Dursley Depreciation and MST3k

[saintbacchus]

I'm a little incoherent tonight, so bear with me!

Amy writes:

<<
Ah, I guess not. You could take special care to have a
Dursley Actors Appreciation section, along the lines of
"Still hate the Dursleys despite my best efforts to
convince you otherwise? Still, you gotta love Harry
Melling, Fiona Shaw and Richard Griffiths for being such
convincing Dursleys. Let's give 'em a hand . . ." etc.
>>

Although one could certainly make the point that you will
hate the Dursleys if the actors are doing their jobs....
The Dursleys *are* pretty awful, I just happen to like
that in a fictional character. ^_^ If they were real, I'd
be strongly tempted to slap them all silly, but as book
and movie characters, they're very fun. Shaw, Melling, and
Griffiths go a long way in making them fun, too. The other
part is my own rank speculation; while I'd be okay with
the Dursleys being cartoon villains for the whole of the
series, it's like cotton candy - insubstantial, and too
much will make you sick. I prefer to speculate that
something interesting will happen with them and turn them
into real people.

I think that Petunia is holding out on Harry, and possibly
Vernon as well. She knows more than she's letting on, and
I'm hoping she'll have either a meltdown or an epiphany
and spill the beans. Supposedly, there's going to be more
Dursley action (and a big surprise!) in book five. I can't
wait! I also can't wait for Aunt Marge to show up in the
movies. That's going to be fun.


<<
I do hope Harry M. has friends on the HP set. Maybe he and
Dan play cards together while waiting for their calls.
>>

Harry & Harry? *LOL* I hope so, too. Wouldn't it be bad to
be branded as a spoiled brat for life because of a role you
played when you were 12?


<<
Ulp!  Don't know that reference . . . perhaps because I
watch the Mike era almost exclusively?
>>

I'm not sure - I think it's only turned up in a couple of
episodes (can't remember which ones - curses!). Usually
Servo says it when characters pop up and meet unexpectedly.

Mike only? But you miss the invention exchanges! I like
Mike's riffing style better, but you gotta love such useful
inventions as Chinderwear and - God help us - Nummy Muffin
Coocolbutter. ^_^

--Anna