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All Ogle, No Cash -- It's Not Just Annoying, It's Un-American

Discussion of episodes currently airing in Un-American locations (anything that's aired in Australia is fair game), as well as anything else the Un-Americans feel like talking about or we feel like asking them. Please use the show discussion threads for any current-season discussion.

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Trudy Booth - May 05, 2003 8:59:40 am PDT #4464 of 9843
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

(((Understated Edwardian Vibes)))


Angus G - May 05, 2003 9:00:40 am PDT #4465 of 9843
Roguish Laird

Thanks everyone!


evil jimi - May 05, 2003 9:00:53 am PDT #4466 of 9843
Lurching from one disaster to the next.

Leigh ... I think you're pretty safe saying Aussies, as a rule, don't do that stuff.

Having said that, I have been to a double-bill where people applauded and cheered during the opening and closing credits and most places in between. Of course, it was a double-bill of Plan 9 From Outer Space and Robot Monster and the audience was made up of nutters, so it was a rare occurence. :)

Edited to say: ooh, cool nubmer and to pass on best wishes to Angus.


Sophia Brooks - May 05, 2003 9:01:33 am PDT #4467 of 9843
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

~~~~~health-ma for Angus~~~~~


Am-Chau Yarkona - May 05, 2003 9:02:43 am PDT #4468 of 9843
I bop to Wittgenstein. -- Nutty

{{Angus}}

Don't be ill. Enough people in my life are doing that already.


Nilly - May 05, 2003 9:03:09 am PDT #4469 of 9843
Swouncing

Healthma for Angus.


Trudy Booth - May 05, 2003 9:05:06 am PDT #4470 of 9843
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

Angus, you have to be certain to come to the F2F. Everybody knows how wholesome and healthful Los Angeles is.


Angus G - May 05, 2003 9:06:30 am PDT #4471 of 9843
Roguish Laird

Heh, jimi, that one probably falls under the "Rocky Horror" clause.


Trudy Booth - May 05, 2003 9:09:04 am PDT #4472 of 9843
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

Rocky Horror Clause...

Like Santa but with fishnets and presents for the grownups.


Nutty - May 05, 2003 9:10:30 am PDT #4473 of 9843
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."

Non-illness vibes to Angus.

My thinking on the cheering front is that there are movie theatres and then there are movie theatres, in the US. If I go to see something in a stadium-seating gigaplex, it's probably an Event Movie, and resultingly the audience will be attuned to the eventness of the movie (and probably screaming fanpeople to boot). Thus the whole audience whips itself up in enthusiasm for the event, and the response is tantamount to a rousing speech at a political rally. I mean, everyone there probably does think alike, as at a rally, but the alike-thinking is Wolverine is really hot or That was so cool rather than The rich deserve tax breaks or some such rot.

If I go to a film at a smaller venue and/or in a less-crowded film-house, the audience is far less likely to cheer anything.

And I have to say, even though I hated the special edition changes to Star Wars, when the new print first rolled and the Imperial ship came onto the screen, I was as excited as everyone else there, not least because I was among other excited people. Our roaring was as much an affirmation of our communal geekery as it was affirmation for anything on the screen.