Jean AKA Jeannie AKA Jeanie is a film, book, and magazine reviewer for a national magazine. Most of Jean’s work is done through email, which means he doesn't have to go into the office.
On a trip to find a gift for his girlfriend, Jean found an empty Genie Bottle. Upon picking up this bottle, Jean became the bottle’s new genie-powered occupant. Not only was Jean turned into a genie, but the bottle turned him into what he believed a genie of the bottle should look like. Which, due to his fascination with a classic 60s TV show, turned him into a busty blonde woman.
“But if it’s any consolation, that hurt like hell.” I saw that 20 years ago and I remember it well. A line so memorable, it has been stolen by other things, for instance Cell said it in DBZ abridged. That’s a great series. Except for the 2nd one. Watch Wishmaster 1, 3 and 4 only. The 2nd one was stupid and religious with an annoying Christian overtone and message at the end.
He may have meant “permitted.” In other words you could change a being’s core self, but not your own. I imagine a big book of genie rules and regulations: Chapter 2, paragraph 12, section 3, subsection B: “Ability to change a being’s core self can not be applied to oneself.”
Maybe time spent in a bottle is “Saved” (Genie doesn’t age when in their bottle/lamp/whatever) – so if Jeanie slept 8 hours in the bottle every night, She would live 1/3rd longer than if she didn’t…
(I guess you CAN save time in a bottle…someone tell Jim Croce’s ghost!
I’m confused about what Jeanie wants, I thought she was finally talking abut going back to being Gene, but I’m also getting the feeling that that’s not the case.
Here’s my idea about the non-immortal-genie-concept: Genies don’t age and don’t die of old age (being stuck inside a bottle for centuries). But Genies can be killed or otherwise destroyed.
I’m thinking more along the lines of “magical dimension” wherein the occupant, i.e. the Genie, does not physically age while interred in the bottle, but once released, ages at a normal rate with all the disadvantages of a mortal being ensuing (wrinkles, Cooper’s droop, etc…). Thereby giving the illusion to the uninitiated that genies live forever.
However, I could be wrong. Wouldn’t be the first time. Probably won’t be the last. 😀
Well, when Jeanie committed that mistake she was turned to a ghost. That was technically like dying, just that she was brought back to life later by Kazom.
In Disney’s “Darby O’Gill And the Little People”, the leprechaun king takes darby’s place in the Cóiste Bodhar, essentially sacrificing himself to save his friend from immediate death (Assuming he can’t somehow trick his way out of the afterlife, and giving King Brian’s reputation, that’s not entirely impossible.)
Indeed, unless their is some grater force with some kind of clock, I fail to see why a Genie could not do something as simple as fix biological aging when they can make matter disappear and appear without generating mass urban renewal.
The closest thing to old age that would make any kind of sense would be the Idea their life forces are tide to something. Like I have a story where dragons live 987 years, 6 months, 5 days, 4 hours, 3 minutes, and 21 seconds before they explode.
Guess he WAS thinking about Wishmaster and the “That which is eternal cannot die” scene.
“But if it’s any consolation, that hurt like hell.” I saw that 20 years ago and I remember it well. A line so memorable, it has been stolen by other things, for instance Cell said it in DBZ abridged. That’s a great series. Except for the 2nd one. Watch Wishmaster 1, 3 and 4 only. The 2nd one was stupid and religious with an annoying Christian overtone and message at the end.
Ooopsie.
Bit of a typo there — “And it will never be permit.” -> “And it will never be permanent.”
He may have meant “permitted.” In other words you could change a being’s core self, but not your own. I imagine a big book of genie rules and regulations: Chapter 2, paragraph 12, section 3, subsection B: “Ability to change a being’s core self can not be applied to oneself.”
Doesn’t really make sense in context, though, since in the first panel he implies that she will be able to in the future.
Since she’s a Genie, Can’t she just have Niel wish that she was immortal?
It’s probably against DA RULES.
Bummer, she just keeps coming across new disadvantages…
Of course genies die. What would give anyone the idea otherwise?
Hurray! Halloween Jeanie is back!
What makes you think we’re immortal?
Oh, I don’t know… just that we tend to get stuck in bottles for 500 years at times and still be alive after it.
Right?
Maybe time spent in a bottle is “Saved” (Genie doesn’t age when in their bottle/lamp/whatever) – so if Jeanie slept 8 hours in the bottle every night, She would live 1/3rd longer than if she didn’t…
(I guess you CAN save time in a bottle…someone tell Jim Croce’s ghost!
“This Time?” I’m confused did Jean ever die “other than his male self”.
No, I think the cat just meant that she’s lucky she didnt die the first time it happene, thats all
I’m confused about what Jeanie wants, I thought she was finally talking abut going back to being Gene, but I’m also getting the feeling that that’s not the case.
I suspect that Jeanie wants to be Gene with supernatural powers.
How many ways could THAT go wrong?
Gene/Jeanie is quite self-centered, it would make sense that he wants to be Gene with super powers rather than just be Gene.
Here’s my idea about the non-immortal-genie-concept: Genies don’t age and don’t die of old age (being stuck inside a bottle for centuries). But Genies can be killed or otherwise destroyed.
I’m thinking more along the lines of “magical dimension” wherein the occupant, i.e. the Genie, does not physically age while interred in the bottle, but once released, ages at a normal rate with all the disadvantages of a mortal being ensuing (wrinkles, Cooper’s droop, etc…). Thereby giving the illusion to the uninitiated that genies live forever.
However, I could be wrong. Wouldn’t be the first time. Probably won’t be the last. 😀
Well, when Jeanie committed that mistake she was turned to a ghost. That was technically like dying, just that she was brought back to life later by Kazom.
I think the confusion here may be between “immortal” (not dying of natural causes) and “invulnerable/unkillable”.
Many “immortal” creatures – elves, demons, etc. – in myth and legend can be killed – but they live forever if they’re NOT killed.
In Disney’s “Darby O’Gill And the Little People”, the leprechaun king takes darby’s place in the Cóiste Bodhar, essentially sacrificing himself to save his friend from immediate death (Assuming he can’t somehow trick his way out of the afterlife, and giving King Brian’s reputation, that’s not entirely impossible.)
Indeed, unless their is some grater force with some kind of clock, I fail to see why a Genie could not do something as simple as fix biological aging when they can make matter disappear and appear without generating mass urban renewal.
The closest thing to old age that would make any kind of sense would be the Idea their life forces are tide to something. Like I have a story where dragons live 987 years, 6 months, 5 days, 4 hours, 3 minutes, and 21 seconds before they explode.