FW: tv serien

[Heikki Raudaskoski]

Our German friends almost never do this, anyway:

On Tue, 4 Nov 2003, Burns, Erik wrote:
>Pynchon traeder fram - hos Simpsons.

Pynchon surfaces  - at the Simpsons

> Av MARTIN AAGAARD
> 296 Words
> 04 November 2003
> Svenska Dagbladet
> 58
> Swedish
> Copyright 2003 SvD. All Rights Reserved.
>
>Den beryktat skygge amerikanske foerfattaren Thomas Pynchon kommer att
>medverka i den tecknade tv-serien The Simpsons femtonde saesong som
>inleds nu i november. Tv-bolaget Fox pressavdelning beraettar att
>avsnittet kommer att heta "Diatribe of a Mad Housewife" och planeras att
>saendas i januari 2004. Enligt Simpsons-producenten Al Jean, som
>intervjuas i naetmagasinet ign.com kommer Pynchons tecknade alter ego
>sjaelvklart ha en papperspaase paa huvudet, men roesten tillhoer
>verkligen honom. I en intervju med Yahoos tv-skribent Kimberly Potts
>beraettar Al Jean hur han efter ett brev till Pynchons foerlaeggare fick
>ja paa sin foerfraagan, och daerefter aakte till New York och spelade in
>Pynchon.

Pretty much a summary of the interview, except that it is revealed by Fox
that the episode is planned to come out in January 2004.

>Med tanke paa att Pynchon inte laatit sig fotograferas paa oever
>40 aar var det visserligen inte helt laett att kaenna igen honom,
>men Jean tror inte att han laatit sig luras av den hemlighetsfulle
>foerfattaren, som foer oevrigt var "riktigt trevlig".

I don't remember Jean telling the interviewer that "[a]s Pynchon has not
let himself be photographed for over 40 years, it obviously wasn't very
easy to recognize him, but Jean doesn't think that he was taken in by the
mysterious writer, who was 'very nice' indeed."

<snip: TRP and TC praising MS's novel>

>Ryktet om att Pynchon ska ha brutit sin laanga tystnad foer en cameoroll
>i en tecknad tv-serie har orsakat uppstaandelse bland hans fans paa
>internet.

The rumor that Pynchon would have broken his long silence for a cameo
role in an animated TV series has caused anxiety among his fans on the
internet. [W o w! Seems that I have missed something.]

>Det handlar aendaa om en hyllad foerfattare som flytt all form av
>uppmaerksamhet under 40 aars tid. En foerfattare som likt J D Salinger
>kunnat se en kult kring sitt "foersvinnande" vaexa fram som naestan
>oeverskuggar intresset foer hans litteratur.

After all, it is a question of a celebrated writer who for 40 years has
managed to escape attention in its all forms. A writer who like JDS has
been able to see a cult grow around his "disappearance" that almost
overshadows interest in his literature.

>Men den prisbeloenta satirserien Simpsons, som metodiskt
>dissekerar det amerikanska livet, har saellan haft problem med att faa
>gaestartister. Andra som laanar ut sina roester under den kommande
>saesongen aer Michael Moore, J K Rowling, Tony Blair och Sir Ian
>McKellen. 99F kultur at svd.se

But the prize-winning satire series Simpsons, which methodically
dissects the American life, has seldom encountered problems in getting
guest artists. The others lending their voice in the coming season are
MM, JKR, TB and IMcK.



Heikki