Infinite Jest in television
So what other shows or movies have you seen this book been mentioned? I can only think of Man Seeking Woman and The Middle where it's basically name dropped.
What would be the TV equivalent to Infinite Jest?
Man Seeking Woman is written by Simon Rich, a very funny writer in his own right. As for The Middle, I've never heard of it and I don't know why it referenced IJ.
>>8228992
One of the main character's in The Middle is obsessed with books and he gets Infinite Jest for Christmas in one episode
>>8228979
it's referenced quite a bit in one episode of parks and recreation
>>8229000
Do they talk about the book or just give it a passing reference? I don't watch TV.
>>8229086
Paraphrasing the quote:
>Kid opens Christmas present: "Yes, Infinite Jest, I wanted this!"
>>8229120
Meh
>>8228979
The inbetweener in Fresh Meat reads it.
I was thinking the other day that Infinite Jest could make a decent television series adaptation. (HBO or Showtime, not network)
I saw it in the suitcase of Tilda Swinton in the movie Only Lovers Left Alive
>>8230242
I'd love for Mike Judge to be behind it in some way, though I feel he's better suited for The Pale King, I think he'd be able to capture the sense of boredom perfectly along with the atmosphere.
So since we're now archiving where Infinite Jest has been in TV or film.
Fresh Meat
The Middle
Man Seeking Woman
Only Lovers Left Alive
>>8228979
Anything lowbrow and gouache is sure to speak of it implicitly, by virtue of mutual debasement and aesthetic estrangement
Some kid was reading IJ in Skins season 5(?). Also in a movie called The end of the tour it was mentioned once or twice.
>>8228979
The big one is Parks and Recreation. Michael Schur, showrunner for the series, owns the film rights for the book. The epitome of referencing the book was S5E17 'Partridge', which included pic and many, many others.
Also, Schur directed this obligatory video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJpfK7l404I
>>8230297
The Office had a character named David Wallace. Schur wrote for that show too. Not sure about IJ per se on that show.
>>8228979
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>>8228979
In Only Lovers Left Alive Tilda Swinton hugs her copy of Infinite Jest
>>8230949
This but unironically (I'm sincere now).
The first season of the Affair. First season of the show was pretty good. Second wasn't worth watching.
>>8228979
1 > 3 > 8 > 2 > 4 > 5 > 6 = 7
>>8228979
God that fucking fan-chosen eye tv cover is the worst thing I've ever seen
>>8231910
I'm pretty sure they held a contest, but ended up with that travesty via a committee
One of the characters in Fresh Meat was reading it in one episode.
