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		If you didn't support the fatwa against Salman Rushdie before, you will now (nymag.com)		206
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rocketpants

2011-10-17 08:37:16 PM

This is an outrage.

EngineerAU

2011-10-17 08:37:25 PM

Meh

Lt. Cheese Weasel

2011-10-17 08:40:11 PM

newmilpan

2011-10-17 08:40:11 PM

I agree, it is trash.

RealAmericanHero

2011-10-17 08:40:22 PM

How dare he have an opinion about television that is different from someone elses!

KaoticNewtral

2011-10-17 08:40:26 PM

Holy Crap, he didn't like what I like. Dick!

DeathByGeekSquad

2011-10-17 08:40:51 PM

Lt. Cheese Weasel: [t0.gstatic.com image 204x247]

4channers don't troll, they fail. Ergo, that image has no bearing on whether or not it is a troll thread.

ElLoco

2011-10-17 08:41:02 PM

That guy definitely needs to die. What'd he do, by the way?

/from Texas

beer4breakfast

2011-10-17 08:41:06 PM

Just discovered Game of Thrones and can't wait for the next season. Although I can understand how all the T&A might turn people off. It's also not the best writing compared to some other shows. But as a D&D fan from my youth I love seeing any well done fantasy brought to the screen.

Saturn5

2011-10-17 08:41:28 PM

I could care less.

\Actually, no, I couldn't.

hurdboy

2011-10-17 08:42:51 PM

EngineerAU: Meh

/thread

LoneDoggie

2011-10-17 08:43:43 PM

considering the good works done by the fine people of that show, I can only conclude Mr. Rusdie is a douchebag. Douchebag good Sir, I said it!

pleated-jeans.com

CasperImproved

2011-10-17 08:44:09 PM

Who's Rushman?

goddamndroogs!

2011-10-17 08:45:35 PM

Dude has good taste.

BURN HIM!

Iceberg659

2011-10-17 08:45:47 PM

FTFA: Salman Rushdie's Showtime Show Will Be 'Sort of Paranoid Science Fiction'

I look forward to seeing its mid-season two series finale.

Petulant Dwarf

2011-10-17 08:45:57 PM

Nope, still don't support the fart-wah....

devildog123

2011-10-17 08:46:14 PM

I could care less what he thinks of "Game of Thrones", I loved the books but thought the series was only OK. His "meh" attitude to one of the finest dramas ever created "The Wire", means he deserves to die.

I still say this last episode would have been better if someone had said "we're glad you're out of jail Mr. White", and the reply had been "spread the word darlin', Chalky back".

newmilpan

2011-10-17 08:46:25 PM

What is this New York magazine and why does it's cover have such helpful articles as "How to survive a zombie attack"?

tcan

2011-10-17 08:46:35 PM

Check list of people whose opinions I care about.
Note that Salman Rushdie is not on list.
Go back to sleep.

FunkOut

2011-10-17 08:46:55 PM

People who write fancy pants books that fancy pants people put on their shelves to look fancy aren't allowed to watch television. Hasn't anyone told him? Harrumph!

Tyrone Slothrop

2011-10-17 08:47:46 PM

I really liked the adaptation of Game of Thrones (better than the book, actually), but get back to me when George RR Martin writes anything with the depth of Midnight's Children.

Klippoklondike

2011-10-17 08:48:55 PM

Rushdie is a decent author, but he's a bit overrated. Game of Thrones is a lot of fun and not trash, though it isn't a work of art either. It is most definitely not trash. I can't say anything about the Wire because I haven't seen it, though everything else I've heard about it is positive.

Sanic123

2011-10-17 08:49:03 PM

ElLoco: That guy definitely needs to die. What'd he do, by the way?

/from Texas

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Satanic_Verses_controversy

In short he wrote a book that pissed off the more crazy elements of the Islamic factions. He then had to spend quite a bit of time in hiding.

brantgoose

2011-10-17 08:51:06 PM

The Game of Thrones and The Wire.

Two TV shows I have never watched.

I don't like shows about people doing their jobs unless they are sitcoms or cartoons.

That includes shows about:

doctors, nurses, interns, lawyers, cops, judges, detectives, Madison Avenue, car customizers, cooks, casino dealers, card sharks, antique dealers, hookers, Paris Hilton, crab fishermen, or any other trade, occupation or profession, legal or illegal.

Krieghund

2011-10-17 08:51:17 PM

Sanic123: ElLoco: That guy definitely needs to die. What'd he do, by the way?

/from Texas

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Satanic_Verses_controversy

In short he wrote a book that pissed off the more crazy elements of the Islamic factions. He then had to spend quite a bit of time in hiding.

Joke
Your head

OnlyM3

2011-10-17 08:52:53 PM

Subby supporting violence against those who disagree with him/her

// bets subby's a lib. Side bet that they also own hope'n dope gear.

Tax Boy

2011-10-17 08:54:04 PM

Sanic123: ElLoco: That guy definitely needs to die. What'd he do, by the way?

/from Texas

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Satanic_Verses_controversy

In short he wrote an overrated book that pissed off the more crazy elements of the Islamic factions. He then had to spend quite a bit of time in hiding.

FTFY

/on the other hand, he was married to Padma Lakshmi, so I've got to give props.

macadamnut

2011-10-17 08:54:57 PM

I've wanted him dead since I read The Jaguar Smile, but he's right on the money here.

the_chief

2011-10-17 08:55:02 PM

I declare a fatwa on my balls.

TheChadnt

2011-10-17 08:55:17 PM

That's like just his opinion, man.

Love the books. I have been waiting for the show for years, so my opinion is biased. But I have not been disappointed with the TV shows.

/You know nothing, Jon Snow.

RagingHamster

2011-10-17 08:56:36 PM

OnlyM3: Subby supporting violence against those who disagree with him/her

// bets subby's a lib. Side bet that they also own hope'n dope gear.

Really just kind of phoning it in today, aren't ya?

gwendolyyyn

2011-10-17 08:56:54 PM

LoneDoggie: considering the good works done by the fine people of that show, I can only conclude Mr. Rusdie is a douchebag. Douchebag good Sir, I said it!

[pleated-jeans.com image 640x797]

That's fantastic! I'm totally stealing that.

Mugato

2011-10-17 08:57:49 PM

When it comes to public opinion, he always swims upstream.

The Smoking Gunt

2011-10-17 08:58:29 PM

I did enjoy his first book "The Satanic Nurses".

/obscure?

Medusa's Daughter

2011-10-17 08:59:06 PM

Winter is coming, Mr Rushdie. Winter is coming.

A Midsummer Night's Toker

2011-10-17 08:59:22 PM

brantgoose: I don't like shows about people doing their jobs unless they are sitcoms or cartoons.

Not sure how that applies to Game of Thrones...

skinink

2011-10-17 08:59:58 PM

The Satanic Douchebag.

AlwaysRightBoy

2011-10-17 09:02:27 PM

Say what you will of the man, but he gets the wimmens.

thelordofcheese

2011-10-17 09:02:49 PM

Why?

He told the truth.

You people like shiat.

Deal with it.

You're farking idiots.

You're retards.

I'm not even trolling.

You're all idiots.

alternative girlfriend

2011-10-17 09:03:01 PM

Tax Boy: Sanic123: ElLoco: That guy definitely needs to die. What'd he do, by the way?

/from Texas

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Satanic_Verses_controversy

In short he wrote an overrated book that pissed off the more crazy elements of the Islamic factions. He then had to spend quite a bit of time in hiding.

FTFY

/on the other hand, he was married to Padma Lakshmi, so I've got to give props.

Ewwwww, why would she do that?

pelicanman

2011-10-17 09:03:19 PM

He's more right than wrong.

Digitalstrange

2011-10-17 09:04:22 PM

Dissed GoT and the Wire in one sitting? The Fark outrage will make the Muslim uproar pale in comparison

beer4breakfast

2011-10-17 09:04:41 PM

thelordofcheese: Why?

He told the truth.

You people like shiat.

Deal with it.

You're farking idiots.

You're retards.

I'm not even trolling.

You're all idiots.

You must be new here.

Pollexabator

2011-10-17 09:04:48 PM

Well, let's see your awesome show Mr. LivingInConstantFearOfFatalExplosions Pants.

struct

2011-10-17 09:06:06 PM

The fark he say about The Wire? Just because you can't produce anything of significance (and no, getting a Fatwa issued against you doesn't automatically make your work good) doesn't mean you have to knock a show that may be the version of the Great American Novel for TV. No wonder Padma divorced this pompous idiot.

Cat With Two Heads

2011-10-17 09:07:03 PM

Honestly, that first episode of Game of Thrones was pretty gross.

JasonOfOrillia

2011-10-17 09:07:08 PM

brantgoose: The Game of Thrones and The Wire.

Two TV shows I have never watched.

I don't like shows about people doing their jobs unless they are sitcoms or cartoons.

That includes shows about:

doctors, nurses, interns, lawyers, cops, judges, detectives, Madison Avenue, car customizers, cooks, casino dealers, card sharks, antique dealers, hookers, Paris Hilton, crab fishermen, or any other trade, occupation or profession, legal or illegal.

What about Lannisters? They're in the debt repayment business.

Pyynk

2011-10-17 09:07:29 PM

A Midsummer Night's Toker: brantgoose: I don't like shows about people doing their jobs unless they are sitcoms or cartoons.

Not sure how that applies to Game of Thrones...

Or The Wire.

Martstar

2011-10-17 09:07:35 PM

devildog123: His "meh" attitude to one of the finest dramas ever created "The Wire", means he deserves to die.

From the original interview, it sounds like he only saw the first season of The Wire, and said he may have to give another season a shot, so I can kinda see his point.

Hermione_Granger

2011-10-17 09:07:37 PM

Both shows kinda suck.

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