question of the day: What new mental illnesses or disorders do you foresee media fostering?
The question is, I suppose: What fantasies of film and TV are too strong for some people to recognize as fantasy?
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question of the weekend: Do you have a secret you would share with PostSecret?
Have you already shared one? I’m not asking you to share your secret here, of course — I’m just wondering whether you think such sharing is helpful, either to the sharer or to readers who only lurk and never share their own.
question of the day: Is Comic-Con these days anything other than a PR blitz for Hollywood?
If you’ve been to Comic-Con — or if you’re there now! — I’d love to hear your feedback. If you haven’t been, I’d love to hear your perception of Comic-Con, and how it compares with other conventions you’ve been to, and whether attending Comic-Con is a prospect that appeals to you.
question of the day: What moment of television during your lifetime has been the most dramatic, or had the most impact on you?
Mine is definitely 9/11, followed closely by the Challenger explosion. Both of those events had me riveted to the television for days and made me feel personally impacted…
question of the day: Is giving away a movie’s soundtrack — as with The Dark Knight Rises — a good publicity move?
For me, movie music doesn’t really have much resonance disconnected from the visuals. Oh, sure, I like listening to some soundtracks after I’ve seen a film, but before, not so much.
question of the day: Do you have seasonal movies that are an annual ritual (other than Christmas movies)?
I like The Nightmare Before Christmas for Halloween, and 1776 is brilliant for Independence Day. I’d particuarly love to hear about obscure or little-celebrated holidays that you have movie rituals for.
question of the day: Can movie culture survive the death of so many cinemas?
Should we worry? How will movie culture be changed when all that’s left are shopping-mall multiplexes? How will movie culture be different when almost everyone watches movies exclusively at home… and are we already there?
question of the weekend: What is your perfect summer day?
Interpret that however you like. Perhaps your perfect summer day is about the weather. Perhaps it’s about what you do or where you spend it.
question of the day: How is the Internet changing fans’ approach to media?
Does it make a difference to know from the start that you’re not alone in your obsessive love of [insert media property]? Do you think you’d be a different sort of fan today if you’d had the support of an online community?
question of the day: What does it mean for TV that its pioneers are now mostly gone?
For comparison’s sake, perhaps we could look to film. Did it change dramatically once its pioneers had died and their experiences were no longer accessible to us?
