# Garfield **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 11, 2004, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garfield/249897 "2004-06-11T23:14:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garfield/249897/1 "2004-06-11T23:14:25Z")
We saw it today. My son laughed a lot; they had a lot of physical humor. I thought it _okay_ but not That good. There was suspense and a good ending. anyone else? ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garfield/249897/2 "2004-06-11T23:21:58Z")
Does he cough up a hair ball? ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garfield/249897/3 "2004-06-11T23:24:04Z")
When are we going to get a “Bill the Cat” movie? ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garfield/249897/4 "2004-06-11T23:29:10Z")
no hairball, sorry to disappoint you! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garfield/249897/5 "2004-06-11T23:32:48Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > When are we going to get a “Bill the Cat” movie? Now THAT, I’d pay to see. ---
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garfield/249897/6 "2004-06-11T23:34:22Z")
How’s JLH look? ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garfield/249897/7 "2004-06-11T23:35:02Z")
quite thin, but still cute. ---
**Author:** ![spiralscratch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@spiralscratch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spiralscratch)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2004, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garfield/249897/8 "2004-06-12T07:44:04Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > When are we going to get a “Bill the Cat” movie? For now, I’m just happy that he’s back in the comic pages. [hijack] Weren’t there plans for an Opus movie some time ago? [/hijack] ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2004, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garfield/249897/9 "2004-06-12T17:27:02Z")
> [@](#): > > When are we going to get a “Bill the Cat” movie? And when we do, is Garfield going to get a gig promoting it in costume? ---
**Author:** ![Murcielago](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@Murcielago](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Murcielago)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2004, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garfield/249897/10 "2004-06-12T22:58:09Z")
Interesting that Bill Murray did a killer two-segment appearance on Letterman this week with only a passing mention of the movie. He did a funny bit about looking for temp work over the Summer, then Dave ended with something like “Oh, by the way, _Garfield_ opens soon.” Didn’t even bother showing a clip. Oh well…take the money and run, Bill, good for you. Can’t fault the guy for doing it, it’s only showbiz after all. ---
**Author:** ![teemingONE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b4bc9f/32.png) [@teemingONE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teemingONE)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2004, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garfield/249897/11 "2004-06-12T23:13:37Z")
Did you see Jennifer Love Hewitt on the Daily Show? Oh man, it was uncomfortable and awesome. ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2004, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garfield/249897/12 "2004-06-12T23:15:07Z")
After weeks of clamoring, my son finally dragged me in to see **Garfield** this morning. 40 minutes into the film, he wanted to leave. Not a ringing endorsement in my book. (The stuff I saw was a total “meh.” The only appealing thing in the movie was Jon’s 23" LCD computer screen) ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2004, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garfield/249897/13 "2004-06-13T01:56:16Z")
> [@teemingONE](#): > > Did you see Jennifer Love Hewitt on the Daily Show? Oh man, it was uncomfortable and awesome. How so? ---
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2004, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garfield/249897/14 "2004-06-13T04:07:57Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > How so? Well, to start, that incredible lump in my pants. What? ---
**Author:** ![SmackFu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2004, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garfield/249897/15 "2004-06-13T05:03:46Z")
It was a truly awesome interview on the Daily Show. When the host says your Oscar-nominee co-star was just doing a voice in the movie because he’s a whore for money, how would you take it? ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2004, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garfield/249897/16 "2004-06-13T07:02:02Z")
I haven’t seen the movie, but didn’t they miss the whole essence of Garfield? In the trailers, he’s played as an in-your-face hipster, not the lazy sourpuss he is. ---
**Author:** ![fiddlesticks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddlesticks/32/18129_2.png) [@fiddlesticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiddlesticks)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2004, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garfield/249897/17 "2004-06-13T08:06:57Z")
Perhaps they tried to go for a totally outrageous paradigm and made his character a bit too proactive…TO THE EXTREME! ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2004, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garfield/249897/18 "2004-06-13T09:47:37Z")
> [@fiddlesticks](#): > > Perhaps they tried to go for a totally outrageous paradigm and made his character a bit too proactive…TO THE EXTREME! Oooh … did they throw Poochie into the movie? ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2004, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garfield/249897/19 "2004-06-13T16:05:00Z")
> [@SmackFu](#): > > It was a truly awesome interview on the Daily Show. My favorite quote was something like “Wasn’t Garfield popular back in the early 80s? Why did they make the movie now?” ---
**Author:** ![The\_Long\_Road](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5a626/32.png) [@The\_Long\_Road](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Long_Road)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2004, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garfield/249897/20 "2004-06-13T16:23:20Z")
> [@vanilla](#): > > no hairball, sorry to disappoint you! > 😉 Hey, that should have been in a spoiler box!!! MODS!!! Wah wah!!! ☹ [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garfield/249897.md?page=2)