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  1. All or Nothing, Part 2

    04/13/08 04:45:15 | 0

    So, we left off with the Lend Me A Tenor curtain call. I was reminded of it recently when some cable station was advertising Revenge of the Sith. That summer, two movies came out only a few weeks apart which both had a variation on the Tenor curtain call: Sith, and Batman Begins. Now, I liked Batman Begins. I don't think it's as good a movie as some seem to think, and I also don't think Sith is as bad as many seem to think. But I had the exact same experience in the theatre with both films. The audience sat there in respectful silence for 2 hours during which interest waxed and waned… until the final moments when both films evoked images of the movie we had WANTED TO SEE. The twin suns of Tatooine and the Joker card got exactly the same response from both audiences. A...
  2. A gullibility dividend

    03/06/08 07:57:59 | 0

    For the most part, I've always despised people who are easy sells. The ones who absorb publisher's blurbs and advertising slogans into their own opinions without even knowing it's happening. I mean I'm sorry but if you think the first comic you read is the best comic ever written, you're either too young to grasp the concept that stuff exists beyond your range of vision, or you need to develop some critical thinking skills. So I find myself in a quandary, because a serial dupe has brought something absolutely wonderful into my life. It seems my friend, the self-admitted mark, was getting some Chinese take-out. The nice lady behind the counter-the way his gulling stories usually begin: nice lady, nice salesgirl, nice canvaser. They're not all redheads, but they're all shelas-nice lady behind counter suggested he try their special. He thought it was an appetizer, so he got it on top of his original order. But turns out it's a very large entrée. (There...