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SmartMonsters' games are not for everyone. We write for adults with fairly rich educational and cultural backgrounds. We assume our players like to read, and know how to type. We don't write for kids. If this sounds like you, welcome!

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The works listed here have all been used in some way as background for TriadCity, our flagship game.
 
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DVDs

2001 - A Space Odyssey, Kubrick, Warner Studios 1968/2004
A Clockwork Orange, Kubrick (director), Warner 1972
Addams Family Values, Barry Sonnenfeld, Paramount Studio 2000
Amandla! Revolution in 4-Part Harmony (DVD), anthology, Artisan (Fox Video) 2002
Battleship Potemkin, Eisenstein (director), Image 1925
Baz Luhrmann's Red Curtain Trilogy (Strictly Ballroom / Romeo + Juliet / Moulin Rouge), Luhrmann, Twentieth Century Fox 2002
Beetlejuice, Tim Burton, Warner Studios 1997
Bend it Like Beckham, Chadha, Twentieth Century Fox 2003
Big Fish, Tim Burton, Columbia Tristar Home Video 2004
Billy Jack, Laughlin (dir.), Warner 1971
Blow Up, Antonioni, Warner Home Video 1966/2004
Bob Dylan - No Direction Home, Scorsese, Paramount 2005
Bob Marley and the Wailers: The Legend Live, Marley, Bmg Distribution 2003
Brazil, Gilliam (director), Criterion 1985
Brian Wilson on Tour, Wilson, et. al., Bmg Distribution 2003
Buffy the Vampire Slayer - The Complete First Season, Gellar, et. al., Twentieth Century Fox Home Video 2002
Buffy the Vampire Slayer - The Complete Fourth Season, Gellar, et. al., Twentieth Century Fox Home Video 2003
Buffy the Vampire Slayer - The Complete Second Season, Gellar, et. al., Twentieth Century Fox Home Video 2002
Buffy the Vampire Slayer - The Complete Third Season, Gellar, et. al., Fox Home Entertainment 2003
By Brakhage - Anthology - Criterion Collection, Stan Brakhage, Criterion 2003
Caligula, Guccione, Image Entertainment 1980/1999
Canciones de Mi Padre: A Romantic Evening in Old Mexico, Linda Ronstadt, Warner Strat. Mkt. 1991
Cannibal Ferox, Umberto Lenzi, Aquarius Releasing 1983/2006
Cannibal Holocaust, Ruggero Deodato, Grindhouse Releasing 1979/2008
Captured on Film - The True Story of Marion Davies, Marion Davies, Image Entertainment 2002
Casablanca, Curtiz (director), Warner 1943
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition), Tim Burton, Warner Home Video 2005
Cheers - The Complete First Season, Danson, et. al., Paramount Home Video 1982/2003
Cheers - The Complete Second Season, Danson, et. al., Paramount Home Video 1983/2004
Cheers - The Complete Third Season, Danson, et. al., Paramount Home Video 1983/2004
Chuck Berry: Rock & Roll Music, Berry, Geneon Entertainment 1969/2002
Citizen Kane, Welles (director), Warner 1941
Connie And Carla, Vardalos / Lembeck, Umvd 2004
Corpse Bride, Tim Burton, Warner Bros 2005
Doctor Strangelove, Kubrick (director), Columbia 1964
Ed Sullivan Presents the Beatles, Sullivan, et. al., SOFA Entertainment 2003
Embalming: 1938 Restorative Art Documentary, none, none 1938
Finding Nemo, Unkrich / Stanton, Disney 2003
Finding Neverland, Forster / Depp / Winslet, Miramax 2005
Freaks, Browning, Studio K7/Mvd 1932
Friends - The Complete Fifth Season, Kudrow, et. al., Warner Home Video 1998
Friends - The Complete First Season, Kudrow, et. al., Warner Home Video 1994
Friends - The Complete Fourth Season, Kudrow, et. al., Warner Home Video 1997
Friends - The Complete Second Season, Kudrow, et. al., Warner Home Video 1995
Friends - The Complete Seventh Season, Kudrow, et. al., Warner Home Video 2000
Friends - The Complete Sixth Season, Kudrow, et. al., Warner Home Video 1999
Friends - The Complete Third Season, Kudrow, et. al., Warner Home Video 1996
Good Rockin' Tonight - The Legacy of Sun Records, PBS / Bruce Sinofsky, Image Entertainment 2002
Harold and Maude, Ashby (director), Paramount 1971
Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets (Widescreen Edition), Radcliffe, et. al., Warner Home Video 2003
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Two-Disc Special Edition), Mike Newell et. al., Warner Home Video 2005
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Two Disk Special Edition), David Yates, Warner Home Video 2009
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Widescreen Edition) (2009), David Yates, Warner Home Video 2009
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Two-Disc Special Edition), Radcliffe et. al., Warner Home Video 2007
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Widescreen Edition), Cuaron, Radcliffe et. al., Warner Home Video 2004
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Widescreen Edition), Radcliffe, et. al., Warner Home Video 2002
Harry Potter Years 1-5 (Widescreen Edition) (2008), Chris Columbus et. al., Warner Home Video 2008
Haxan (Witchcraft Through the Ages), Christensen (director), Criterion 1929
Hearts and Minds, Davis II (director), Criterion 1974
Hercules The Legendary Journeys - Season 1, Sorbo, et. al., Anchor Bay Entertain 2003
Hercules The Legendary Journeys -- Season 2, Sorbo, et. al., Anchor Bay Entertainment 1996/2003
Hercules The Legendary Journeys -- Season 3, Sorbo, et. al., Anchor Bay Entertainment 1997/2004
Hercules The Legendary Journeys -- Season 4, Sorbo, et. al., Anchor Bay Entertainment 1998/2004
Ilsa - She Wolf of the SS, Don Edmonds, Anchor Bay 1975/2000
Japanese Story, Brooks / Collette, Columbia Tristar 2003
John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band - Sweet Toronto, Lennon, et. al., Geneon Entertainment 1971/2002
Jungle Holocaust, Ruggero Deodato, American International Pictures 1978/2002
Led Zeppelin, Page, Wea Corp 2003
Legend - The Best of Bob Marley and the Wailers, Marley, Universal Music & Video 1984/2003
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2-Disc Special Collector's Edition), Silberling / Carrey, Paramount Home Video 2005
Looney Tunes - Golden Collection, Volume Two, Warner Brothers, Warner Home Video 2004
Looney Tunes -- Golden Collection, Jones / Clampett et. al., Warner Home Video 2003
Lucinda Williams - Live from Austin, TX, Lucinda Williams, Red Distribution, In 2005
Lucker the Necrophagous, Johan Vandewoestijne, Synapse Films 1986/2008
M, Lang (director), Criterion 1933
Mars Attacks!, Tim Burton, Warner Studios 1996
Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Jones / Gilliam (directors), Columbia 1975
Monty Python's Life of Brian, Jones (director), Criterion 1979
Moulin Rouge, Luhrmann, Twentieth Century Fox 2001
Mountain of the Cannibal God, Sergio Martino, Blue Underground 2007
Muriel's Wedding, Hogan / Collette, Miramax Home Entertainment 2005
My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Nia Vardalos, Hbo Home Video 2002
Ned Kelly, Richardson, MGM 1970/2004
Nekromantik (Unrated Edition), Jorg Buttgereit, Barrel Entertainment 1987
Picnic at Hanging Rock, Weir, Criterion 1998
Practical Magic, Dunne (director), Warner 1998
Rapa-Nui, Costner / Lee, unknown 2005
Rashomon, Kurosawa (director), Criterion 1951
Raw, The Ramones, Image Entertainment 2004
Ray, Hackford / Foxx, Universal Studios 2005
Rebel Music - The Bob Marley Story, Marre / Marley, Palm Pictures/Manga Video 2001
Rock 'n' Roll High School, Zucker/Arkush, New Concorde Home Video 1979/2001
Rock, Rock, Rock, Price, et. al., Passport Internation 1956/2003
Serenity (Widescreen Edition), Joss Wheedon et. al., Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2005
Seven Samurai, Kurosawa, Criterion 1956
Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks, Sex Pistols, Red Distribution 2002
Sex Pistols: Live at The Longhorn, Sex Pistols, Mawa 2002
Spartacus, Kubrick (director), Criterion 1960
Star Trek (Single-Disc Edition) (2009), J.J. Abrams, Paramount 2009
Star Trek IV, Nimoy (director), Paramount 1986
Star Trek The Next Generation - The Complete Fifth Season, Roddenberry, et. al., Paramount Home Video 2002
Star Trek The Next Generation - The Complete First Season, Roddenberry, et. al., Paramount Home Video 2002
Star Trek The Next Generation - The Complete Fourth Season, Roddenberry, et. al., Paramount Home Video 2002
Star Trek The Next Generation - The Complete Second Season, Roddenberry, et. al., Paramount Home Video 2002
Star Trek The Next Generation - The Complete Seventh Season, Roddenberry, et. al., Paramount Home Video 2002
Star Trek The Next Generation - The Complete Sixth Season, Roddenberry, et. al., Paramount Home Video 2002
Star Trek The Next Generation - The Complete Third Season, Roddenberry, et. al., Paramount Home Video 2002
Star Wars Trilogy (Widescreen Edition), Lucas, Twentieth Century Fox Home Video 2004
The Addams Family, Barry Sonnenfeld, Paramount Studio 2000
The Beatles - The First U.S. Visit, Maysles, Capitol 1991/2004
The Beatles Anthology, The Beatles, EMI Music Distribution 1996/2003
The Best of Musikladen Live: Ike & Tina Turner, Ike & Tina Turner, Geneon Entertainment 2002
The Clash - Westway to the World, The Clash, Sony Music (Video) 2003
The Craft, Fleming (director), Columbia 1996
The Dick Van Dyke Show: Season Four, Van Dyke, Image Entertainment 2004
The Dick Van Dyke Show: Season One, Van Dyke, Image Entertainment 2003
The Dick Van Dyke Show: Season Three, Van Dyke, Image Entertainment 2004
The Dick Van Dyke Show: Season Two, Van Dyke, Image Entertainment 2003
The Discreet Charm Of The Bourgeoisie, Bunuel (director), Criterion 1972
The Fantastic Films of Ray Harryhausen - Legendary Monster Series (Jason and the Argonauts / The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad / The Golden Voyage of Sinbad / Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger / The 3 Worlds of Gulliver), Ray Harryhausen, Sony Pictures 2004
The Fantastic Films of Ray Harryhausen - Legendary Science Fiction Series (It Came from Beneath the Sea / Earth vs. the Flying Saucers / 20 Million Miles to Earth / Mysterious Island / H.G. Wells' First Men in the Moon), Ray Harryhausen, Sony Pictures 2004
The Filth and the Fury - A Sex Pistols Film, Temple, New Line Home Entertainment 2000
The Godfather DVD Collection, Coppola, Paramount Home Video 2001
The Graduate, Nichols (director), MGM 1967
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Widescreen Edition), Garth Jennings, Buena Vista Home Video 2005
The Importance of Being Earnest, Asquith (director), Criterion 1952
The Kids Are Alright, The Who, Pioneer 1979/2003
The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King (Platinum Series Special Extended Edition), Tolkien/Jackson, New Line Home Entertainment 2004
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Tolkien/Jackson, New Line Home Entertainment 2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Tolkien/Jackson, New Line Cinema 2003
The Marx Brothers Silver Screen Collection (The Cocoanuts / Animal Crackers / Monkey Business / Horse Feathers / Duck Soup), Marx, Universal 2004
The Original Faces of Death: 30th Anniversary Edition, Conan Lecilaire, GORGON VIDEO 1978/2008
The Orson Welles Collection, Orson Welles, Passport Int'l (Vid) 2006
The Rolling Stones - Four Flicks, The Rolling Stones, Virgin 2003
The Simpsons - The Complete Eighth Season, Groening, et. al., 20th Century Fox 2006
The Simpsons - The Complete Seventh Season, Groening, et. al., 20th Century Fox 2005
The Simpsons - The Complete Sixth Season, Groening et. al., 20th Century Fox 2005
The Simpsons -- The Complete First Season, Groening, Fox Home Video 1989/2001
The Simpsons -- The Complete Fourth Season, Groening, Fox Home Video 1992/2004
The Simpsons -- The Complete Second Season, Groening, Fox Home Video 1990/2002
The Simpsons -- The Complete Third Season, Groening, Fox Home Video 1991/2003
The Sinbad Collection, Ray Harryhausen, Sony Pictures 2000
The T.A.M.I. Show Collector's Edition (1964), Steve Binder, Shout! Factory 1964/ 2010
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2-Disc Ultimate Edition), Tobe Hooper, Dark Sky Films 1974/2006
The Third Man, Reed (director), Criterion 1950
The Ultimate Collection, Billie Holiday, Hip-O Records 2005
The Who - Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970, The Who, Image Entertainment 2 1970/2002
The Witches, Roeg (director), Warner 1990
The X -Files - the Complete Second Season, Carter, et. al., Twentieth Century Fox Home Video 2000
The X-Files - The Complete Eighth Season, Carter, et. al., Twentieth Century Fox Home Video 2003
The X-Files - The Complete Fifth Season, Carter, et. al., Twentieth Century Fox Home Video 2002
The X-Files - The Complete First Season, Carter, et. al., Twentieth Century Fox 2001
The X-Files - The Complete Fourth Season, Carter, et. al., Twentieth Century Fox 2001
The X-Files - The Complete Seventh Season, Carter, et. al., Twentieth Century Fox Home Video 2003
The X-Files - The Complete Sixth Season, Carter, et. al., Fox Home Entertainment 2002
The X-Files - The Complete Third Season, Carter, et. al., Twentieth Century Fox Home Video 2001
Time Bandits, Gilliam (director), Criterion 1981
Traces of Death - 9th Anniversary Collectors Edition, Brain Damage, Brain Damage Films 2003
Two Days in October, Robert Kenner, PBS 2005
Walkabout, Roeg, Criterion 1998
We Were Soldiers, Wallace, Paramount Home Video 2003
Xena Warrior Princess - Season Five, Lawless, et. al., Anchor Bay Entertain 2004
Xena Warrior Princess - Season One, Lawless, et. al., Anchor Bay Entertain 2003
Xena Warrior Princess - Season Two, Lawless, et. al., Anchor Bay Entertain 2003
Xena Warrior Princess -- Season Four, Lawless, et. al., Anchor Bay Entertainment 2004
Xena Warrior Princess -- Season Three, Lawless et. al., Anchor Bay Entertainment 2004

 
 
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"[The] dominant of postmodernist fiction is ontological. That is, postmodernist fiction deploys strategies which engage and foreground questions like ... "Which world is this? What is to be done in it? Which of my selves is to do it?" Other typical postmodernist questions bear either on the ontology of the literary text itself or on the ontology of the world which it projects, for instance: What is a world?; What kinds of worlds are there, how are they constituted, and how do they differ?; What happens when different kinds of worlds are placed in confrontation, or when boundaries between worlds are violated?; What is the mode of existence of a text, and what is the mode of existence of the world (or worlds) it projects?; How is a projected world structured? And so on."
--Brian McHale,
Postmodernist Fiction (info)

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