Wiley Vs. Rhodes
December 2, 2010 9:10 AM Subscribe
I'd love some prints of those Acme blueprints.
posted by DU at 9:13 AM on December 2, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by DU at 9:13 AM on December 2, 2010 [1 favorite]
I gotta say this runner is a much bigger jerk than the Road Runner. The Road Runner doesn't want to get eaten... this guy refuses to share his water.
posted by shakespeherian at 9:17 AM on December 2, 2010 [3 favorites]
posted by shakespeherian at 9:17 AM on December 2, 2010 [3 favorites]
Dang, I totally recognize the Coyote actor, but can't put a name to him.
posted by sciurus at 9:18 AM on December 2, 2010
posted by sciurus at 9:18 AM on December 2, 2010
Wayne Coyne? Treat Williams?
posted by battleshipkropotkin at 9:22 AM on December 2, 2010
posted by battleshipkropotkin at 9:22 AM on December 2, 2010
That exceeded my expectations is every way. Nicely done.
posted by Verdant at 9:23 AM on December 2, 2010
posted by Verdant at 9:23 AM on December 2, 2010
If my tour guide told me that, I'd assume they meant "this was the landscape that inspired the background drawings" and was just kind of an idiot, unless they indicated via body language that they were trying to make a joke.
posted by Scattercat at 9:28 AM on December 2, 2010 [4 favorites]
posted by Scattercat at 9:28 AM on December 2, 2010 [4 favorites]
This was far better than I expected. Who are the actors?
posted by zarq at 9:37 AM on December 2, 2010
posted by zarq at 9:37 AM on December 2, 2010
The Coyote is Sam Trammell who plays Sam Merlotte in HBO's True Blood.
posted by sciurus at 9:41 AM on December 2, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by sciurus at 9:41 AM on December 2, 2010 [1 favorite]
The base cruelty is much more evident when humans are involved, don't you think?
posted by willF at 9:43 AM on December 2, 2010
posted by willF at 9:43 AM on December 2, 2010
I too would just assume the tour guide was stupid, and would not say anything to be polite.
posted by Solon and Thanks at 9:45 AM on December 2, 2010
posted by Solon and Thanks at 9:45 AM on December 2, 2010
The base cruelty is much more evident when humans are involved, don't you think?
Yeah, I got thirsty, too.
posted by Namlit at 9:48 AM on December 2, 2010 [1 favorite]
Yeah, I got thirsty, too.
posted by Namlit at 9:48 AM on December 2, 2010 [1 favorite]
Live-action Wile E. Coyote vs. the Road Runner.
I was expecting a live-action coyote and a live-action roadrunner. Those were just some lousy old people.
posted by wreckingball at 10:02 AM on December 2, 2010 [1 favorite]
I was expecting a live-action coyote and a live-action roadrunner. Those were just some lousy old people.
posted by wreckingball at 10:02 AM on December 2, 2010 [1 favorite]
Something about this is just slightly unnerving, like when Wile E. (err... 'Crafty') made an appearance in 'Animal Man'.. treading up to the lip of the uncanny valley, in regards to 'what if this sort of thing happened to a 'real' person?'
posted by FatherDagon at 10:26 AM on December 2, 2010
posted by FatherDagon at 10:26 AM on December 2, 2010
Made my day.
posted by Mister Fabulous at 10:39 AM on December 2, 2010
posted by Mister Fabulous at 10:39 AM on December 2, 2010
"this is where they filmed all of the Road Runner cartoons."
Well, now she's right. :)
(I'd guess Arches.)
posted by weston at 11:05 AM on December 2, 2010
Well, now she's right. :)
(I'd guess Arches.)
posted by weston at 11:05 AM on December 2, 2010
Where that video is going, they don't need Rhodes.
posted by blue_beetle at 11:45 AM on December 2, 2010
posted by blue_beetle at 11:45 AM on December 2, 2010
This 3D version is funnier than I thought it would be.
posted by bonobothegreat at 12:32 PM on December 2, 2010 [3 favorites]
posted by bonobothegreat at 12:32 PM on December 2, 2010 [3 favorites]
It doesn't work.
If the guy can mail-order a missile, there must be a nearby mail box that is regularly serviced by a postal worker who could give him a lift out of the desert. At the very least, he could mail a letter to someone asking for help.
Wile E. Coyote wanted to eat the Roadrunner. This dude just wants some water. Couldn't he just flag down the guy in the jogging suit, who has no reason to avoid him, and ask for some help?
Plus the continuity re: bottle cap on or off is a bit wonky.
posted by Sys Rq at 1:28 PM on December 2, 2010
If the guy can mail-order a missile, there must be a nearby mail box that is regularly serviced by a postal worker who could give him a lift out of the desert. At the very least, he could mail a letter to someone asking for help.
Wile E. Coyote wanted to eat the Roadrunner. This dude just wants some water. Couldn't he just flag down the guy in the jogging suit, who has no reason to avoid him, and ask for some help?
Plus the continuity re: bottle cap on or off is a bit wonky.
posted by Sys Rq at 1:28 PM on December 2, 2010
Yeah that totally makes it unrealistic.
posted by shakespeherian at 1:36 PM on December 2, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by shakespeherian at 1:36 PM on December 2, 2010 [1 favorite]
It's not a question of realism. The central premise is a plot hole. The narrative has been fundamentally fudged.
posted by Sys Rq at 1:57 PM on December 2, 2010
posted by Sys Rq at 1:57 PM on December 2, 2010
No fake tunnel painted on the side of the mountain? That woulda worked.
posted by Danf at 2:02 PM on December 2, 2010
posted by Danf at 2:02 PM on December 2, 2010
But, is that plot hole a real plot hole or is it just painted on the bluff?
posted by bonehead at 2:05 PM on December 2, 2010
posted by bonehead at 2:05 PM on December 2, 2010
The central premise is a plot hole.
You have to wait until they release Episodes I - III, wherein it is revealed that in the future, only the Runner shall have access to water.
posted by shakespeherian at 2:12 PM on December 2, 2010
You have to wait until they release Episodes I - III, wherein it is revealed that in the future, only the Runner shall have access to water.
posted by shakespeherian at 2:12 PM on December 2, 2010
I liked the part where he did that one thing that had unexpected consequences.
posted by Halloween Jack at 2:31 PM on December 2, 2010
posted by Halloween Jack at 2:31 PM on December 2, 2010
Seems like ACME could make a killing on bottled water.
posted by mysterpigg at 4:32 PM on December 2, 2010
posted by mysterpigg at 4:32 PM on December 2, 2010
Gotta say, that was a good Carl Stalling impersonation.
posted by fontor at 4:47 PM on December 2, 2010
posted by fontor at 4:47 PM on December 2, 2010
I was hoping he'd whip out a little umbrella before that rock came down, but alas, no.
posted by bwg at 5:10 PM on December 2, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by bwg at 5:10 PM on December 2, 2010 [1 favorite]
The remote control gag, when the dials flipped around, showed Wiley's face on all three windows. That should have fired him, at himself, and turned him into him.
posted by JHarris at 6:29 PM on December 2, 2010
posted by JHarris at 6:29 PM on December 2, 2010
Also, I was expecting that when he fell he'd punch body outlines through a few clouds before pancaking on the desert floor.
posted by bwg at 7:46 PM on December 2, 2010
posted by bwg at 7:46 PM on December 2, 2010
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