Dear Luke, We Need to Talk, Darth: And Other Pop Culture Correspondences
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.20 (851 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0385349106 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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Darth, John Moe finally reveals these lost notes alongside all the imagined letters, e-mails, text messages, and other correspondences your favorite pop culture icons never meant for you to see. From The Walking Dead to The Wizard of Oz, from Billy Joel to Breaking Bad, no reference escapes Moe’s imaginative wit and keen sense of nostalgia. Peruse top secret British intelligence files revealing the fates of Agents 001–006, or Don Draper’s cocktail recipe cards. Now find out the rest.. Kirk’s lost log entries and Yelp reviews of The Bates Motel and Cheers. “Dear Luke, We Need to Talk, Darth is proof that a funny book on pop culture doesn't have to be snide and nasty. Learn all of Jay-Z’s 99 problems, as well as the complete rules
froggerway said Sarcasm at its finest. Some of the quips are funnier than others but there were also some unexpected comedic gold to be found!. "Very funny!" according to C. Bayne. So besides having several examples of what Darth Vader would have written if he had used correspondence to inform Luke that he's his father, there is a letter from NASA to Elton John terminating his Rocket Man status, a note from Max (the dog) to the Grinch, a note to the writer of the Batman TV show theme ("it needs more "Batman"!), various rejected Super Bowl half time ideas, Captain Kirk's lost logs, an interview with Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde (the Pac Man ghosts), and a letter from Miss Othmar (Charlie Brown's teacher) to the parents of her school children - she does address her speech impediment. T. Bill Murphy said Absurdly Brilliant. Some humorists rely on appealing to thoughts that have gone through everyone's head; John Moe does something much harder in this book. He takes pop cultural references that will be familiar to nearly everyone and presents absurdly unique takes on them that you would never have come up with on your own but will never forget when encountering the original reference point in the future. To forever alter the way you look at things you've been familiar with for years is a truly staggering achievement, but Moe makes it look effortless. His boundless imagination and genuine sense of curiosity and wonder (balanced w
I expect him to entertain us all for another 1,249, unless I am able to hunt him down and cut off his head before then, because there can be only one." —John Hodgman “Dear Luke, We Need to Talk. For those seeking hilarity in short bursts of pop culture inanity, this book is for you.” —Michael Ian Black This book of brilliant parodies, riffs and flights of pop culture fantasy shows why John Moe has so quickly risen to become the second funniest man in public radio.—Peter Sagal, host, NPR's Wait Wa
. He lives in St. Paul, Minnesota. JOHN MOE is the host of American Public Media's nationally syndicated public radio show “Wits.” He is also the author of “Pop Song Correspondences,” a column on McSweeneys