Comments on: Diversion: Hewlett’s Olympic Monkey http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/05/diversion-hewletts-olympic-monkey/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:28:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Skye http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/05/diversion-hewletts-olympic-monkey/#comment-2101102 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 02:10:49 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/05/diversion-hewletts-olympic-monkey/#comment-2101102 Personally I like how Hewlett's monkey has traditional design elements from Beijing Opera. I also like how the opening, like his and Albarn's 2006 opera "Monkey: Journey to the West", mimics the opening credits of the Tv show "Monkey!", a UK overdubbed version of a Japanese 1970s live action show called "Saiyuki". I think the Brit version of "Monkey!" showed in every English speaking country except the U.S.A. -- monkey nerd Personally I like how Hewlett’s monkey has traditional design elements from Beijing Opera.
I also like how the opening, like his and Albarn’s 2006 opera “Monkey: Journey to the West”, mimics the opening credits of the Tv show “Monkey!”, a UK overdubbed version of a Japanese 1970s live action show called “Saiyuki”. I think the Brit version of “Monkey!” showed in every English speaking country except the U.S.A.

– monkey nerd

]]> by: Alan Coil http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/05/diversion-hewletts-olympic-monkey/#comment-2100238 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:38:59 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/05/diversion-hewletts-olympic-monkey/#comment-2100238 And this: "As far as we can tell, the 2 minute video is about 23 times better than the the new MUMMY movie..." is funnier than anything in the new Mummy movie. And this:

“As far as we can tell, the 2 minute video is about 23 times better than the the new MUMMY movie…”

is funnier than anything in the new Mummy movie.

]]> by: pulphope http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/05/diversion-hewletts-olympic-monkey/#comment-2098078 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:34:14 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/05/diversion-hewletts-olympic-monkey/#comment-2098078 How about Tibet? How about Tibet?

]]> by: BradyDale http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/05/diversion-hewletts-olympic-monkey/#comment-2097479 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:54:40 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/05/diversion-hewletts-olympic-monkey/#comment-2097479 Hating on Brendan Fraser! Them's fightin' words!!! (((totally kidding... Hulk am love monkeys))) Hating on Brendan Fraser! Them’s fightin’ words!!!

(((totally kidding… Hulk am love monkeys)))

]]> by: Matthew Craig http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/05/diversion-hewletts-olympic-monkey/#comment-2097237 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:07:52 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/05/diversion-hewletts-olympic-monkey/#comment-2097237 <a href="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44758000/jpg/_44758454_mascotsock.jpg" rel="nofollow">How about a sock.</a> (ultimate credit: A.Person @ B3ta.com) //\Oo/\\ How about a sock.

(ultimate credit: A.Person @ B3ta.com)

//\Oo/\\

]]> by: Torsten Adair http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/05/diversion-hewletts-olympic-monkey/#comment-2096809 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:49:00 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/05/diversion-hewletts-olympic-monkey/#comment-2096809 Oh how the might Beeb has fallen! From anouncers wearing formal "monkey suits" to having a monkey host their Olympic coverage! The official mascots of Beijing can be found here: http://en.beijing2008.cn/spirit/beijing2008/graphic/n214068254.shtml and they actually seem better than the typical mascot. (How many past Olympic mascots can you name?) Vancouver is the coolest... they've got a sasquatch! (insert Canadian doping joke here) No official word from London. Maybe a hedgehog? Oh how the might Beeb has fallen! From anouncers wearing formal “monkey suits” to having a monkey host their Olympic coverage!

The official mascots of Beijing can be found here:
http://en.beijing2008.cn/spirit/beijing2008/graphic/n214068254.shtml
and they actually seem better than the typical mascot. (How many past Olympic mascots can you name?) Vancouver is the coolest… they’ve got a sasquatch! (insert Canadian doping joke here)

No official word from London. Maybe a hedgehog?

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