Comments on: Number 12 Looks Suspiciously Familiar

By: LeAnne

LeAnne — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:36:26 +0000

this is so weird!
i saw this episode on tv the other day and i immediately thought of “uglies”.
crazy…

By: Jaya Lakshmi

Jaya Lakshmi — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 04:10:04 +0000

Speaking of which, here’s a new Uglies trailer, if it hasn’t been posted up already:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyTzf9ukHwo&feature=related
Best Uglies trailer I’ve seen so far. I mean, the directing is pretty good, but Dr. Cable didn’t look special enough. She looked like a doctor. That’s my only complaint, really.
I want to do an Uglies trailer just to see what could happen.

By: Dessometrics

Dessometrics — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:33:05 +0000

Ahhh. I’ll watch these later–as it is, it’s my birthday and I’m sick and wallowing in the depths of self-pity. And I probably need toothpicks to keep my eyes open any longer.

But huzzah for the reaches of internet fame all the way to Wikipedia! That site can provide endless hours of entertainment, especially when you get into contests with your friends over who can keep it saying that L from Death Note is your love interest the longest without someone else changing it back.

I have noticed a lot of shows sharing similarities with your general ideas in Uglies, though. Especially anime. xD Because anime never makes any sense.

Ever seen The Melancholy Haruhi Suzumiya, Scott?

http://www.piggymoo.com/themelancholyofharuhisuzumiya/

It’s not my site or anything, I just think you should watch it. I couldn’t help but think of Shay-la. Or at least the concept of Shay from Uglies, while she seems to have more of Special!Shay’s looks. Aliens, time travelers, espers: it’s the kind of stuff that makes me smile.

OhandYukikickssomuchbutt.

Who knows? Maybe one of these days you can do a blog-post about all of these awesome shows out there that share similarities with your even awesome-er (yes, you get a new word) books.

Speaking of awesome books, I recommend The Looking Glass Wars, by Frank Beddor. No idea if you’re into any of that “down the rabbit hole” stuff, but while the reviews were extra harsh, I find the take of ripping up the tradition beliefs of Alice in Wonderland lovely. Hatter Madigan. Oh jeez. THE BEST EVER. Ahem. Besides Zane.

I’ll recess back to too many Advil and the wonderful escapes of the fandom world, now.

By: Kyla-wa

Kyla-wa — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 10:11:12 +0000

I’m actually studying Brave New World for English at the moment, and when I started reading it I made the conection almost immediately. It is quite a good read considering I don’t usually appreciate older texts. Does anyone know if Scott used it as inspiration for Uglies?

By: Tally & Zane

Tally & Zane — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 04:52:17 +0000

Am I the only one here that hasn’t watched Twilight Zone?Cause i feel so alone.(HaHaHa that rhymes.)

By: Olivia (:

Olivia (: — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 16:51:42 +0000

crap, does anyone know if the movie is coming out?
i want to audition, and i want to know if i should ask my agent to find me the casting call….

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 16:47:44 +0000

This makes me wish I had seen that Twilight Zone marathon.

There is actually another movie that reminds me a bit of Uglies.
Everytime I see Logan’s Run I think of the books.

By: Pheonix Karr

Pheonix Karr — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 00:15:20 +0000

Yeahh…..my friend was summing Uglies to me and I protested “RIPOFF!!” of that epi, being a twilight zone freak since I was quite young (which might explain some oddities of my personality). I dont really think its a ripoff anymore, because Uglies definately is so different and unique I dont think it was copied – and its not like its a theme thats never been used. heh, apologies, I actually put off reading Uglies for a whole year because I thought you’d ripped off a twilight zone epi. hehe….

TWILIGHT ZONE ROCKS!

By: Jude

Jude — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 19:59:41 +0000

I resisted reading Uglies even though I’m a Midnighters fan because it seemed like a Twilight Zone ripoff. This episode was one of the six or so I remember from my 4-6 year old existence, when my dad let us watch the series “because it’s good science fiction” in spite of the fact that it was frequently terrifying. I put the Twilight Zone in my Netflix queue so I can finally watch those episodes again. The minimalist sets didn’t matter–the stories mattered. After we read Uglies, my son and I decided that Uglies isn’t a ripoff. The world is a better place because you write in it.

By: Tara-la

Tara-la — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 16:17:55 +0000

OMG that was freaky…..Marylyn reminded me of Shay! lol but it’s funny that what back in the sixties they thought was going to happen now…