Imagine my disappointment when I discovered that Peep Show is a sitcom about a guy who works at a bank and his roommate, who is an out-of-work musician.
When I was in 7th grade English, we were required to pick a novel to read based solely on the title and author. Having recently seen “Grey Lady Down” at the movie theater, I picked a book with the intriguing title, “Watership Down,” thinking it was about a ship or submarine.
I was quite surprised to learn it was actually about: …rabbits. No ships–no sinkings. The “down” in the title was just a hill.
Anyway, I loved the book. It’s one of my all-time favorites.
“Birth of a Nation” at first would seem in imply the American Revolution as opposed to the aftermath of the Civil War. I haven’t read the book, but in the movie, the title card implies that after the Civil War, the US became one nation, as opposed to a union of sovereign states.
Similarly, Dixon’s follow-up novel and movie, “Fall of a Nation,” have nothing to do with “Birth of a Nation.” It’s a futuristic look at a German-led European invasion of the US. The movie is considered lost, however.
…and *that’s *not incense!
Similarly, Firefly isn’t about chasing luminous bugs in your backyard on a summer evening.
Wait. It wasn’t a historical novel from WW2? I was sure it was.
That’s embarrassing. I feel like Marc Antony must have felt like after Octavian tricked Namor into destroying his navy at Actium . . .
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Stupid memory loaf.
Similar story here: in high school we were reading Hemingway, and I had a choice between A Farewell to Arms and For Whom the Bell Tolls. I chose the latter because I didn’t want to read a book about war. :smack:
How are the two mutually exclusive…?
I always assumed the former was about the Venus de Milo…
And for a while on Food Network Jamie Oliver had a show called “The Naked Chef”. Again, he was fully clothed.
Well, the plot is about
A young woman who is abused by her husband, and her eventual escape from his tyranny by killing him, and how they cover up the murder by disposing of the evidence. All told through flashbacks.
Burn Notice is about a spy who was booted for illegal activity he didn’t commit. So he is trying to find out why he was fired, try to get his job back, and try to get even with the folks who got him fired. Each step of the way getting manipulated by people who want him to do their bidding. Meanwhile, to pass the time and earn a living, he solves problems for people that the authorities cannot or will not deal with in creative ways using his spy skills. You could also mention the dysfunctional family, the awkward relationships with “friends”, and the excuse for explosions.
I wanna hear more about this …
I see you, and raise you one Bare Naked Ladies, who are neither nude, nor ladies.
Although granted there was a Buddhist prayer…
The Vagina Monologues certainly could qualify too! As my dad would say, “That’s false advertizing!”
That was just a small part of the plot. If you’ll recall, they owned a cafe’ and Fried Green Tomatoes were the specialty.