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Can we get a link to the "Jesus and Gandalf walk in to a bar" thread?

The first part was kind of dull, but it was very good "Watch while getting work done" type show, which is sometimes just as valuable as genuinely good tv.

Pretty good so far I thought.

I liked the homages to the original...inc. 93, who is obviously a nod to McGoohan's Number 6 (his clothing, his sketch of Big Ben, the apartment that had many of the design elements of the original Number 6's, including the lava lamp).

Also like how they've worked in the "Lost" flashback angles, and given 2 a family.

Does seem to need a little more of the bizarreness of the original though.

Nice one BWeaves on the numerology angle...I hadn't thought of that; the original was definitely chock full of that sort of thing.

Have to say the new Village hasn't (yet anyway) hit the same marks as the original IMO. From the beginning in the original series, that Village has a ominous edge to everything, from the public announcements to the statues to glimpses of just how much is *under* the Village. The new Villlage doesn't seem as menacing.

Still, I really like the new Village logo. If the original's bicycle was very British, the art deco new one is totally American. Makes me think of an movie theater.

Can we get a link to the "Jesus and Gandalf walk in to a bar" thread?

Posted by: BWeaves at November 16, 2009 9:06 AM

What what? Yes please!

"Jesus and Gandalf walk in to a bar"...

And Gandalf is perfectly creepy, while Jesus mopes around and turns the whole shabang into an uneven mess that I begin to lose interest in during the second episode.

Gandalf and Jesus walk into a bar to have a drink and do some business.

Jesus says, "I have a business proposition for you. I have some 'friends' who have this act. You're good at PR, so I think you could help us really sell this to the public."

Gandalf says, "What do they do?"

Jesus says, "Well, I'm a religious man and I don't want to say anything profane."

Gandalf says, "I can't promote something I know nothing about. Can you give me a hint?"

Jesus says, "How about I quote from the Bible. For example, Psalm 137:9."

Gandalf says, "I'm a little weak on my Bible verses. Can you please give me the full quote?"

Jesus says, "Psalm 137:9 Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones."

Gandalf raises an eyebrow and says, "What else do they do?"

Jesus says, "Malachi 2:3 Behold, I will corrupt your seed, and spread dung upon your faces."

Gandalf raises the other eyebrow and says, "What else do they do?"

Jesus says, "Deuteronomy 28:53 And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, and flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which the Lord thy God hath given thee."

Gandalf smiles and says, "And what do they do for a finale?"

Jesus says, "Ezekiel 23:20 There she lusted after her lovers, whose genitals were like those of donkeys and whose emission was like that of horses."

Gandalf says, "It's a deal. I'll promote your act. What do they call themselves?"

Jesus says, "The Apostles."
Gandalf says, "Nah, too Jewish. Call them The Aristocrats!"

YES! No wonder I couldn't find it. It was misspelled Gandolf.