what's his face who did the new version? It was kinda a send up not to Star Trek, but the whole BSG remake and old fans being upset. That kinda meta story was kinda funny.
Meanwhile, sci fi geeks got off easy. I remember seeing the furry ep and laughing my ass off. Haw haw. Yiff in hell! .(.and other fursecution sayings.)
Anyway, this might be interesting. I'm noticing more and more geek documentaries. Hell, isn't even MTV doing a 'follow the geek' show?
Will West said:
So, Spurlock and Whedon are making a Comic Con doc? So, I guess Spurlock throws up after buying comics, and Fox cancels it halfway through?
Necronomic Forecast said:
If any of you for one second think that the nerds in this documentary are going to come across as anything other than hideous stereotypes, well, I admire your optimism.
operations replied to Necronomic Forecast:
Agreed. The media can't portray us as people, after all.
They've made it not PC to make fun of anyone else, where would they get their humor at other's expense shows then?
