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Today’s comic is pretty close to real life. In fact, it’s exactly like real life.
People know I’m a movie nut. I advertise it pretty loudly. They also know I run this site and my brain is host to a buzzing swarm of useless movie trivia and knowledge. Just try to beat me at Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon! It’s can’t be done, I say!
Regardless, whenever I get into a situation where friends or family ask me what good movies I’ve seen when poor selection has me avoiding the theaters like the plague… well, it’s awkward.
“I haven’t seen any good movies lately. There hasn’t been anything I’ve wanted to see.”
You should see their faces drop. It’s like someone let the air out of their tires. Then they give you that “Well, then what are you good for?” look. As if I couldn’t carry my own weight in a conversation if it wasn’t about George Clooney’s latest team-up with The Cohen Brothers. I can talk about lots of other things.
Television… for example…
It’s true, however, that August is a notoriously arid month for new releases. This is the time of year when Hollywood takes a breather after blowing their load during the summer. A small time to reflect and turn a blind eye on all the turds that will never get an advance showing for reviewers. Hasn’t anyone stopped to question why Marci X even made it to theaters? It should have gone straight to video. Do not pass “Go”. Do not get $200.
When things are lean in the theaters, it forces me to switch my mode of thinking when it comes to the strip. That’s why you haven’t seen my tackling specific films or much in the way of the now obligatory goofy dress-ups.
It reminds me a lot of when I started Theater Hopper in August of last year – probably the worst time to start a movie-related comic strip when there is so little source material to goof on.
I’m amazed we’ve made it this far.
Everyone expects you to have seen every new release and to have an opinion on it.
See any good movies lately?
For some reason, they're disappointed when they learn you haven't seen all the latest movies - like you've let them down.
Can't they see the TRUTH?
It's not my fault Hollywood dumps all their crap films in August!
