Current Events > What stories, games, etc., do you reference most-often?

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I'm watching a Cinemassacre video, the people who do the Angry Video Game Nerd videos, and Mike Matei just said his catchphrase, "It's like Legend of Zelda." Anything at all provokes a Zelda reference from him. Hearts, swords, the ability to enter your name on the title screen, etc.

For me, I feel like my most referenced intellectual properties are Super Mario, Batman, James Bond, Star Wars, and Godzilla. If there's a muscular villain whom the hero has to defeat through means other than physical strength, I might compare the bad guy to Jaws or Oddjob from Bond. If I need a throwaway reference to a a hero or villain, it's going to be Batman and/or Joker. Anything involving a monster gets a 'Zilla reference. And anything fantasy or adventure-related is somehow tied back to Mario for me.

I'm in no position really to judge Mike over excessive Zelda references. If there are clouds against a blue sky, I'm liable to compare it to Mario.

Scott Pilgrim and Young Justice

My brain isn't wired for pop culture references

I don't. I only do a reference if I feel it is actually relevant for a comparison.

"It's like the Legend of Zelda" would probably only come up if someone was discussing Peter Pan. Have you ever seen Peter Pan and Link in the same room?

BloodMoon7 posted...

I don't. I only do a reference if I feel it is actually relevant for a comparison.

"It's like the Legend of Zelda" would probably only come up if someone was discussing Peter Pan. Have you ever seen Peter Pan and Link in the same room?

That's the thing. Sometimes, it is relevant.

If I'm comparing an action-packed Sherlock Holmes adaptation to a Batman movie, there might be some sincere overlap in terms of characterization and pacing. Other times, I might make a Batman reference using his name as a synonym for a standard action hero.

"Would you ever see Batman trip and fall down a flight of stairs during a chase sequence?"

FortuneCookie posted...

That's the thing. Sometimes, it is relevant.

If I'm comparing an action-packed Sherlock Holmes adaptation to a Batman movie, there might be some sincere overlap in terms of characterization and pacing. Other times, I might make a Batman reference using his name as a synonym for a standard action hero.

"Would you ever see Batman trip and fall down a flight of stairs during a chase sequence?"

That...really isn't that relevant but ok...

*takes the discussion back to a reasonable place*

So. Sherlock can probably fuck.

BloodMoon7 posted...

That...really isn't that relevant but ok...

Robert Downey Jr.'s Sherlock Holmes reimagines the detective as a Batman-like protagonist; a sulking intellectual capable of physical combat, who attempts at all times to remain two steps ahead of the criminal element in London. Irene Adler is even reimagined as a Catwoman-like love interest, appealing to the romantic in Sherlock while her thieving ways repulse his anti-crime sensibilities. The film is very much a post-Batman Begins take on Sherlock Holmes.