# Schwarzenegger agrees to Conan the Barbarian. Sounds interesting. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 14, 2012, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schwarzenegger-agrees-to-conan-the-barbarian-sounds-interesting/641042 "2012-11-14T23:56:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2012, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schwarzenegger-agrees-to-conan-the-barbarian-sounds-interesting/641042/21 "2012-11-16T18:50:36Z")
O dear Og. This is truly Cohen the Barbarian. And girlfriend. ---
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2012, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schwarzenegger-agrees-to-conan-the-barbarian-sounds-interesting/641042/22 "2012-11-16T19:41:42Z")
I wish it wouldn’t take a massive shit on Robert E. Howard’s work like the others did. It’s a crime that the movies are most people’s only point of reference for Conan. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2012, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schwarzenegger-agrees-to-conan-the-barbarian-sounds-interesting/641042/23 "2012-11-16T19:47:19Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Since you’re presumably older than 12, this can’t possibly be intended to be a joke, which would make it a personal insult, which is not allowed outside the Pit. > > Knock it off. > > **twickster** , Cafe Society moderator It looked like an innocuous little joke to me between two old-timers who are familiar enough with one another. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2012, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schwarzenegger-agrees-to-conan-the-barbarian-sounds-interesting/641042/24 "2012-11-16T19:56:30Z")
> [@drastic\_quench](#): > > I wish it wouldn’t take a massive shit on Robert E. Howard’s work like the others did. It’s a crime that the movies are most people’s only point of reference for Conan. Indeed. ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2012, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schwarzenegger-agrees-to-conan-the-barbarian-sounds-interesting/641042/25 "2012-11-16T21:47:33Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > I could see this working if they base the story on one of the stories where Conan is king of Aquilonia-it’d justify having an older Conan, and allow a logical setup for him to find himself in combat at his age. Didn’t the original movie end have a brief closing shot of an aged Conan sitting on his throne? ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2012, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schwarzenegger-agrees-to-conan-the-barbarian-sounds-interesting/641042/26 "2012-11-16T21:54:10Z")
> [@TonySinclair](#): > > Didn’t the original movie end have a brief closing shot of an aged Conan sitting on his throne? Yes. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schwarzenegger-agrees-to-conan-the-barbarian-sounds-interesting/641042.md?page=1)