Intertextuality

4 HORIZONTAL INTERTEXTUAL CONNECTIONS

Doctor Who - Abed Nadir is a character obsessed with "Inspector Spacetime" which is the show's pseudonym for Doctor Who.

Law and Order - There is an entire episode filmed like an Law and Order. They even steal the DuhDun when changing to a different scene.

Friends - Throughout the entire 3 seasons there are constant references to the show. For instance Abed mentions to a fellow study group member that they "were a lot like Chandler and Phoebe." Simply because they didn't have many story lines together. 

The Office - An episode is filmed just like a fake documentary in the style of The Office. Each character gets to speak and address the camera.


4 VERTICAL INTERTEXTUAL CONNECTIONS

Goodwill Hunting - A character named Troy has a mysterious gift where he can fix any plumbing problem just like Matt Damon's character can fix any math problem.

A Few Dollars More - The is an episode called A Few Paintballs More, where all the characters play paintball and the characters even wear costumes that reference the movie directly.

Star Wars - In another paintball episode they all reference Star Wars characters. Abed's character forces himself into the Han Solo role before Jeff Winger, "lapses into it by default."

Pulp Fiction - An episode references all the characters from Pulp Fiction at a fancy dress party. The plot of the episode references the 'bromance' of John Travolta and Samuel L Jackson as well.


2 PUBLIC TERTIARY TEXTS

The Reddit Community Community - an online forum dedicated to the discussion, critique and general appreciation of the show. Where fans talk about episodes and upload their favourite jokes etc

Huffington Post - Discussing the controversial firing of the show's creator and all around badass guy Dan Harmon http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/11/dan-harmon-firing-community_n_1664533.html 


1 PRIVATE TERTIARY TEXT

Yvette Nicole Brown Tweets - A popular character on the show tweets when the new series will begin after it was controversially pushed back a second time. 

Dan Harmon Tweets - After being fired after the 3rd season, Dan Harmon passively aggressively tweets about the show being pushed back until 2013.

Defying Superstition: Writing with pen on your hand leads to lethal ink poisoning.

Day 1.

The ink is bold. I can still smell the toxic vapors wafting in the air. It's menacing lines cackle at me as it plots to kill me. I hope it's a quick death. The kind where James Bond starts choking and runs to his Astin Martin for a mini defibrillator. I've always been the one for that kind of drama.

Day 2.

I'm ALIVE. After a night of twisted dreams I lay awake in bed. Tired. But ALIVE. I have a few extra specs of "sleep" in my eyes. Nice try pen-ink. You'll have to do better than that to get me. I can just rub that shit out. HA HA HA who's laughing now motherfucker.

Pay Your Respects

My view of paying people respect is by not going to a complete strangers grave for the sake of an assignment.

I’m sorry but I simply can’t do it. There is only one gravesite that I will visit and it’s all the way back home in Australia. Having lost someone extremely close to me a few years ago, it creeps me completely out that there might be someone I don’t know taking photos of her grave and leaving flowers. I just couldn’t bring myself to do that to anyone. I know this will probably count as an incomplete. But I’m leaving this one out. It’s a very personal and vulnerable thing to do to visit a deceased person. You’re acknowledging the pain you’re going through and frankly it’s nobody else’s business. Once again, that’s just my view. If others in the class want to participate then that’s fine with me. I’m not trying to take away from this overall assessment item; it’s a great exercise in forcing you to think differently. But I’m not comfortable with this one.

Cheers. 

Reward Offered

Introducing Walter Spencer

He is solely responsible for giving me the “Walter” in Callum Walter Spencer. I’ve never met him (obviously) but I have seen pictures. He was a big guy who owned a farm in Brisbane, Australia. But he also used to be a bookie at the races. Which is exactly where my absolute, hands down, most awesome-badass family story springs from.

One fine evening on the Spencer farm, while the 3 Spencer boys and Walter were playing pool in the main house, they received a visit from a disgruntled patron from the day’s races. To say he was pissed off would be an understatement. He brought with him his gun and looked to find Walter at the other end of the barrel. Bursting through the front door he sees Walter standing just a few feet away and opens fire. Now before I go on. You would think standing just a few feet away from a man with a gun would be the worst place to be. But, if Walter had say, been shooting for a different colored ball and was across the other side of the room. The bullet would have had sufficient distance to accelerate to a lethal speed. So all that happened was the bullet hit Walter, severely annoyed, but did not kill him. Where the vigilante was then beaten up by 3 strapping young Spencer lads brandishing pool cues. After firmly persuading the consciousness of the attacker to leave his body they then kicked him out onto the street where the police promontly took him to jail and my great-great-grandfather to hospital.

And that is the story I get to hear every Christmas from my grandpa. Which I am very excited to be hearing in just over a month’s time.

Eight Colours in my Crayon Box

Mum's Lasagne Sauce Red

_____

Smells like melted cheese and is always dripping. Should form a nice crust after about 10 minutes. Don't use too much or you shall gain copious amounts of weight.

Grandy's Grey Hair Grey

_____

Regardless of desired outcome, you will start writing a story we've all heard 100 times. This crayon is getting shorter and shorter. So cherish it while you can. 

Holiday Campfire Charcoal

_____

Radiants a slow roasting warmth when in use. If used correctly, the faint sound of waves crashing can be heard.

Surfboard Wax White

_____

Flaky texture that smells like pineapple. Use frequently for a more tanned complexion and increased risk of skin cancer.

Mouldy Beer Boot Scull Brown

_____

Leaves a bad taste in your mouth, (also forces bad life choices later that night.) Never use a tradesman's crayon. He's being using it all day and the taste will be worse. 

Family Picture Teeth Smile White

_____

Smooth in texture and never runs out. Will fill your mind with warm memories of home. 

Vegemite Black

_____

Viscus and heavy. Do not use if you want a hairless chest. Sorts the men from the boys.

Bundaberg Rum Gold

_____

Excessive use is not strictly recommended, unless it's a weekend where use should be frequent and indulgent. 

Love of Your Life