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question of the day: How could TV be more experimental?

Fri, Dec 07, 2012
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In what other ways, beyond breaking the fourth wall, could TV do something different? Or is stuff like this simply too arty for mainstream TV audiences? Why isn’t there room, on a hundred-plus channels, for something more arty?

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question of the day: How much can George Lucas alter ‘Star Wars’ before it’s no longer ‘Star Wars’?

Thu, Sep 01, 2011
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I think we can agree that Star Wars is Lucas’s property to do whatever he wants with. But there must come a point at which Star Wars no longer feels like something the fans want to embrace.

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watch it: “Portal: No Escape”

Tue, Aug 30, 2011
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I don’t see why this is a big deal. It’s no different than, say, Skyline, my worst movie of 2010…

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what he said: Devin Faraci at Badass Digest…

Thu, May 12, 2011
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…about why Thor has the wrong ending (spoilers, of course)…

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