2021 Last Person Standing January Quiz

cee_jay

Looks like I am along in my love for the book! I have read it twice - once when it was released, and re-read it before watching the tv series.
For me, the book really highlights what we can lose by not expressing ourselves properly, and the misunderstood conversations and interactions brought me back to relationships in my 20s. I wish I was able to read it when I was younger! I got a lot more out of the book than the TV series - how and what Connell is feeling comes across a lot better in the book, and we lose that introspective for the TV series that gives a lot more meaning to their interactions.

aaronjennings

I only saw the first episode, and didn't even know it was based on a book

Declan A Walsh

aaronjennings wrote: »

I only saw the first episode, and didn't even know it was based on a book

Sally Rooney, the author of the book Normal People, has been mentioned a lot in the media.

Electric Nitwit

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

Sally Rooney, the author of the book Normal People, has been mentioned a lot in the media.

So's her son, Wayne. He's an author too

Declan A Walsh

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

So's her son, Wayne. He's an author too

:pac::D

Sawduck

I will never understand why Normal People is so popular it looks dreadful, would be a chore to watch it

Neowise

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

Sally Rooney, the author of the book Normal People, has been mentioned a lot in the media.

Is that the wife of the footballer who will only play in blue?

Declan A Walsh

Neowise wrote: »

Is that the wife of the footballer who will only play in blue?

I know you are being facetious but that is actually her own name...and I have not heard that they are related!

Purgative

cee_jay wrote: »

Looks like I am along in my love for the book! I have read it twice - once when it was released, and re-read it before watching the tv series.
For me, the book really highlights what we can lose by not expressing ourselves properly, and the misunderstood conversations and interactions brought me back to relationships in my 20s. I wish I was able to read it when I was younger! I got a lot more out of the book than the TV series - how and what Connell is feeling comes across a lot better in the book, and we lose that introspective for the TV series that gives a lot more meaning to their interactions.

Interactions, interesting - over what sort time frame, if I were to see the book in the charity shop?;)

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Purgative wrote: »

Interactions, interesting - over what sort time frame, if I were to see the book in the charity shop?;)

Well as EN already alluded to, they are Normal People in unusual circumstances, moving through time and space, so the book spans centuries, which sounds interesting, but really it's just poorly written sci-fi.

The challenge here is figuring out how many centuries and translating that into months.

Declan A Walsh

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

Well as EN already alluded to, they are Normal People in unusual circumstances, moving through time and space, so the book spans centuries, which sounds interesting, but really it's just poorly written sci-fi.

The challenge here is figuring out how many centuries and translating that into months.

I've read the book - it doesn't span centuries! Nor does it move through space!

That sounds more like the new book by John Boyne : A Traveller at The Gates of Wisdom!

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

I've read the book - it doesn't span centuries nor does it move through space!

That sounds more like the new book by John Boyne : A Traveller at The Gates of Wisdom!

You're obviously thinking of a different book, pal.

Normal People takes place across centuries, everyone knows that.

Electric Nitwit

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

I've read the book - it doesn't span centuries nor does it move through space!

Space and time are relative, and terms like span and move are arbitrary. The stories may take place across millenia, in different galaxies, but really they all take place at the same time, in our hearts, that's the message

Clarabel

cee_jay wrote: »

Looks like I am along in my love for the book! I have read it twice - once when it was released, and re-read it before watching the tv series.
For me, the book really highlights what we can lose by not expressing ourselves properly, and the misunderstood conversations and interactions brought me back to relationships in my 20s. I wish I was able to read it when I was younger! I got a lot more out of the book than the TV series - how and what Connell is feeling comes across a lot better in the book, and we lose that introspective for the TV series that gives a lot more meaning to their interactions.

That's what she tried to do. But didn't cause bleugh. I thought the subtleties of looks and interactions just wasn't described well at all in the book. And then she said and then he did and then she said....snooze.

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Some of us doing our best to mess with our competitor's heads, but Declan be like...



:pac: :pac: :pac:

C'mon man, this isn't a game of honour and virtue, lies and deception is where some of us shine...

Seriously though Declan, well played, I think some people now actually believe it doesn't span centuries and will give ridiculously low answers today... This making them think the truth is one big lie tactic was a good plan, and we should never have doubted you, because no one would ever suspect you of being the deceitful one... Truly inspired...

feargale

Clarabel wrote: »

Is it googling if I refer to the book on my bed side table!?!!!?

Not if it's the Bible.

Green&Red

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

I read the book because I worked a few days on the TV series and both were absolute sh*te.
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What did you do on the show?

ShaneU wrote: »

Haven't a scooby doo, all I heard about the show was there was a load of riding in it and I still didn't watch it!

That says more about you in fairness

Sawduck wrote: »

I will never understand why Normal People is so popular it looks dreadful, would be a chore to watch it

What a peculiar take, maybe if you read or watched it you might get why it was popular? Or at least be able to say with certainty it was sh!te

cee_jay wrote: »

Looks like I am along in my love for the book! I have read it twice - once when it was released, and re-read it before watching the tv series.
For me, the book really highlights what we can lose by not expressing ourselves properly, and the misunderstood conversations and interactions brought me back to relationships in my 20s. I wish I was able to read it when I was younger! I got a lot more out of the book than the TV series - how and what Connell is feeling comes across a lot better in the book, and we lose that introspective for the TV series that gives a lot more meaning to their interactions.

I really liked both the book and series, thought the series captured the awkwardness that the characters in the book had.

Green&Red

Anyway 27 people in so far today

khalessi

Green&Red wrote: »

Anyway 27 people in so far today

Anseo

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Green&Red wrote: »

What did you do on the show?

Was just there as a background extra on that one for a few days (around Trinity and Dublin City). Have worked in TV a lot, everything from writer to post-production editing to producing news segments, but doing a bit of extra work on the right production can be good craic, so do that when the opportunity arises, and one of the days on Normal People was great fun, which is probably why I was disappointed with the book so much and only made it an episode into the TV Show because I hated the book so much and the first episode felt like a chore to watch.

Electric Nitwit

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

Was just there as a background extra on that one for a few days (around Trinity and Dublin City)

You, of all people, must have a gif with you in the background!

Also, very disappointed you didn't say you were Paul Mescal's bum double!

khalessi

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

You, of all people, must have a gif with you in the background!

Also, very disappointed you didn't say you were Paul Mescal's bum double!

That was me!

Tbh it was a pain in the arse

aaronjennings

Ah, so that explains the "Also Starring" :pac:

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

You, of all people, must have a gif with you in the background!

I don't know if any of the scenes I filmed even made it to air, because I didn't watch the whole thing. I also remember strategically keeping my back to the camera a lot on that production so I wouldn't have to mime conversations, but mostly so that I could pull faces at those whose mugs were on camera in an attempt to distract them. I can be a bit of a messer on set whenever I feel I can get away with it.

Also, very disappointed you didn't say you were Paul Mescal's bum double!

I also didn't say I wasn't.

I have never read it nor watched it. Doesn't appeal to me at all but I'd probably love it, if I gave it a chance tbf. I'm basing my answer off nothing but adverts for it.

Also Starring LeVar Burton

aaronjennings wrote: »

Ah, so that explains the "Also Starring" :pac:

Nah the Also Starring refers to two things...

1. How LeVar's title card appears on the opening credits of Star Trek: The Next Generation... (skip to 1.10 on the video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnDtvZXYHgE

2. I once pitched a reality comedy show to the actual LeVar Burton where he would accompany me on adventures where I crossed things off a bucket list, and the show would've been called Also Starring LeVar Burton. He really liked the idea, but nothing ever came of it in the end obviously... but it was about that time (in or around 2010/2011) I changed my boards username when they appointed me a Mod of the Television Forum, and Also Starring LeVar Burton suited being a Mod better than my original username... CaptainNegative

the purple tin

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

Nah the Also Starring refers to two things...

1. How LeVar's title card appears on the opening credits of Star Trek: The Next Generation... (skip to 1.10 on the video)


2. I once pitched a reality comedy show to the actual LeVar Burton where he would accompany me on adventures where I crossed things off a bucket list, and the show would've been called Also Starring LeVar Burton. He really liked the idea, but nothing ever came of it in the end obviously... but it was about that time (in or around 2010/2011) I changed my boards username when they appointed me a Mod of the Television Forum, and Also Starring LeVar Burton suited being a Mod better than my original username... CaptainNegative

Are you Troy Barnes?

the purple tin

The kids who didn't answer yesterday, can they ebter again today or are they dismissed for good?

Pawwed Rig

I just looked it up on google* and I actually did watch one episode of it a few months ago. The Mescal guy rings a bell. It didn't stick in my mind at all though and I didn't go back for more so it can't have been that good. I didn't realise it was a book aswell.


It is worth watching more of?


* my answer (guess) was already submitted at 10am this morning which GNR can verify so I didn't cheat

Zaph

the purple tin wrote: »

Are you Troy Barnes?

Sounds more like Baz Ashmawy and his ma