tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904317987518656272.post1074680591892258042..comments2023-10-26T03:47:55.706-10:00Comments on Pieces of Things: MTV ruins a generationMr. Ponyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14943511083694230375noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904317987518656272.post-51685208676434587042008-07-17T02:20:00.000-10:002008-07-17T02:20:00.000-10:00Sorry tried to read this post but was distracted b...Sorry tried to read this post but was distracted by text-based lack of Bomb-xxRuby Tennecohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17048047648312203136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904317987518656272.post-75884183907317330072008-07-17T01:44:00.000-10:002008-07-17T01:44:00.000-10:00Does the extravaganza involve "morphing?"Does the extravaganza involve "morphing?"Galspanichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05512947589514926536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904317987518656272.post-44483830044854357542008-07-17T00:02:00.000-10:002008-07-17T00:02:00.000-10:00OMG Don't get me started; too late. Okay, first of...OMG Don't get me started; too late. Okay, first off, the process is NOT called Bomb-xx. That's just what these jerks are <I>calling</I> it. I think that's an important distinction. <BR/><BR/>Second, check out the <A HREF="http://video.on.nytimes.com/?fr_story=4a4450f5864e47c1b9d31b40fd99e0b83311d859" REL="nofollow">sample on the NYTimes site</A>. Notice what happens when they make everything exactly as exciting as everything else. Invincible works because because the really crazy shit with hyper-strong dudes tearing each other's arms off is <I>balanced</I> by scenes of the lead character sitting at the kitchen table talking to his mom about stuff you would talk with your mom about. I'm not sure I want to be a part of the world where flying through the air carrying a guy with a bomb surgically implanted in his chest is <I>exactly</I> as exciting as going to the bathroom in your house.Mr. Ponyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943511083694230375noreply@blogger.com