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Imagine writing something so incredibly brilliant (rather: adapting from the original) that it's entirely unlikely that you'll ever write something so incredibl
by ProllyInfamous 4mo ago
Imagine writing something so incredibly brilliant (rather: adapting from the original) that it's entirely unlikely that you'll ever write something so incredible ever again.
But congrats: this is absolutely & incredibly brilliant.
Can't wait for the Jon Benjamin voiceover.
- lloeki 4mo agoThey're Made out of Meat - Terry Bisson, 1991 https://web.mit.edu/people/dpolicar/writing/prose/text/thinkingMeat.html https://web.mit.edu/people/dpolicar/writing/prose/text/think... Radio play by Miriam Tolan and Russ Armstrong: https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/studio/segments/168264-theyre-made-out-of-meat https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/studio/segments/168264-... (EDIT: the original parent was missing "rather adapting from the original")
- rendall 4mo agoVideo adaptation. https://youtu.be/T6JFTmQCFHg https://youtu.be/T6JFTmQCFHg
- ProllyInfamous 4mo agoYour EDIT is untrue, but thanks for linking to originals. Here is Jon Benjamin reading Bisson's original text: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5usXhX0zaO4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5usXhX0zaO4>
- lloeki 4mo agoHmm. I could swear it wasn't there, hence my posting. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Sorry for that.
- ProllyInfamous 4mo agoHere we are: two unedited meat popsicles being nice & wavey towards another, somewhat ascii-esque-ly... =D