Greene_Mr t1_j2co90y wrote on December 31, 2022 at 6:50 AM

Reply to comment by burplesscucumber in TIL Frankenstein did not have a hunchback assistant called Igor in either Mary Shelley's novel or the original Universal and Hammer films. The character is a pastiche of multiple characters across several movies. by BringsHomeBones

Abby someone?

Abby who?

Greene_Mr t1_j2co63p wrote on December 31, 2022 at 6:49 AM

Reply to comment by MaimedJester in TIL Frankenstein did not have a hunchback assistant called Igor in either Mary Shelley's novel or the original Universal and Hammer films. The character is a pastiche of multiple characters across several movies. by BringsHomeBones

The Shelleys were atheists.

Also, imagine putting the emotional capabilities of a child... into an adult body and mind. You're giving life to someone in no way equipped to deal with that.

Greene_Mr t1_j1o29gm wrote on December 26, 2022 at 12:22 AM

Reply to TIL while writing "A Christmas Carol," Charles Dickens was "taking night-time walks of 15 to 20 miles (24 to 32 km) around London." to build out the story in his head. by SuperMcG

You know what? That makes sense. Sometimes, you need to get to different locations to put your head in a different mental space -- and that can help you come up with new ideas.

Greene_Mr t1_j11ika9 wrote on December 20, 2022 at 11:57 PM

Reply to TIL that the USA uses 10x as much salt on the road than they do in processed foods, and was first introduced on the roads in New Hampshire. by madmansmarker

Yes. So don't taste the roads.

Greene_Mr t1_j0tf78t wrote on December 19, 2022 at 7:22 AM

Reply to comment by MyCatThinksImNeat in TIL that Drew Barrymore's family heritage (The Barrymores) had been acting since the 1800's. by hypnotoad--

Thank you! :-) Maybe they have -- my cousin was poised to become a staff writer on a show if a pilot about forest cops got picked up, but sadly it didn't.

Greene_Mr t1_j0ten0w wrote on December 19, 2022 at 7:15 AM

Reply to comment by MyCatThinksImNeat in TIL that Drew Barrymore's family heritage (The Barrymores) had been acting since the 1800's. by hypnotoad--

Congrats. :-) My own cousin works in Hollywood -- I'm on the opposite coast.

Greene_Mr t1_j0tdf8y wrote on December 19, 2022 at 6:59 AM

Reply to comment by MyCatThinksImNeat in TIL that Drew Barrymore's family heritage (The Barrymores) had been acting since the 1800's. by hypnotoad--

Nice! :-) For film, television, or both?

Greene_Mr t1_j0t1cfv wrote on December 19, 2022 at 4:45 AM

Reply to comment by MyCatThinksImNeat in TIL that Drew Barrymore's family heritage (The Barrymores) had been acting since the 1800's. by hypnotoad--

What work does your wife do in Hollywood?

Greene_Mr t1_iug8mf7 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 2:11 AM

Reply to comment by npdewey83 in TIL: Bill Medley is one of the original members of The Righteous Brothers (famous for their definitive 1965 cover of "Unchained Melody"), but he also sang on the duet "(I've Had) The Time of My Life", from the 1987 sound track of Dirty Dancing. by tapdown

Because Spector wasn't involved, but Medley was.

Greene_Mr t1_iu8fni4 wrote on October 29, 2022 at 11:02 AM

Reply to comment by The_Beefster in TIL: Bill Medley is one of the original members of The Righteous Brothers (famous for their definitive 1965 cover of "Unchained Melody"), but he also sang on the duet "(I've Had) The Time of My Life", from the 1987 sound track of Dirty Dancing. by tapdown

It was from a film... called Unchained.

Greene_Mr t1_iu8flje wrote on October 29, 2022 at 11:01 AM

Reply to comment by npdewey83 in TIL: Bill Medley is one of the original members of The Righteous Brothers (famous for their definitive 1965 cover of "Unchained Melody"), but he also sang on the duet "(I've Had) The Time of My Life", from the 1987 sound track of Dirty Dancing. by tapdown

Medley produced that song, not Phil Spector. So you can listen to it knowing it wasn't made by an abusive, murdering piece-of-shit, at least.

Greene_Mr t1_iu8ed82 wrote on October 29, 2022 at 10:45 AM

Reply to comment by CrieDeCoeur in TIL Jewish persons could not hold public office in Maryland until 1826 by synonyco

But did you get to blow up the course in order to catch and kill a dancing gopher?

Greene_Mr t1_iu8eb92 wrote on October 29, 2022 at 10:45 AM

Reply to comment by drak0bsidian in TIL Jewish persons could not hold public office in Maryland until 1826 by synonyco

I'm from Rhode Island; we've got the oldest-standing synagogue in the United States, down in Newport.

Greene_Mr t1_iu40thg wrote on October 28, 2022 at 12:00 PM

Reply to TIL, in film, a clapperboard’s purpose is ensuring proper synchronization of audio and video in post-production. It provides a distinct “clap” along with a visual event for the editor to reference at the start of a scene. by PianoCharged

I learned this the hard way taking a film course in college -- manually lining up the audio with the footage takes time, even digitally.

Greene_Mr t1_itw1aav wrote on October 26, 2022 at 6:46 PM

Reply to comment by Snowbattt in TIL that Belgium is the world's market leader in producing and exporting snooker and billiard balls. by BluewithabitofGreen

But, still, fucking BELGIUM reference. Your country's being mentioned.

Greene_Mr t1_itthmoz wrote on October 26, 2022 at 4:43 AM

Reply to comment by Snowbattt in TIL that Belgium is the world's market leader in producing and exporting snooker and billiard balls. by BluewithabitofGreen

...one of your kings got a noteworthy mention on here, too.

Greene_Mr t1_it68yoi wrote on October 21, 2022 at 6:10 AM

Reply to comment by AZSnake in TIL that the Film Score for Star Wars was Heavily Inspired By "Gustav Holst - The Planets" from 1918 by HanSolo71

You can hear a very "Rite of Spring"-inspired cue as C-3PO is making his way up the sand dunes.

Greene_Mr t1_it0pwzr wrote on October 20, 2022 at 2:11 AM

Reply to comment by funtomhive in TIL Critical Periods: Periods of time where an organism's brain is extremely malleable and sensitive to stimuli. If the organism doesn't receive the appropriate stimulus during this critical period to learn a given skill- it maybe difficult or even impossible to develop certain associated functions by electroctopus

Did it actually correct your vision, though?

Greene_Mr t1_it0nd98 wrote on October 20, 2022 at 1:52 AM

Reply to comment by Jacollinsver in TIL Critical Periods: Periods of time where an organism's brain is extremely malleable and sensitive to stimuli. If the organism doesn't receive the appropriate stimulus during this critical period to learn a given skill- it maybe difficult or even impossible to develop certain associated functions by electroctopus

> I find it bizarre that I can walk away from a social situation knowing immediately what I should have said in that moment, and yet I always tend to say the wrong thing, almost like my shutdown brain takes over and lowers my IQ by 50 points. But then the cloud lifts as I walk away.

...I fucking know this feeling, man. :-(