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Check baseball scores.  See the weather.  You can make plans with friends on Facebook.  You can even play games or watch a movie.  Computers are pretty neat.

Check baseball scores.  See the weather.  You can make plans with friends on Facebook.  You can even play games or watch a movie.  Computers are pretty neat.

Actually, it is.  It's pretty fucking great.

Actually, it is.  It's pretty fucking great.

Johnny Depp makes the ultimate sacrifice this summer, and finally teaches the Internet to love.

Johnny Depp makes the ultimate sacrifice this summer, and finally teaches the Internet to love.

There are these shows on TV right now *because* there have been popular twists on classic literature recently.  ABC Family isn't really a trendsetter.  Hopefully, someone will write The Canterbury Tales of The Living Dead soon, and we'll finally be done with the whole mess.

There are these shows on TV right now *because* there have been popular twists on classic literature recently.  ABC Family isn't really a trendsetter.  Hopefully, someone will write The Canterbury Tales of The Living Dead soon, and we'll finally be done with the whole mess.

There has also been speculation that they are Dr. Spock's backup band.

There has also been speculation that they are Dr. Spock's backup band.

Is this horrible?

Is this horrible?

It's not just in name only.  According to the synopsis of the novel, it takes a few liberties, but it's still the same Romeo and Juliet from the play, just undead and angry now.  Past events have happened, and this is more of a terrible, terrible idea for a sequel.  So, if you were to change the names, and then

It's not just in name only.  According to the synopsis of the novel, it takes a few liberties, but it's still the same Romeo and Juliet from the play, just undead and angry now.  Past events have happened, and this is more of a terrible, terrible idea for a sequel.  So, if you were to change the names, and then

It's related the same way that Wicked is related to Wizard Of Oz.  Only this sounds terrible right off the bat, instead of having to find out later that you were duped.   

It's related the same way that Wicked is related to Wizard Of Oz.  Only this sounds terrible right off the bat, instead of having to find out later that you were duped.   

But just about every "Shakespeare-inspired" work is just a lazy way to cash in on someone else's work, and Shakespeare didn't exactly invent the "tragic love story" himself, anyway.  I'm not defending it, but only because the book sounds dreadful, not just because I have any respect for where is came from.

But just about every "Shakespeare-inspired" work is just a lazy way to cash in on someone else's work, and Shakespeare didn't exactly invent the "tragic love story" himself, anyway.  I'm not defending it, but only because the book sounds dreadful, not just because I have any respect for where is came from.

You're only crazy for bringing that up in here.