Puppies, Pegasi, and TFiOS Casting: It's Question Tuesday
2013-05-14 · Q&A · John · 3:13 · watch on YouTube
Topic: Nerdfighteria (also: Books & writing) · mode: Q&A & conversation · tags: recurring series, self promotion
In a rapid-fire Question Tuesday John confirms the casting of Ansel Elgort and Shailene Woodley in The Fault in Our Stars film, reassures upset fans, recommends two novels and answers comic questions.
What is said
The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).
00:00:00 — Greeting; Question Tuesday intro
00:00:04 — Quick answers: least favourite animal, dance move, ferrets, favourite photograph (Young Farmers, August 1914), Willy
- ★★ Asked for his favourite photograph, John picks 'Young Farmers' (also called 'Three Farmers on Their Way to a Dance, August 1914'), noting they were also headed for World War I. (playful) — 00:00:24 · Augustus Waters
- ★ Asked how Willy is, John says he is good and shows him for the next several questions. — 00:00:33 · Willy
00:00:37 — TFIOS film casting: Ansel Elgort and Shailene Woodley; reassuring angry fans; how much say John has in casting
- ★★★ John confirms the TFIOS film casting: Ansel Elgort as Augustus Waters and Shailene Woodley as Hazel Grace Lancaster. — 00:00:37 · The Fault in Our Stars (film), Augustus Waters, Hazel Grace Lancaster
- ★★★ To fans angry about the casting, John says he too wants a good movie; having seen the auditions, he says viewers will just see Hazel and Gus, not the actors. — 00:00:44 · The Fault in Our Stars (film), The Fault in Our Stars, Augustus Waters, Hazel Grace Lancaster
- ★★ John says he has a surprising amount of say in casting: he is not casting the movie, but the producers and director include him in everything. — 00:01:04 · The Fault in Our Stars (film)
00:01:14 — Gatsby movie sigh, invisibility, cell phone, multitasking, being a doctor and the cape thing, rabid badger vs Nicolas Cage
- ★ Asked what he thought of the Gatsby movie, John answers only with a frustrated sigh. (playful) — 00:01:14
- ★★ John says studies consistently show that the better people think they are at multitasking, the worse they actually are (then claims he is great at it). (playful) — 00:01:37
- ★★ Asked how it feels to be a doctor, John says about the same as before, and says he has hardly taken off his 'cape thing'. (playful) — 00:01:45
00:02:08 — Book recommendations: The End Games and How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia
- ★★ Asked for one book to recommend, John says it changes weekly; for now he recommends The End Games by T. Michael Martin (zombie) and How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia (non-zombie). — 00:02:08
00:02:20 — Pegasus gift, Holden Caulfield's Central Park ducks, honey badger Broadway musical; sign-off
- ★★ John says the Central Park pond Holden Caulfield wonders about never freezes, so its ducks stay, citing Central Park's official photographer of 27 years. — 00:02:37
Humor (significant)
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If invisible for an hour John would go to the ER, imagining the hypochondriac conversation — 00:01:19
“Perhaps we should do a CAT scan!”
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John cites studies that the better people think they are at multitasking, the worse they are — 00:01:38
“I am GREAT at it.”
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John politely declines a gifted pegasus, citing no barn and the cost of hay — 00:02:23
“Plus, I've always found flying pets to be kind of more trouble than they're worth.”
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Asked about getting nerdfighters to tame honey badgers for a Broadway musical, John imagines the headline — 00:02:56
“7 dead, including no honey badgers.”
Threads in this video
- milestone · The Fault in Our Stars film adaptation (2012) — Answering a viewer, John confirms Ansel Elgort as Augustus Waters and Shailene Woodley as Hazel Grace Lancaster, says he has seen the auditions and has a surprising amount of say in casting. (00:00:37)
- update · John receives an honorary doctorate from Butler University (2013) — Asked how it feels to be a doctor, John says about the same as before, and that he has hardly taken off the 'cape thing' he was allowed to keep. (00:01:45)
Where the stories that moved here went next
- The Fault in Our Stars film adaptation (2012) — completed; last: looked back, 2024-02-06
Mentioned
Central: Ansel Elgort · Shailene Woodley · The Fault in Our Stars (film)
Also: People: J. D. Salinger · Nicolas Cage
Works: Divergent (film) · How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia · The Catcher in the Rye · The End Games · The Fault in Our Stars · The Great Gatsby (2013 film) · Young Farmers
Rituals: Question Tuesday
Concepts: honey badger · human multitasking
Places: Central Park
Events: World War I
Characters: Augustus Waters · Caleb Prior · Hazel Grace Lancaster · Holden Caulfield · Mickey Mouse
Myths: Pegasus
animal: Willy
Only in the description or credits: T. Michael Martin
Also centred on Ansel Elgort: Secrets of the Movies: Thoughts from The Fault in Our Stars Set · Q&A with Ansel Elgort and Mike Birbiglia from The Fault in Our Stars Movie Set
Also centred on Shailene Woodley: TFiOS Movie Casting, New Books, and Groundhog Wars: An Old School Vlogbrothers Video · Shailene's Hair, Unfair Monopoly, and the Just World Fallacy
Later videos replying to this one
- 2013-05-17 · GIFs, JIFs, Whip Pans, Trivia, and BATMAN! (Hank) — imitates continues — “Two Question Tuesdays in one week” (00:02:55)