See kids, if you only drew stick figures, you could use the time you saved to come up with this!

this is so good it made me cry

Obligatory: "All it was, was a bunch of people walking, three movies of people walking to a f*cking volcano." (NSFW language)

xkcd sucks

Munroe is terrible.

doglover: xkcd sucks

Munroe is terrible.

Boo your opinion!

xkcd is funny, but there are a decent amount of crap cartoons mixed in that either try to be preachy and screw up the message, or are just plain boring.

When he sticks to math humor, it's better.

doglover: xkcd sucks

Munroe is terrible.

Your link is made funnier by the praise of today's comic.

/this one needs to be made a poster
//it's fun to track the characters on the chart and remember the sections of the book

doglover: xkcd sucks

Munroe is terrible.

Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach. Those who can do neither, create websites criticizing those who can.

That was pretty cool. Now I want to watch Primer ;)

Except that Sarumon and Wormtongue don't die in the flooding of Isengard, they move to the Shire and take over there which is one of the last scenes of the book.

I didn't realize LOTR was so hard to follow that people needed charts to figure out what happened.

benlonghair: Except that Sarumon and Wormtongue don't die in the flooding of Isengard, they move to the Shire and take over there which is one of the last scenes of the book.

There never was an industrial revolution in the Shire. There's no such person as Tom Bombadil. There never was sequel to Highlander.

benlonghair: Except that Sarumon and Wormtongue don't die in the flooding of Isengard, they move to the Shire and take over there which is one of the last scenes of the book.

Darn it, you beat me to it.

mhd:
There never was an industrial revolution in the Shire. There's no such person as Tom Bombadil. There never was sequel to Highlander.

I'm confused. . .oh! Movie Plot, not book plot.

I dunno, to me it looks like XKCD found a perfect way to keep track of their virginity.

doglover: xkcd sucks

Munroe is terrible.

Sigh. Anyone who runs a "___ Sucks" site is the charred, blackened part on the piece of toast that is humanity.

mhd: There never was an industrial revolution in the Shire. There's no such person as Tom Bombadil.

I knew there was a reason I liked the books better.

doglover: xkcd sucksMunroe is terrible.

Wow, a whole blog dedicated to people who don't understand the jokes.

exatron: doglover: xkcd sucksMunroe is terrible.

Wow, a whole blog dedicated to people who don't understand the jokes.

Bonus: Comments along the lines of "Homestar Runner did this joke better"

The LOTR and the Jurrasic park are obviously based on the movie versions, cause Hammond gets it at the end of the book.

doglover: xkcd sucks

Munroe is terrible.

Also, get a life man.

benlonghair: I knew there was a reason I liked the books better.

You actually like Tim Benzedrine Tom Bombadil? How do you feel about Coldplay?

I sit on the floor and pick my nose
and think of better things
Like dragons who wear rubber clothes
and elves who drub their dings

benlonghair: Except that Sarumon and Wormtongue don't die in the flooding of Isengard, they move to the Shire and take over there which is one of the last scenes of the book.

Except the comic is CLEARLY titled "Movie Narrative Charts" and is therefore not talking about the book.

Thanks for the analysis, though, because I'm sure none of us knew that.

Pimple: The LOTR and the Jurrasic park are obviously based on the movie versions, cause Hammond gets it at the end of the book.

Again, considering the title of the comic, I bet they are all based on the movie versions.

Yeah, these are all movie versions. The novelization of Primer makes much more sense.

book pattern is irrelevant here.
seems to be tracking movies.

You know, it seems to me these charts are only about the movies. Randall should have indicated that in some way.

Wait, is this based on the movies or the books?

I got a good chuckle out of the Primer one. Fantastic movie, but it's a real head-scratcher after even a dozen viewings.

A little advice: Learn. To. Draw.

That's good storytelling. If you're ever in Paris, go to Balzac's house. There's a huge map that covers a whole wall and all it illustrates are the characters of his novels and how they relate with one another.

Oh, and I have no idea what Primer is.

I'd love to see this for "Kill Bill 1 & 2", "Pulp Fiction" and "Momento".

coco ebert: Oh, and I have no idea what Primer is.

Primer is about as close to a truly thought-provoking take on a time-travel story as you're likely to see on the big screen. Very low-key and awfully confusing.

What's Lord of the Rings?

markcant: A little advice: Learn. To. Draw.

You really think xkcd is about the drawing?

Where's your website generating revenue while being among the more popular web comics? I like XKCD, every comic he draws doesn't need to be so steeped in obscure references and complicated math jokes to be funny or accepted. People who like to kill other peoples' enjoyment of something are hollow pricks. They can't like something for what it is so you can't either. Wah.

Pooter: coco ebert: Oh, and I have no idea what Primer is.

Primer is about as close to a truly thought-provoking take on a time-travel story as you're likely to see on the big screen. Very low-key and awfully confusing.

Great. Another movie I would need farking cliff notes to get through. That's not how it should work, folks.

Pimple: The LOTR and the Jurrasic park are obviously based on the movie versions, cause Hammond gets it at the end of the book.

So did Malcolm.

Anyone see where he messed up by claiming Boba Fett's death?

coco ebert: Great. Another movie I would need farking cliff notes to get through. That's not how it should work, folks.

Good to know! I love learning new things!

*goes to burn his copy*

doglover:
Munroe is terrible.



Magua's village and lodges were burnt. Magua's children were killed by the English. Magua was taken as a slave by the Mohawks who fought for the Grey Hair. Magua's wife believed he was dead and became the wife of another. The Grey Hair was the father of all this.

In time Magua became blood-brother to Mohawk to become free. In his heart he always was Huron. And his heart will be whole again on the day when the Grey Hair and all his seed are dead!

I see no mention of pillow pants

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uhg, no. No no no no. I like XKCD usually but it's not for communicating complicated info like this. Stick to the three-panel format and you have my attention 50% of the time (the other half being devoted to programming languages I've barely heard of).

I lold hard at 12 Angry Men.

The Primer chart was spot on. But I already knew that cause I typed this comment three weeks ago when I went back to the future yesterday.

Wicked!

SpinStopper: That was pretty cool. Now I want to watch Primer ;)

Yeah, reminded me a little of the Primer flow charts I've seen.

To clarify my statement, Randall's Primer flow chart reminded me of actual attempts at making a Primer flow chart.