One poster lists seven of his favorite works of art–novel, short story, film, television show, play, musical, painting, whatever. The next poster draws what inferences she may about that poster from the previous poster’s list, then provides her own list for the benefit of a third poster, and so on.
If you wish to change the media you list–omitting “favorite novel” in favor of “favorite biography,” for instance–that’s fine, but try to keep the list to no more than seven. Likewise, if you’re stuck between two items in any one category, you can note that you have a tie; and if you wish you can make the whole thing “LEAST favorite novel, etc.” One request: If you’re going to list “favorite comic book,” try to specify a run–since someone could clearly love the 80s Giffen-Levitz Legion of Super-Heroes, and hate the current book, or vice versa.
Silliness is encouraged.
I’ll begin:
Favorite novel: C. S. Lewis’ Till We Have Faces.
" short story: Valerie Martin’s “The Consolation of Nature”
" film: The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
" television show (currently on air): Gilmore Girls
" musical: Sunday in the Park with George
" painting: Théodore Géricault’s Raft of the Medusa
" comic book run: the 80s Baxter edition of Legion of Super-Heroes, issues 1-50.
Favorite novel: Frank Herbert’s Dune
" short story: Carcinoma Angels by Norman Spinrad
" film: Aliens
" television show (currently on air): don’t watch TV
" musical: Les Miserables
" painting: don’t have a favorite
" comic book run: Preacher, the entire series, but if I had to pick one, I think maybe “Saint of Killers”
Favorite novel: Jack Kerouac’s On the Road
" film: Casablanca (followed closely by Fight Club)
" television show (currently on air): Arrested Development if it counts (since it’s as good as cancelled)
" musical: tie between Chicago, Little Shop of Horrors, and the Buffy the Vampire Slayer musical “Once More With Feeling”
" musician/band: Tom Waits
" painting: Edward Hopper’s “The Nighthawks”
" comic book run: James Robinson’s Starman (the entire run)
Er…you’re a romantic who tends to feel a bit isolated, and can tend to be a little emotionally turbulent, but genuinely likes people.
For mine, I will pick from the pool of ‘favorites’ whatever first pops into my mind.
novel: Borderliners by Peter Hoeg.
short story: “Breaking the Game” by Orson Scott Card
film: Double Indemnity
TV show, currently on the air: This made me realize that I’m not watching a single fiction-based series at the moment. So, “Project Runway” it is.
painting: The Empire of Light II by Magritte
graphic novel: Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth by Grant Morrison and Dave McKean
musical: Assassins
novel: Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay
short story: “Pinch” by Sarah Ellis
film: Lord of the Rings
TV show, currently on the air: Can’t decide between Lost, 24, House, or CSI
painting: “Desert Rose” by Salvador Dali
graphic novel: Either one of the “Watchmen” or “Sandman” TPBs
musical: Rent
I must have lost my mind. Of course I watch a couple-three fictional shows - Boston Legal and House and I’ve just started checking out the NBC Thursday night comedies.
novel: The Tailsman by Peter Straub and Stephen King hated Black House, though
short story: Desiree’s Baby by Kate Chopin
film: Empire Records
television show (currently on air): Invasion
play: All My Sons by Arthur Miller
painting: tie between Maxfield Parrish’s “Winter On Hilltop Farm” & Edward Hopper’s “The Nighthawks” only ones I like enough to own prints
comic book run: X-Men ~1989-95 (I don’t know who wrote them, sorry)
Short Story: The Man Who Walked Home (Tiptree)
Novel: Lord of Light (Zelazney)
Movie: Man for All Seasons
TV: (tie) Boston Legal, MythBusters
Musician: Carlos Santana
Artist: VeryCoolSpouse (hmm…need to update the Web site, these are some very old pieces) Ghanima, you’re a romantic with a science-fiction jones. I think we could have a lovely discussion over a couple of beers some night. Big Bad Voodoo Lou, you’re an eclectic artistic type with a particular interest in high energy music. and sillier-than-usual musicals.
Most of the rest, I’m sorry to say, I don’t recognise enough of your favs to make any sort of guess.
Nuts. Little of what you folks have picked clicks. I’m deprived, or is it depraved?
Musician: Mozart (Serenade in G, K525)
Comic artist: Walt Kelly (Pogo)
Painting: Dream (M.C. Escher)
Movie: (tie) 12 Angry Men (original) & The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Non-fiction: Young Men and Fire (Norman Maclean)
Fiction: Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
TV: Sopranos
Like many cynics, you are really a romantic who has been dissillousioned by life. You enjoy wallowing in cynicism but deep down you’de like to be naive again. Your outlook is summed up in the famous lyric from Bob Seger: Wish I didn’t know now, what I didn’t know then.
Musician: Leonard Cohen
Painting: 2 Cats Fighting (Rena de los gatos, I think) by Goya. Seen here, oddly enough, on the cover of a CDC report.
Movie: Still Office Space after all these years
Musical: Les Miserables
Novel: a tie between The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Kundera, and The Lord of the Rings
Non-Fiction: South by Shackleton
TV that’s on now: Lost
danceswithcats, you’re intrigued by the darkest parts of human nature. You see the appeal of trying to understand things that are supposed to repulse you.
Me
Novel: The Great Gatsby (Fitzgerald)
Movie: Duck Soup (Marx Brothers)
Painting: The Scream (Munch)
Song: jeez… um… “I Walk on Gilded Splinters” (orig. by Dr. John) or “Superstition” (Stevie Wonder)
Classical piece: Clair de Lune (Debussy)
Play: The Tempest or Macbeth (Shakespeare)
Talk show host: Jon Stewart
danceswithcats, you’re intrigued by the darkest parts of human nature. You see the appeal of trying to understand things that are supposed to repulse you.
Me
Novel: The Great Gatsby (Fitzgerald)
Movie: Duck Soup (Marx Brothers)
Painting: The Scream (Munch)
Song: jeez… um… “I Walk on Gilded Splinters” (orig. by Dr. John) or “Superstition” (Stevie Wonder)
Classical piece: Clair de Lune (Debussy)
Play: The Tempest or Macbeth (Shakespeare)
Talk show host: Jon Stewart
Marley23, I think you love stuff that’s “Classic”. Bit of a dark/depressed streak but it’s balanced by an appreciation for the surrealy absurd.
Okay, mine.
Novel - The Razor’s Edge, Somerset Maughm
Movie - Jeez, pick one?! Okay, Casablanca.
Painting - Starry Night, Van Gogh
TV - Crossing Jordan
Song - Six Hours, Alice Cooper
Favorite Performer - Alice, of course.
Comic book - the Dark Shadows series that came out with the TV show, '66-'72. (Mine got swiped. Whole set except #3. )
Dervish, you like soup. Your socialist tendencies clash with your desire for fashionable clothing and a fast car. You secretly wish that hippies would kidnap you so you wouldn’t have to take responsibilty for what happened last week at work.
Here’s my faves:
Favorite novel: The Man In The High Castle by Phil Dick
Favorite short story: Meihem In Ce Klasrum by Dolton Edwards
Favorite film: changes often, currently Undercover Brother
Favorite television show (currently on air): I don’t have a television, but I think my DVDs of Aqua Teen Hunger Force are the greatest thing that has prolly ever aired on television.
Favorite musical: there’s no such thing as a good musical
Favorite painting: White Flag by Jasper Johns (1955)
Favorite comic book run: Normalman by Valentino
Snowboarder Bo, you are willing to overlook massive unevenness and pacing issues in your media. You like to think of yourself as a modernist.
I have an awfully terrible time picking a favorite anything. It’s a little like picking a favorite child!
Favorite novel: A Canticle for Leibowitz, Walter Miller
Favorite short story: “Radio Waves”, Michael Swanwick; or “Flowers for Algernon”, Daniel Keyes
Favorite film: The Hustler, or The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Favorite current TV show: Deadwood
Favorite musical: Les Miserables, if I have to pick one, but to be honest I’m not crazy about the genre
Favorite painting: The Prophetess Anna, Rembrandt, or The Milkmaid, Vermeer, or Flaming June, Leighton
Favorite comic book: Watchmen, Alan Moore, or Lone Wolf and Cub, Kazuo Koike
Whoops, forgot my list: Favorite novel: Player of Games, Iain M. Banks Favorite short story: Shoggoth’s Old Peculiar, Neil Gaiman Favorite film: The Nightmare Before Christmas Favorite current TV show: Gilmore Girls Favorite musical: Cats Favorite painting: The Kiss, Klimt Favorite comic book: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Alan Moore, or 2000AD
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