The Dark Knight (SPOILERS)

[Keroppi20]

Well, the episodes are on DVD, but as it is a soap opera it is slow.  You could always check out the movie http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059978/ which would give you an idea of the appeal of the series.

[Tripe]

Ah and I loved I Clavdivs best  parody of a Blackadder II opening sequence ever

[Doctor Who?]

yeah that show was so far ahead of it's time they did that parody about seven years before Blackadder 2 aired.

[Tripe]

Er, yes, I am British.

[Doctor Who?]

I was just joking.

Am I the only one who nearly fliped the first time I saw Patrick Steward in it.


I mean some of my favorite actors are British and it was great seeing a lot of them there but I am not used to seeing people who made it big in Hollywood on old BBC shows form the 1970s.

[Tripe]

Actually seeing Brian Blessed clean shaven is always an odd sight.

[Keroppi20]

Yeah, uh so about that Dark Knight guy...   

[Doctor Who?]

Well yes that too.

Also it weird not hearing him shouting.

[Chaos]

The weirdest experience for me was seeing Patrick Stewart with HAIR from back in his Royal Shakespeare Society days... big fucking gobs of afro-like blond stuff. Who knew??

[RVR II]

Yeah, uh so about that Dark Knight guy...   

eh.. Who cares

[Doctor Who?]

So you've seen it?

I wouldn't have thought someone who found old tv borring could make it to the point he shows up.

Also it is strange seeing him with that much hair.

Where did it all go so fast?

[Chaos]

So you've seen it?

I wouldn't have thought someone who found old tv borring could make it to the point he shows up.

Also it is strange seeing him with that much hair.

Where did it all go so fast?

We watched a couple of RSS videos in a theater class, and there he was.

[RVR II]

So you've seen it?

Honestly? no..

But I have to admit.. With Heath Ledger's death, and an Olsen twin possibly supplying him perscription drugs 'under the table', and then Morgan Freeman's car accident last night, my interest has certainly increased as of late

[Doctor Who?]

I was talking about I Claudius.

Yo got to watch it in School?

Cool.

[Variety of Cells]

Saw TDK again yesterday.  One thing had occurred to me: Crispin Glover would make a great Riddler.

I can't argue with that at all.  

The ONLY thing about this movie that really bugs me at this point is that party scene. What the hell happened after Batman and Rachel went out the window? The scene just ENDS and it doesn't make any sense. I watched it more carefully on second viewing, and it really is pretty much dropped with no explanation whatsoever. It's irritating.

Yeah....you have a very good point there.  So did Joker just turn and run?  Did he mow everyone in the place down out of frustration? It is amazingly bad story telling in the middle of an otherwise well-written script, isn't it?  It's like it's assumed that the audience's interest is on Batman and only Batman so as long as the story follows him, screw what else is going on.

Guess it's one of those "McGuffins" Hitchcock talked about.

I don't think that's quite a McGuffin...

And I have a feeling that the Joker's exit being left out has anything to do with the script.  It most likely was the editors decision.  His exit was most likely shot, but if they went back to the joker leaving after batman's fall, it might not have flowed as nicely.  Of course it's hard to say without having the footage in front of you, but I don't think it's terribly important to go back to the joker.  We can figure out on our own that he left.  Just like how we don't need to see the man get in his car and follow the car as he drives to the store.  If he goes to the store, we assume he drove there.  If the joker killed everyone at the party, they would have showed it.  I think it's safe to assume he just left.

EDIT: Or it might have been cut to make a film that borders on lengthy a little more manageable, because once again, it's not necessary.