Comments on: So long and thanks for all the lizardbreaths http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/08/28/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-lizardbreaths/ The Blog@ Team and prominent comics personalities share what’s on their minds. Sat, 25 May 2013 03:49:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Shaun http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/08/28/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-lizardbreaths/comment-page-1/#comment-449434 Shaun Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:54:01 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=9279#comment-449434 Wow, James, I never knew about the hate mail and threats. I always liked the strip, in part BECAUSE Lynn was brave enough to do controversial material and do it in a thoughful way. The strip has definitely seemed watered down of late. Someone even descrivbed it as "saccharine" now, and that seems about right. Unfortunately. I'm guessing Lynn's marital problems didn't help anything either. That was really sad to hear about. Anyhow, I hope Lynn has found some happiness in her life and is able to live as she pleases in her semi-retirement. Wow, James, I never knew about the hate mail and threats. I always liked the strip, in part BECAUSE Lynn was brave enough to do controversial material and do it in a thoughful way. The strip has definitely seemed watered down of late. Someone even descrivbed it as “saccharine” now, and that seems about right. Unfortunately.

I’m guessing Lynn’s marital problems didn’t help anything either. That was really sad to hear about.

Anyhow, I hope Lynn has found some happiness in her life and is able to live as she pleases in her semi-retirement.

]]> By: James Van Hise http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/08/28/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-lizardbreaths/comment-page-1/#comment-449407 James Van Hise Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:19:29 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=9279#comment-449407 Unfortunately whenever she did something unusal for a newspaper strip, and controversial, she was slammed. When people got upset because Farley died (after saving a child's life) that seemed like people taking this a bit too seriously. But she received hate mail and actual death threats after revealing that Michael's childhood friend was Gay, so much so that she backed away from doing anything truly controversial (and thought proviking) ever again because who needs that in their life? Unfortunately whenever she did something unusal for a newspaper strip, and controversial, she was slammed. When people got upset because Farley died (after saving a child’s life) that seemed like people taking this a bit too seriously. But she received hate mail and actual death threats after revealing that Michael’s childhood friend was Gay, so much so that she backed away from doing anything truly controversial (and thought proviking) ever again because who needs that in their life?

]]> By: Johnny Bacardi http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/08/28/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-lizardbreaths/comment-page-1/#comment-449406 Johnny Bacardi Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:57:05 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=9279#comment-449406 For one thing, nobody gives a damn about <i>Cathy</i>. Nobody much paid attention to this strip until Farley the dog died saving baby April. That kinda turned some heads! It's been downhill ever since. For one thing, nobody gives a damn about Cathy.

Nobody much paid attention to this strip until Farley the dog died saving baby April. That kinda turned some heads! It’s been downhill ever since.

]]> By: Matthew E http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/08/28/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-lizardbreaths/comment-page-1/#comment-449372 Matthew E Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:51:38 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=9279#comment-449372 When I was a teenager we had one of the FBorFW Sunday strips pinned up on our fridge. It was the one where Michael and two parents were sitting at the kitchen table eating breakfast: DAD (eating cereal): GRUNCH GRUNCH GRUNCH MICHAEL (glances up from the newspaper at Dad) MOM (drinking coffee): SLURRRPPP GULP AAAAHHHH MICHAEL (glances up from the newspaper at Mom) (repeat once or twice) MICHAEL: AAAAAAAAHHH! (storms off to the living room, where he puts his Walkman on and continues reading the paper) MOM (looks at Dad, confused) DAD: Kids these days. Can't handle a little silence. -- My brother kind of identified with Michael. When I was a teenager we had one of the FBorFW Sunday strips pinned up on our fridge. It was the one where Michael and two parents were sitting at the kitchen table eating breakfast:

DAD (eating cereal): GRUNCH GRUNCH GRUNCH
MICHAEL (glances up from the newspaper at Dad)
MOM (drinking coffee): SLURRRPPP GULP AAAAHHHH
MICHAEL (glances up from the newspaper at Mom)

(repeat once or twice)

MICHAEL: AAAAAAAAHHH! (storms off to the living room, where he puts his Walkman on and continues reading the paper)

MOM (looks at Dad, confused)
DAD: Kids these days. Can’t handle a little silence.
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My brother kind of identified with Michael.

]]> By: lilacsigil http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/08/28/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-lizardbreaths/comment-page-1/#comment-449369 lilacsigil Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:02:50 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=9279#comment-449369 I think a lot of 30-ish people grew up reading it and identify strongly with Michael or Liz, so the elimination of anything difficult, controversial or even interesting from the strip in favour of making everyone marry their childhood sweetheart is both disturbing and disappointing. BTW, this strip was the first place I read anything positive about a gay person. Rural Australia was not a great place to be a baby!lesbian. I think a lot of 30-ish people grew up reading it and identify strongly with Michael or Liz, so the elimination of anything difficult, controversial or even interesting from the strip in favour of making everyone marry their childhood sweetheart is both disturbing and disappointing. BTW, this strip was the first place I read anything positive about a gay person. Rural Australia was not a great place to be a baby!lesbian.

]]> By: Anun http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/08/28/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-lizardbreaths/comment-page-1/#comment-449366 Anun Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:44:56 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=9279#comment-449366 For me, it's because the strip used to be genuinely funny and the characters more fully fleshed out. And now it's deteriorated into this sappy saccharine sweet feeble imitation -- something that I think people who were sick of Blondie and Hi And Lois were glad to avoid. It's kind of like George Lucas or something... For me, it’s because the strip used to be genuinely funny and the characters more fully fleshed out. And now it’s deteriorated into this sappy saccharine sweet feeble imitation — something that I think people who were sick of Blondie and Hi And Lois were glad to avoid. It’s kind of like George Lucas or something…

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