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Of Mice and Men
Mar. 29th, 2006 04:29 amOther than the mob in Alias Micky Dolenz, my favorite villains from The Monkees are probably George and Lenny from episode #7, Monkees in a Ghost Town. I like Bessie, The Big Woman, too, but she seems kind of like a third wheel. XD; I think George and Lenny can do just fine without her.
They're based on the characters of the same names in the book Of Mice and Men, and I've been researching the book a bit to try to find all the parallels that I can. Even though I now know that it's quite a depressing story, I want to read it all the more. ^^; I was reading detailed chapter summaries and a couple of sample pages that I found and that's made me all the more interested.
Here's the parallels I've found so far from my research:
1. Both Lennys idolize the Georges.
2. Both Lennys like to be told about their dreams by the Georges. The Of Mice and Men Lennie is told about the farm that they hope to own one day. Several times during the book he asks George to tell him about it, and likewise, the Monkees Lenny asks George to tell him about when The Big Man will get there. XD (George: Okay, Lenny, I'll tell you. Lenny: Go on, George! George: When The Big Man gets here, we'll take our cut and scram outta here.... Lenny: **dreamy voice.** Take our cut....)
3. Both Lennys carry dead mice in their pockets. XD;
4. The Of Mice and Men George likes to play solitaire. The Monkees George is seen in one scene playing cards by himself and throwing them into a hat.
5. In one scene of Monkees in a Ghost Town, Lenny says that all he wants is "PTA meetings, and playing baseball, and cookouts on weekends" (paraphrasing, as I can't remember the exact wording right now), which could be likened to the Of Mice and Men's characters dream of getting their own place and not having to worry about money.
And it seems like there was something else, which I of course will remember as soon as I post this....
Just for kicks, I wrote a scene where Linda is talking to Mugsy and confesses that she's fallen in love with Tony. I wanted to see what I'd think of such a scene if it actually was written out. I don't like it, predictably. XD; Even with the love being unrequited, I don't want to deal with the angle at all. I'm glad I wrote the scene out. Writing things out often helps me decide whether I want to bother with them or not.
I also started writing chapter 2 of Prisms of No Color, finally. It opens with Tony undercover at a casino and striking up a conversation with "Sherry Fingerhead." Tony introduces himself as Clyde and says that he's become known as "Kissing Clyde" in some circles. He doesn't care for the moniker. XD I don't want to try to explain how he acquired it, because I think it would be funnier to leave it up to the imagination, but he did say that it wasn't his fault.
When I was writing The Return of Baby Face Morales, I said that Tony was the boss of the gang and indicated that Mugsy and that unnamed guy were his henchmen. Actually, I don't think that's really how it seems like it is. They really act more like they're all on equal standing---just a bunch of guys committing heists together and such. In Will the Real Baby Face Please Stand Up?, Mugsy admits that he thinks of Tony as a friend, which is kind of the impression I've been getting as I continue to rewatch the Alias Micky Dolenz episode.
They're based on the characters of the same names in the book Of Mice and Men, and I've been researching the book a bit to try to find all the parallels that I can. Even though I now know that it's quite a depressing story, I want to read it all the more. ^^; I was reading detailed chapter summaries and a couple of sample pages that I found and that's made me all the more interested.
Here's the parallels I've found so far from my research:
1. Both Lennys idolize the Georges.
2. Both Lennys like to be told about their dreams by the Georges. The Of Mice and Men Lennie is told about the farm that they hope to own one day. Several times during the book he asks George to tell him about it, and likewise, the Monkees Lenny asks George to tell him about when The Big Man will get there. XD (George: Okay, Lenny, I'll tell you. Lenny: Go on, George! George: When The Big Man gets here, we'll take our cut and scram outta here.... Lenny: **dreamy voice.** Take our cut....)
3. Both Lennys carry dead mice in their pockets. XD;
4. The Of Mice and Men George likes to play solitaire. The Monkees George is seen in one scene playing cards by himself and throwing them into a hat.
5. In one scene of Monkees in a Ghost Town, Lenny says that all he wants is "PTA meetings, and playing baseball, and cookouts on weekends" (paraphrasing, as I can't remember the exact wording right now), which could be likened to the Of Mice and Men's characters dream of getting their own place and not having to worry about money.
And it seems like there was something else, which I of course will remember as soon as I post this....
Just for kicks, I wrote a scene where Linda is talking to Mugsy and confesses that she's fallen in love with Tony. I wanted to see what I'd think of such a scene if it actually was written out. I don't like it, predictably. XD; Even with the love being unrequited, I don't want to deal with the angle at all. I'm glad I wrote the scene out. Writing things out often helps me decide whether I want to bother with them or not.
I also started writing chapter 2 of Prisms of No Color, finally. It opens with Tony undercover at a casino and striking up a conversation with "Sherry Fingerhead." Tony introduces himself as Clyde and says that he's become known as "Kissing Clyde" in some circles. He doesn't care for the moniker. XD I don't want to try to explain how he acquired it, because I think it would be funnier to leave it up to the imagination, but he did say that it wasn't his fault.
When I was writing The Return of Baby Face Morales, I said that Tony was the boss of the gang and indicated that Mugsy and that unnamed guy were his henchmen. Actually, I don't think that's really how it seems like it is. They really act more like they're all on equal standing---just a bunch of guys committing heists together and such. In Will the Real Baby Face Please Stand Up?, Mugsy admits that he thinks of Tony as a friend, which is kind of the impression I've been getting as I continue to rewatch the Alias Micky Dolenz episode.
