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TFIOS Movie Madness, Incongruent, and Headless Hotel People

2014-05-06 · letter vlog · John · 3:20 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Books & writing (also: Nerdfighteria, Personal life) · mode: Announcements · tags: self promotion, community lore, on location, timely hook, calendar ritual

A five-part update from John: fans 'johning' after a Hollywood Reporter photo, Hank's birthday presents, the last day to pre-order Hank's album Incongruent, his hotel's headless art, and the start of the free TFIOS film tour after a fan screening went well.

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 from John's 'usual novel writing position'; the video comes in four parts

00:00:07 — Part 1, Johning: the Hollywood Reporter photo and the fans' flood of imitations

  • ★★ John says The Hollywood Reporter's article on the TFIOS film included a photo of him; a longtime nerdfighter posted herself 'johning', then Charlie McDonnell, Josh Sundquist, Hank and many others followed. — 00:00:07 · The Fault in Our Stars (film), johning, Hank Green
  • ★ John says the film's cast finds johning hilarious, as does he, and thanks everyone for johning. (playful) — 00:00:29 · johning

00:00:35 — Part 2, Hank's birthday (Hanko de Mayo): the TMNT arcade game from John and Nerdfighteria, and a Partners In Health donation

  • ★★ For Hank's birthday yesterday, John says that unlike last year (2013) he remembered a present, from himself and Nerdfighteria: the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles arcade game. — 00:00:36 · Hank Green, Nerdfighteria
  • ★★ John also gave Hank a donation to Partners In Health for his birthday. — 00:00:52 · Partners In Health

00:00:56 — Part 3, Hank Green and the Perfect Strangers: last day to pre-order Incongruent, out tomorrow; John admires Hank

  • ★★★ John says Hank's album Incongruent comes out tomorrow, so today is the last day to pre-order a signed copy (link in the doobly-doo); it will also be on iTunes tomorrow. — 00:01:05 · Incongruent, doobly-doo
  • ★★ Getting 'Esther Day-y', John says listening to the album reminded him what a great musician Hank is and that he admires Hank and how he goes about his work. — 00:01:18 · Incongruent, Esther Day, Hank Green

00:01:34 — Part 4, the headless and faceless people in his TFIOS press-junket hotel room

00:01:58 — Part 5, tour: first fan screening went well; free TFIOS tour stops in Miami, Cleveland, Nashville and Dallas; thanks to Hank

  • ★★★ John says the TFIOS film is starting to happen: they just held the first screening for fans of the book, and the fans liked the movie. — 00:01:58 · The Fault in Our Stars (film), The Fault in Our Stars
  • ★★★ John says he wants the movie to do well, but ultimately what he wants is for people who care a lot about the book to like it. (hedged) — 00:02:08 · The Fault in Our Stars (film), The Fault in Our Stars
  • ★★ Sitting at the back for the last fifteen minutes of the screening, John heard a lot of sobbing, which he found very encouraging. (playful) — 00:02:16 · The Fault in Our Stars (film)
  • ★★★ Starting today John tours with Shailene, Ansel and Nat; it is Fox's free tour, he has no idea what will happen, and doors open at 5 with the show around 6:30. — 00:02:23
  • ★★ John lists the tour stops: Miami's Dolphin Mall today, Cleveland's Tower City Center Wednesday, Nashville's War Memorial Auditorium Thursday, and Dallas's South Side Ballroom at Gilley's on Friday, May 9. — 00:02:36
  • ★★ John says there will be no signings because a lot of people are expected, but there will be Q&A and general merriment. — 00:02:58
  • ★★ John congratulates Hank on the album and thanks him for being a good friend and brother in this great but very weird time of his life. — 00:03:08 · Hank Green, Incongruent

Humor (significant)

  • After 'TMNT for life, Hank!', John claims his tattoo is real and asks if that is weird, then whispers. — 00:00:48

    “It's not a real tattoo.”

  • After getting sincere and 'Esther Day-y' about Hank's album, John undercuts himself. — 00:01:31

    “Anyway Hank, long story short, you're not that cool, you're a grapefruit.”

  • Counting the headless and faceless figures in his hotel room, John points to one with half a face. — 00:01:53

    “This guy has half a face which by the standards of this hotel room puts him in like the top 1% of facedness.”

  • The first tour stop is the Dolphin Mall; is it a gigantic dolphin turned into a mall? — 00:02:40

    “That seems like animal cruelty.”

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Mentioned

Central: Incongruent · johning · Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (arcade game) · The Fault in Our Stars (film)

Also: People: Ansel Elgort · Charlie McDonnell · Josh Sundquist · Nat Wolff · Shailene Woodley

Works: The Fault in Our Stars

Organizations: Partners In Health · The Hollywood Reporter

Groups: Hank Green and the Perfect Strangers

Rituals: Esther Day · Hanko de Mayo

Terms: doobly-doo

Places: Cleveland · Dallas · Dolphin Mall · Gilley's Dallas · Miami · Nashville · Tennessee Performing Arts Center · Tower City Center · War Memorial Auditorium (Nashville)

Products: iTunes

Only in the description or credits: 20th Century Fox (studio)

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