File today’s strip under Pisses Me Off: a whole stupid week of Les fretting over what “that Hollywood producer” might do to his masterpiece. When at last Les grudgingly concedes to allow his book to be optioned, Ann tells him what many of you have been pointing out all week…that just because your book’s been optioned, doesn’t mean the movie will ever see the light of day.
Tag: cellphone
Could Be a Movie Deal Here. Or Not.
…See, an option (despite what Tom [Batiuk] thinks and is depicting in-strip this week) does NOT mean the studio plans to actually make the darn movie! All it does is make sure one can’t sell the story to anyone else while they decide whether or not they want to put it into development.
Les (and TB) are a little slow on the uptake regarding what “optioned” means, and Apple Annie’s explanation clears things up not one bit. I guess “straight-to-cell-phone” is one notch below “straight-to-DVD”? Who knows? Even if the movie never gets made, though, Les does stand to see a nice chunk of change (and his agent slash publicist will get her cut). Maybe he’ll be able to afford one of those newfangled cordless phones.
Drag 'til You Drop
Lesser Whark sez: “The complexity of drag and drop is only justified if you might put the ingredients somewhere other than on the pizza. Montoni’s: the only pizzeria where you can order pepperoni in your soft drink.”
Sensing Tony’s technophobia, Darin proceeds to just flat-out just fucking with Tony’s head.
Lesser Whark again: “These two strips [Thursday’s and today’s] contradict each other. Does the app just direct people’s browsers to the Montoni’s website (a waste of an app, especially given their discussion on the 25th)? Or, does it replace the website, as described in the second strip?”
Beep Beep!
Funky and Tony look to be about the same age. Except Tony is supposed to be 20 years older than him. –Riff Chick
Could those glasses be any less masculine? It’s like Funky borrowed them from Dame Edna. –David O
I like Funky sporting those Al Davis Granny-Glasses chains again. –sourbelly
Oh yeah, those Funky glasses are just too much. Looks like he just got back from bingo. The guy ages in dog years. — Epicus Doomus
To me he looks at least twenty years older than Tony, who at least is standing up on his own. –Miskatonic Sophomore
Considering Funky’s usually being looking seventy-eighty-something lately, maybe this can be seen as an improvement. –John
Lesser Whark
April 21, 2011 at 5:52 am
Just how does he plan to ‘get’ that app written? Will he write it himself (lots of time), or contract it out (lots of money)?
Apparently, there’s a third option: pull it out of his ass. Darin unveils his (useless and totally unnecessary) mobile app for Montoni’s pizza. Tech-savvy though he may be, Darin has yet to learn that folks in Westview are a little touchy about distracted driving!
Epicus Doomus
April 21, 2011 at 1:05 pm
I just hope White Minivan Cell Phone Girl (if she survived, that is) doesn’t start fooling around with her pizza apps while driving and end up sending someone else hurtling through time.
(The whole time I was writing this post, I couldn’t get this song out of my head: “Goin’ Mobile”, the Who)
If You Can't Dazzle 'em with Brilliance…
After Les has softened them up, it’s Darin’s turn to show Tony and Funky what he brings to Montoni’s table. Young Fairgood’s eyes take on a maniacal glint as he lays out his mobile marketing strategy. But Darin’s real strategy is to bullshit these two suckers into thinking that he has all the answers. Which he accomplishes in a mere two panels.
Son of Stuck Funky 
