"Walt Disney Present: The Divine Comedy"

You'd also get Virgil as a spunky heathen sidekick, and comical noises when
Dante steps on the faces of the damned (accidentally, of course).

See, now I'm scared. This is way too do-able.


On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 5:55 PM, Dana Paxson <[email protected]> wrote:

> Oh. No.
>
> This makes me want to find a way to extend copyright out to eternity, just
> to prevent this kind of thing.  I'm sure Disney's attorneys could find a way
> to do that, but only if they get the rights to do La Divina Commedia as a
> cartoon with a princess - Beatrice, of course - and lots of cute animals...
>
> And I suppose that's better than having Paradiso done up in heavy metal...
>
> Argh.  At least World of Warcraft has no pretensions.
>
>
>
> Alicia Henn wrote:
>
>> Apparently Electronic Arts (of World of Warcraft fame) is now selling
>> classic literature in the form of a video game.
>>
>> http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/30/arts/television/30inferno.html
>>
>> “It’s a highbrow/lowbrow project by design,” Mr. Knight said. “If you know
>> the poem, the game has a lot to offer. If you just want to mash buttons and
>> kill demons, that’s all it has to be for you.”
>>
>> Why didn't I think of that?
>>
>> Alicia
>>
>>
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