Comments on: Ornaments, tarot cards, and Dr. Horrible http://savehiatus.com/2008/06/25/ornaments-tarot-cards-and-dr-horrible/ Fans for the best show you've never seen Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:52:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dave http://savehiatus.com/2008/06/25/ornaments-tarot-cards-and-dr-horrible/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Dave Sun, 29 Jun 2008 06:31:04 +0000 http://savehiatus.com/?p=138#comment-21 This is not meant as a put down of tarot fortune telling, but if the cancellation of that Buffy deck is related to any controversy about tarot cards, I think it's time for tarot to be rebranded in the US. The fact that tarot cards are sold in the US only for fortune telling is limiting the ability of those cards to fully become a part of our culture. In Italy where people play real card games with tarot, they had dancers dressed as tarot cards as part of the Olympics ceremony. Try to do that in the USA and the fundamentalists will shoot it down. I have this thought that entertainment corporations could make more money with the gaming side of tarot than they would always stressing the fortune telling aspects. In France where tarot is recognized as a game there are all kinds of pop culture tarots. There's even been a Disney tarot published for game playing in France. If American companies knew what the French know about tarot cards, that they could be used for card games, tarot could be like all the different versions of the Monopoly boardgame on the market. We could buy tarot decks based on Star Wars, Elvis, Betty Boop, Looney Tunes, the Simpsons, Scooby Doo and much more! This is not meant as a put down of tarot fortune telling, but if the cancellation of that Buffy deck is related to any controversy about tarot cards, I think it’s time for tarot to be rebranded in the US.
The fact that tarot cards are sold in the US only for fortune telling is limiting the ability of those cards to fully become a part of our culture. In Italy where people play real card games with tarot, they had dancers dressed as tarot cards as part of the Olympics ceremony. Try to do that in the USA and the fundamentalists will shoot it down.
I have this thought that entertainment corporations could make more money with the gaming side of tarot than they would always stressing the fortune telling aspects. In France where tarot is recognized as a game there are all kinds of pop culture tarots. There’s even been a Disney tarot published for game playing in France. If American companies knew what the French know about tarot cards, that they could be used for card games, tarot could be like all the different versions of the Monopoly boardgame on the market. We could buy tarot decks based on Star Wars, Elvis, Betty Boop, Looney Tunes, the Simpsons, Scooby Doo and much more!

]]> By: danimagoo http://savehiatus.com/2008/06/25/ornaments-tarot-cards-and-dr-horrible/comment-page-1/#comment-22 danimagoo Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:39:52 +0000 http://savehiatus.com/?p=138#comment-22 I don't normally squee .. but I just watched the Dr. Horrible teaser and ... SQUEEE! I don’t normally squee .. but I just watched the Dr. Horrible teaser and … SQUEEE!

]]> By: RobinInSeoul http://savehiatus.com/2008/06/25/ornaments-tarot-cards-and-dr-horrible/comment-page-1/#comment-23 RobinInSeoul Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:40:38 +0000 http://savehiatus.com/?p=138#comment-23 Dang. I wanted the tarot cards-for the art, if nothing else. Maybe they'll release the art some other way? And, Dr. Horrible - SQUEE! Looks awesome! Dang. I wanted the tarot cards-for the art, if nothing else. Maybe they’ll release the art some other way?

And, Dr. Horrible – SQUEE! Looks awesome!

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