I caught parts of it and what had my mind going were the bits about the dumbing down of American television. He asked two different guests for their take and both responded with this "blahblah reflects on the times... state of culture... is actually interesting...blahblah but isn't a problem because there's something [on television] for everyone."
It seemed like he wasn't getting the answer he was looking for which made me wish he had said "yes, you can make the argument that with cable, digital, expanded, whatever, there is something for everyone (though, some might argue that with 257 channels, there's still nothin' on) BUT what about the broadcast networks?"
Don't/shouldn't ABC, CBS and company have a bit of a different responsiblity/mission as they are/should be less narrowly defined than cable channels? How does THAT reflect? If you want "smart programming," if you want to escape reality tv, does that mean you're banished to pay television or PBS? Ok, practically everybody's got cable but still...
I guess the show's format, a different guest every segment, doesn't allow for deep, deep debate but I think the effects of the teleplosion from the Big 3 to umpteen million networks are kinda interesting. And ohhhh the Nielsens...
... so 1999? I blush... Maybe it's because we have a gnome shortage in the States and gnomenapping isn't quite at epidemic proportions the way it is in say, the UK, Australia or elsewhere but I never tire of the pointy-hatted little guys. Gnomes beat the hell out of wishing wells -- and all those inflatable animals and whatnot cropping up all over lawns this holiday season.
Heehee; hooray for gnomes!
heheh, the Peter Pan brand may not have the most positive connotation as it sometimes is used to refer men who hit a certain age in life but still own and use a beer bong, etc., etc...
We were just talking about the collective consciousness the other day and saw part of a really good documentary about fairies on the Sundance Channel...
Nothing but not packs the wallop that 1984 does. Even after all of these years, it's freaking amazing. Yeah, there's been good Apple work since but it's work that sneaks up with a bit of a whisper. And dare I say that any don't think any spot for any product since quite touches it.
Did anybody catch the all-time greatest commercials thing on VH1 a while back? 1984 was up there but not number one and I was profoundly disappointed. But I guess I can kinda sorta understand... probably not as many "normal" people remember it or can name it as readily as a spicy meatball or the luggage-bashing gorilla.
Uncle! Uncle!
Let's compromise and make it a matter of placement. Where do these posters appear anyway?
If it appears where the kiddies can see, let's take a different approach and leave the innuendos for the 18 and up vehicles... unless of course you can fully pull off the old-school cartoon method of having the joke work two ways.
I'm not sure you can just "change the wording" on these posters without wrecking it altogether.
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A few questions for Travelocity concerning gnomes in this modern world:
But does Gnome have magical powers enabling him to locate his lost luggage, twitch or blink his way through long airport lines and breeze through security checks? Do metal detectors and x-ray machines suddenly go on the fritz in his presence? How does he get the gardening implements or the lantern, so often clutched in a meaty paw, through security? Does the wheelbarrow he occasionally trundles count as a carry-on? Will the fawn, sometimes slung over his shoulders, fit under a seat? Or does it need to fly in a pet taxi in a pressurized cargo section?
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