Comments on: Neil Gaiman on Colbert Report

By: kc0bbq

kc0bbq — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Even Colbert reciting Tom Bombadil poetry didn’t make it at all worth hearing.

And why did he know it? He shouldn’t be admitting to something as low as reading. That’s like a cornerstone of the character.

By: toyg

toyg — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Gaiman For Teh Win, as usual. Man might be a scientologist or whatever, but he’s simply the coolest person on earth.

(Now I wish Art Spiegelman would really do “F**k it, we’re all going to die”!)

By: Teresa Nielsen Hayden / Community Manager

Teresa Nielsen Hayden / Community Manager — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

We are not going to host a debate about Scientology itself. We are also not going to swap rumors about Neil Gaiman’s upbringing, personal finances, religious beliefs, or marital status.

It’s okay to say that Lorraine Garland is fabulous. That’s an objective fact.

5alo, Skullivan, Raj, Anonymous: I’m sorry about your vanished comments. I had to prune way back to get rid of the opportunistic infection.

By: adonai

adonai — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Oh, that was awesome. NG went toe-to-toe with Stephen for a result of massive win :)

By: eustace

eustace — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

WoWz! Colbert throwing fast, fast pitches – and Gaiman hit every one out of the park. What a treat.

By: Stefan Jones

Stefan Jones — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

#19: ” . . was kicked out of Scientology . . .”

You might say that he was thrown clear.

By: Jimbo2K7

Jimbo2K7 — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

His father just died a few days ago.
Wonder if Colbert knew that?

By: noen

noen — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I saw this and thought it was pretty funny. Just goes to show how an intelligent person can hold their own where others fear to tread.

By: bililoquy

bililoquy — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

It was a bit strange seeing the two geek icons in one place.

I’m just relieved they didn’t turn their combined power to evil: those guys have enough cumulative fanpower to launch an orbital death ray. Toss the Whedonites in the mix and they could take the world in a few hours.

By: mdh

mdh — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I wish that were five minutes longer.

By: hexcalibur

hexcalibur — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Stefan Jones, you are my new favourite person.

By: Daemon

Daemon — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Gaiman. Always awsome. Always.
Colbert gets bonus points for bringing up Lovecraft.

By: FoetusNail

FoetusNail — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

GARMT, my wife read the book without realizing the connection too, and she’s glad she didn’t. She thinks it would have been too distracting.

By: Takuan

Takuan — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

http://www.easypedia.gr/el/images/shared/6/6a/She-wolf_suckles_Romulus_and_Remus.jpg

By: misshallelujah

misshallelujah — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

GARMT, I read the book and when I got to the last couple of chapters or so, I thought, “Heh, this reminds me a bit of the Jungle Book.” And then about a couple of minutes later… “OH WAIT.”

I think it’s actually written somewhere in the back in the acknowledgements… or he acknowledges Rudyard Kipling. Can’t remember which.

(Also, thanks to BB for this post. Gaiman + Colbert? Two of my favorite things in one post? And quoting Tolkien at each other? GEEK FACTOR OVERLOAD.)

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Clip on colbertnation.com, since the youtube link is broken.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

You left out the top of the show, where Colbert said he believed the book about a boy being raised by ghosts was “the tragic sequel to ‘Hop on Pop.’”

By: Garmt

Garmt — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

OK. I feel just _too stupid_. I got the book as a present, read it, enjoyed it, as I have done with most of his books, and then I read this:

a retelling of The Jungle Book

and realised that I HAD NOT REALISED THIS.

Please, someone, absolve me from the notion of being the least insightful person in history by sharing your equal uninsightfullness. If that is even a word!

By: chezzo

chezzo — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

brilliant!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Witty and graceful as usual. I adore Gaiman.

By: John Hudgens

John Hudgens — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I love how Neil almost gets Colbert to break character when he brings up “Fuqq It, We’re All Going to Die” from the segement a few weeks ago…

By: rikchik

rikchik — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

What’s the over-under on “F**k it, We’re All Going To Die” by Stephen Colbert with art by Art Spiegelman actually being published within the next 2 years? I feel like there’s at least a 50% chance.

By: Adam_

Adam_ — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Colbert showed his geek when talking about Tolkien. Awesome!

By: wylkyn

wylkyn — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Thank God someone is finally mentioning this great struggling author. I’d hate to see his genius wither in obscurity! Nice find!

By: Architexas

Architexas — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

This post made my day! I just read Graveyard a couple of days ago (after which I immediately went to the store and bought Coraline, which, admittedly, scared the ever-loving bejeezus out of me) and it was incredible. It’s good to know that Gaiman’s interview didn’t let me down as to how brilliant I imagined he’d be!