question of the day: What classic films would you like to see inspire a new Star Wars movie?
My choice: Midnight Kessel Run…
questions
question of the day: How can we update archetypal stories and characters (such as Sherlock Holmes) to be more gender equitable?
Are there cases where it wouldn’t make the most sense to leave an entire story intact and simply change the protagonist’s gender? Would a better updating be retelling classic stories from the perspective of female characters who would have been on the periphery?
question of the day: Is Arrested Development on Netflix the future of “television”?
The best modern television has become far more novelistic in recent years, and this makes the debut of a new show more like the debut of a novel, something that fans will digest at their own pace that is not being dictated by the show’s creators or by the network airing it.
question of the day: Who would be convinced to see a movie by a quote on an ad from a random guy on Twitter?
Is there a perception of authority for anyone who’s quoted on a movie ad, merely because he or she is quoted there? Or is this just sheer desperation on the part of Open Road Films?
question of the day: What do you think of the Golden Globe winners (and losers)?
Feel free to talk about the TV side as well, if you like…
question of the weekend: If someone from the 1950s suddenly appeared today, what would be the most difficult thing to explain to them about life today?
I suspect it would be the social changes, not the technological ones, that would stun a 1950s person the most…
question of the day: Who would you like to see on a celebrity newscast?
Would George Clooney read the headlines while Jane Lynch did sports? Ryan Gosling on weather?
question of the day: What 2013 movie are you most looking forward to?
Let’s get our geek on for the coming year!
question of the day: What movie event of 2012 will have the biggest impact in years to come?
The rise of Seth MacFarlane as a movie player, with the phenomenal success of Ted? The arrival of 48fps? Disney’s purchase of Lucasfilm? Something else?
question of the day: Is local television dead?
When was the last time you turned on the television to learn about what’s going on in your town? I’d guess you haven’t done so except perhaps during a disaster or very bad storm…
