Harry Potter

[Minami]

Apparently a Harry Potter stage show is in the works. I heard that it'll be set before the time Harry discovers he's a wizard. Not sure how much truth is in it

[Jinx]

I've read that somewhere as well. As much as I love HP, that premise honestly doesn't interest me.

[Minami]

Nor me. Doesn't seem a good idea at all

[Miriel]

I recently re-read the entire series. I had re-read the first 4 books several times over the years, but not the last 3. The last 2 books in the series I felt were particularly a let down and I only ever read them once, the night they were released.

Re-reading everything in one go, my opinion is a little better about how the series ended. But still, the last 2 books were way too bloated and frankly BORING in parts, and I just didn't like what Rowling ended up doing with the characters of Harry and Dumbledore. I noticed that she tried to explain away Dumbledore's incredible stupidity toward the end by having Dumbledore apologize or worry about his shortsightedness, a few times actually, but I don't think that was enough to make up for the weakness of the plot and the characterizations.

Harry became such an insufferable asshole in the 5th book. I thought it might be better upon giving it another read, but nope. It was even worse. You can't just wave it away by saying he was a teenager. He was an asshole teenager. He recovered, but damn, that was not a fun book.

Also, Ron has to be the worst "friend" eveeeerrr. He is a terrible character with no redeeming qualities. He's mean, he's a bully, he has no special talent aside from being moderately good at chess, he can be cruel and demeaning, and he has such paper thin loyalties. And he's dumb as a brick. What an awful sidekick to have for all those years.

All that being said, the first 4 books are among my very favorites. I love them. I think they're magical and I love inhabiting that world. Love it love it love it.

The movies are interesting in that when I'm watching them, I think, "Oh hey, this is pretty good!" and then within a few days, I literally cannot remember what happened in them. More then once I've watched one of the movies and seriously wondered, "wait... have I seen this before? Did I watch the one before this? I must have..." It's so weird how unmemorable they are to me. I can remember scenes and visuals and the music. But the bulk of the movies just slip away from my memory. I don't know what that's about. They just don't stick in my head.

[Jinx]

Haha, I love Ron, but I see your point. Have you ever listened to Harry and the Potters?

They have a song that starts out:

Hermione is smart
Ron has red hair
And they're my two best friends here at Hogwarts

[Del Murder]

I think it's fairly common to have the male friend be a bumbling idiot and the female friend be some kind of genius. Just look at Buffy. :flounder:

[Shorty]

And The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy.