Elizabeth Banks to Star in "The Miniature Wife"

[DocRick]

In the move "The Incredible Shrinking Woman", Lily Tomlin's character suggests to her husband they have a romantic interlude, which he rejects........Maybe Elizabeth's character will do the same, or maybe the husband, and it is NOT rejected........Obviously, nothing graphic will be shown, but the idea may be suggested. Kind of like sex in movies from the 40's and 50's. The characters kiss, then the next scene they are lying in bed, sheets pulled up to their chins, smoking cigarettes.

[Little Sally]

In the move "The Incredible Shrinking Woman", Lily Tomlin's character suggests to her husband they have a romantic interlude, which he rejects........Maybe Elizabeth's character will do the same, or maybe the husband, and it is NOT rejected........Obviously, nothing graphic will be shown, but the idea may be suggested. Kind of like sex in movies from the 40's and 50's. The characters kiss, then the next scene they are lying in bed, sheets pulled up to their chins, smoking cigarettes.

Well I think Les will have the technology to shrink whatever his wife might require, so why not a ciggy! (and a lighter of course)

Sounds like a win win situation to me.

[DocRick]

In the move "The Incredible Shrinking Woman", Lily Tomlin's character suggests to her husband they have a romantic interlude, which he rejects........Maybe Elizabeth's character will do the same, or maybe the husband, and it is NOT rejected........Obviously, nothing graphic will be shown, but the idea may be suggested. Kind of like sex in movies from the 40's and 50's. The characters kiss, then the next scene they are lying in bed, sheets pulled up to their chins, smoking cigarettes.

Well I think Les will have the technology to shrink whatever his wife might require, so why not a ciggy! (and a lighter of course)

Sounds like a win win situation to me.

But the clip might be Les lifting the sheet and looking down towards his feet saying, "Was it good for you too?"

[Firewall]

So I was thinking that maybe everyone would want to watch the series in it's entirety but may not want to get bombarded with spoilers from those that have the time to binge it.

May I propose a spoiler embargo like 2 weeks after the episodes drop?

[scidram]

So I was thinking that maybe everyone would want to watch the series in it's entirety but may not want to get bombared with spoilers for those that have the time to binge it.

May I propose a spoiler embargo like 2 weeks after the episodes drop?

Either that or we have 10 different threads, one dedicated for each episode. References to prior episodes are allowed but not future episodes. For example, in the thread for episode 3, you can mention things from episodes 1 & 2, but if you want to talk episode 4, you go to that thread.

I'm floating this by forum admin, but I think it's a wise idea.

[ensmallen]

Is no one talking about how she’s got coffee and the doll house must be able to make coffee

Either they're using the process to shrink down cups of coffee for her *or* they used the process to shrink down a coffee machine.

They were shrinking all sorts of stuff in the OG story. "I work in miniaturization" - like he's talking about working in retail or finance, a whole industry.
https://www.keyschool.org/uploaded/Comm ... e_Wife.pdf

I work in miniaturization and it is, therefore, my job to make everything smaller. I have developed a number of processes, which members of my staff then test. They will, let’s say, make a smaller hat box in order to test the process that I used to make a smaller hat. That is simply an example, of course. We do not actually make hats or hat boxes. I cannot disclose to anyone, not even to my wife, exactly what I make, or how small I make it. I can only say that I am quite good at my job, and I have moved quickly through the ranks and now head an entire department of miniaturizers.

But, as there are many different means of making things smaller—the Kurzym Bypass, ideal for reducing highly complex pieces of machinery, for instance, or Montclaire’s Pabulum, which is the only process by which one might safely reduce inorganic foodstuffs, to name only two—and since this reduction was accidental and I don’t know how it was performed, I am at a loss as to how to bring her back.

[vash!!!]

So I was thinking that maybe everyone would want to watch the series in it's entirety but may not want to get bombared with spoilers for those that have the time to binge it.

May I propose a spoiler embargo like 2 weeks after the episodes drop?

Either that or we have 10 different threads, one dedicated for each episode. References to prior episodes are allowed but not future episodes. For example, in the thread for episode 3, you can mention things from episodes 1 & 2, but if you want to talk episode 4, you go to that thread.

I'm floating this by forum admin, but I think it's a wise idea.

10 different threads? God no... That is a terrible idea.

[Jeebus]

10 different threads? God no... That is a terrible idea.

I know it seems like a lot, but for an event of this magnitude, it really isn't. There may not be a more engaging event in this community for a long time. Shoving all the discourse into one thread could be way more of a clusterfuck. This show probably even warrants its own subjection in the forum, which could be less clunky than 10 threads in this one.

[scidram]

10 different threads? God no... That is a terrible idea.

If the show released one episode at a time on a weekly schedule, I'd never suggest this idea. We'd all likely be able to keep up. But with them all dropping at once, there's no way we'll all be at the same point in the series together.

I know it seems like a lot, but for an event of this magnitude, it really isn't. There may not be a more engaging event in this community for a long time. Shoving all the discourse into one thread could be way more of a clusterfuck. This show probably even warrants its own subjection in the forum, which could be less clunky than 10 threads in this one.

Its own subsection is also a good idea. Thanks for that idea and the support.

[Dr.Minimizer]

I wonder if they'll explain at some point that she has to eat and drink shrunken food and water in order for her body to be able to process it? That would be scientifically realistic (as long as they also explain how she's able to breathe) but it's also very limiting...she can't really stray far from the shrinking device, so she can't get kidnapped or lost, which limits the scope of the story.

[scidram]

I wonder if they'll explain at some point that she has to eat and drink shrunken food and water in order for her body to be able to process it? That would be scientifically realistic (as long as they also explain how she's able to breathe) but it's also very limiting...she can't really stray far from the shrinking device, so she can't get kidnapped or lost, which limits the scope of the story.

Based on the source material and the show being billed as a marital dramedy, I doubt they'll go too far with explanations like that. Sure, there may be some dialogue to wave it away, but I wouldn't expect much else.

[Schadenfreude]

• She wakes up in what she seems to recognize as her own bed but without Les there. Makes sense because he didn't shrink. She wanders to the door where there's at least one perfect Post-it note: "Please don't freak out." Okay, one Post-It doesn't make it anywhere near my story Sticky Notes, but I'm happy to see it.

The flashbacks to earlier in their marriage is reminiscent of "Desperate Measures", which is available for purchase on Amazon and is thus readily available to the general public. We'll have to wait and see if everyone who sees the shrunken Lindy for the first time immediately faints.

• The dollhouse is clearly a scale model replica of their own house, which is kind of a bummer. Would so love to have her wake up in an actual dollhouse. I know this helps perpetuate the moments after waking up and being disoriented, but it is a little letdown for me. Especially because it appears that the dollhouse has a working phone, which likely means it has other working appliances, electricity, and plumbing. Who has a dollhouse like that? That's very Tabitha King Small World stuff, so I hope there's a strong in-show reason why they have a scale model replica or their house.

Also Minimizer's "Kayla Robertson trilogy", which is also available for purchase on Amazon. (Ditto the shrinking process knocking the person unconscious.)

• Great giant chocolate bar! Obviously, we recognize the shape of that piece of chocolate and the rest of the bar (and wrapper) behind the sofa. I really hope that they got permission to use the Hershey bar trademark to make it look cooler. Maybe, just maybe, that's in process and this teaser just has the identifying stuff digitally removed but will be there for the show.

Hershey actually makes a "World's Largest Hershey Bar". It's at least two feet long. (I got one for Christmas over 25 years ago. But my sister took it away from me and put it into the storage facility in 2007, and roaches (and possibly rats) got into it.) So the studio wouldn't even have to make one.

[scidram]

The flashbacks to earlier in their marriage is reminiscent of "Desperate Measures", which is available for purchase on Amazon and is thus readily available to the general public. We'll have to wait and see if everyone who sees the shrunken Lindy for the first time immediately faints.

Thanks for the shout-out, Schadenfreude!

As more and more details about the show came out, I thought more and more about my own novel Desperate Measures (shameless plug: it's available HERE).

There are a lot of similarities. Both Lindy and Veronica are shrunk by a technological accident that they don't yet know how to safely undo. Their shrunken existence is kept a secret except for a select few people. Both have marital issues with their husband that the narrative uses the height imbalance to explore. Both stories include pre-shrunk flashbacks. And at one point in the story, they're both kept hidden in a drawer in the lab. All right, I don't know that for sure with Lindy, but if I wrote that for Veronica, then I have the right writing mindset to predict it will happen to Lindy.

However, there are differences. My Veronica was shrunk to 12" while Lindy will be shrunk to 6". The accident that shrunk Veronica is her own technology that her husband Derek knew nothing about, while Lindy will be shrunk by her husband Les's technology. And my Derek truly truly loves Veronica and always has her back, while... well... the verdict is still out on Les, but the teaser implies that maybe he doesn't.

We'll find out in 60 days! And in the meantime, let me recommend a shrunken woman novel to read.

[Little Sally]

The dollhouse is clearly a scale model replica of their own house, which is kind of a bummer. Would so love to have her wake up in an actual dollhouse. I know this helps perpetuate the moments after waking up and being disoriented, but it is a little letdown for me. Especially because it appears that the dollhouse has a working phone, which likely means it has other working appliances, electricity, and plumbing. Who has a dollhouse like that? That's very Tabitha King Small World stuff, so I hope there's a strong in-show reason why they have a scale model replica or their house.

I have to disagree. I see nothing wrong with the idea of her being in familiar surroundings (ie, a scaled down model of her own home, and with all its amenities functioning). I think this gives her something reassuring to cling on to in an otherwise traumatic situation, and being able to cook, wash, and change clothes are pretty basic needs. That said, I don't think it seriously compensates for what has happened to her, and in many ways it makes things more interesting if she has this 'illusion' of independence.

Being put in an actual doll's house would be pretty cruel I think, and Les would know that. And he clearly has the talent to create something more agreeable.

[scidram]

I have to disagree. I see nothing wrong with the idea of her being in familiar surroundings (ie, a scaled down model of her own home, and with all its amenities functioning). I think this gives her something reassuring to cling on to in an otherwise traumatic situation, and being able to cook, wash, and change clothes are pretty basic needs. That said, I don't think it seriously compensates for what has happened to her, and in many ways it makes things more interesting if she has this 'illusion' of independence.

Being put in an actual doll's house would be pretty cruel I think, and Les would know that. And he clearly has the talent to create something more agreeable.

You make excellent points, Sally. It definitely appears that Les has the ability to shrink clothes and food for her, and by extension major appliances. I have no issue there.

And it's not that I have an issue with her being in a scaled down replica of her own house. As you rightly point out, that familiarity will give her something to cling to. And it definitely will heighten suspense when she wakes up in what looks like her own house but isn't. I actually like that a lot.

My concern is all about the in-world explanation. Les didn't shrink their actual house for her, so why do they already have a scaled down replica of their house? I want a good in-story reason for that, because otherwise, it's just a production cost-cutting excuse. And yes, it likely is, but if it's woven into the fabric of the narrative, more power to it.

[Sdk3]

Maybe he's just super into miniatures and couldn't resist doing a scaled down version of the house.

[scidram]

Maybe he's just super into miniatures and couldn't resist doing a scaled down version of the house.

Which is fine with me, as long as there's more to it than a throwaway line. And since the source material states that Les's job is in miniaturization, then I'd get it. (The accounts so far for the series seem to imply Les is more into agricultural engineering than specifically miniaturization, but we'll see.)

Or maybe Lindy's the one who has the miniature house and it somehow connects to the memoirs she wrote that won her a Pulitzer Prize.

Or maybe since the couple is likely wealthy, the miniature house is something they had made for their daughter Lulu, and that leads to the estrangement between Lulu and Lindy.

If it's a mere plot device, then ehhh... okay. But If it's got a character-driven backstory, then I'm down for it.

[Little Sally]

My concern is all about the in-world explanation. Les didn't shrink their actual house for her, so why do they already have a scaled down replica of their house? I want a good in-story reason for that, because otherwise, it's just a production cost-cutting excuse. And yes, it likely is, but if it's woven into the fabric of the narrative, more power to it.

Definitely agree with you there Sci. It would be difficult to imagine Les producing a miniature (working) house for her at short notice, so hopefully the writers will have that one covered.

Like the interesting possibilities you go on to discuss with Sdk3.

It's all exciting promising stuff we have to look forward to anyway!

[TheReducer]

The trailer has been released. Premieres on April 9th on Peacock.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-otj5Ik2eg

[Little Sally]

Someone just posted this on a Discord server. Hope the link works, or maybe someone can post one that does. (a very brief interview with Elizabeth Banks)


https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/ ... af8bc7c88a&

[rscholar]

Someone just posted this on a Discord server. Hope the link works. (a very brief interview with Elizabeth Banks)


https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/ ... af8bc7c88a&

"It's a relationship dramedy about this couple who think they have a lot of big problems until they have exactly one very small problem which is that I am six inches tall."

-Elizabeth Banks uttering a sentence I could never have believed she would ever say dead serious in real life.

[Little Sally]

Someone just posted this on a Discord server. Hope the link works. (a very brief interview with Elizabeth Banks)


https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/ ... af8bc7c88a&

"It's a relationship dramedy about this couple who think they have a lot of big problems until they have exactly one very small problem which is that I am six inches tall."

-Elizabeth Banks uttering a sentence I could never have believed she would ever say dead serious in real life.

Yes, she sums it up beautifully in just a few sentences, rscholar. It should be great, eh!

[blackbat]

Just tagging you, scidram, there's a similar, little younger thread on The Miniature Wife on the Giantess City forum. I have been reposting, and crediting your Miniature Wife detective work there, by the way, it's well received.

For everyone else, a user on Giantess City called ForeverLurk raised a good point. To summarise, they said that the SW community rarely gets much in terms of high-end media in TV & Film focus. The Miniature Wife looks like something finally after so long. Foreverlurk even showed screenshots of tweets from people saying they hoped the roles in The Miniature Wife were reversed, which, even I notice, is typical for something like this coming out.

This got me thinking, when was the last high-end TV or film that came out with a decent focus in part or more on SW? All I think of is Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland (2010) shrink scene. I think I am wrong. Can anyone correct me? It cannot have been that long ago?

This SW Scene:


Fun Fact: Unlike the books, Mia Wasikowska played a 19-year-old Alice Kingsleigh, Mia was 18 years old during the filming.

[scidram]

Just tagging you, scidram, there's a similar, little younger thread on The Miniature Wife on the Giantess City forum. I have been reposting, and crediting your Miniature Wife detective work there, by the way, it's well received.

For everyone else, a user on Giantess City called ForeverLurk raised a good point. To summarise, they said that the SW community rarely gets much in terms of high-end media in TV & Film focus. The Miniature Wife looks like something finally after so long. Foreverlurk even showed screenshots of tweets from people saying they hoped the roles in The Miniature Wife were reversed, which, even I notice, is typical for something like this coming out.

This got me thinking, when was the last high-end TV or film that came out with a decent focus in part or more on SW? All I think of is Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland (2010) shrink scene. I think I am wrong. Can anyone correct me? It cannot have been that long ago?

This SW Scene:


Fun Fact: Unlike the books, Mia Wasikowska played a 19-year-old Alice Kingsleigh, Mia was 18 years old during the filming.

There's Emma in Gen V, which gave us that hugging-a-dick scene we never expected to see.

But before that, maybe Alice, but that story isn't about her being tiny. So yeah, this is our watershed moment.

[rscholar]

For everyone else, a user on Giantess City called ForeverLurk raised a good point. To summarise, they said that the SW community rarely gets much in terms of high-end media in TV & Film focus. The Miniature Wife looks like something finally after so long. Foreverlurk even showed screenshots of tweets from people saying they hoped the roles in The Miniature Wife were reversed, which, even I notice, is typical for something like this coming out.

This got me thinking, when was the last high-end TV or film that came out with a decent focus in part or more on SW? All I think of is Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland (2010) shrink scene. I think I am wrong. Can anyone correct me? It cannot have been that long ago?

Gen V for sure (feels like forever ago already, doesn't it? ). We were also discussing Downsizing when it was in its early stages and ruminating about Cassie in AntMan. As far as anything else close involving confirmed or a really good chance of seeing something, the Sabrina Carpenter Alice in Wonderland thing should make for something good (god knows she constantly remarks about being short - hell, I caught part of the Muppets special she was in and she made a crack about her and Kermit being the same size ).

But this? This is a full-on a production exclusively revolving around a woman being shrunk - not a b-plot, novelty episode, or incidental one-time or semi-occurring thing: it's *the entire reason the production exists*. Only a handful of shows or movies have ever dedicated this much screentime explicitly to this kind of content, and this is a high-end, highly publicized international production featuring a sexy A-List actress (yes, I know preferences vary, but all things considered she's still objectively on the more positive end of the spectrum of actresses we could have ended up with). Like, nothing short of a remake of The Incredible Shrinking Woman could be closer - really, this might as well just be considered that (though that's a topic I'm hoping to bring up at some point).

And, considering we were talking about GTSCity commentary, I'm also not fond of the idea of banging on about how it should be "reversed" for another group's sake, but, for possible context, not long ago there was a French remake of The Incredible Shrinking Man and from what I could gather it was a colossal disappointment - there's a handful of scenes were the tiny husband is anywhere near his wife (at one point she lifts up to their bed with one hand but cuts away before we can really see anything) and then he's in the basement for the much of the rest. Worse, the director said he wanted to be faithful to the book which (I'm embarrassed to say I still have gotten around to reading) is supposed to be super-charged with sexual longing...then it seemingly comes out that the director never actually read it and was bullshitting his way through the press tour, so it was all a lie. Again, the collective size community shouldn't be trying to boggart events like these from each other, but I don't have to tell you how real the frustration is in this little corner of ours.