Posts Tagged ‘weird’
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Aug11
I’VE GOT THE FEELING FOR THE FLAVOR OF BRINE
August 11th, 2003 |
(10 votes, average: 7.50 out of 10)
I’m continuing my experiment with creating actual backgrounds for the characters to stand in front of. This, as opposed to a sheet of color with a wacky pattern on it. I was beginning to feel like the characters inhabited a Jackson Pollock painting!
If you feel like rewarding the extra effort, send me a little vote love.
I don’t know how well toady’s comic is going to register with you guys. I sometimes get in trouble when I do more regional jokes – as evident by the crack I made about lacrosse in this strip. Apparently, it’s very popular in many schools.
That being said, there is a theater in my zip code that sells pickles on a stick at their concession stands. This is very odd to me because pickles are not commonly associated as a movie-going snack time option. For that matter, I know very few people who snack on pickles within the comfort of their own homes.
Perhaps somewhere there is a Grand Poo-bah of marketing that can explain this odd culinary choice – implemented in an attempt to reach out to the often ignored brine loving demographic.
Personally, I believe this phenomenon is more representative of theaters trying to be all things to all people. While offering every conceivable food item under the sun, movie houses are trying to remove the “dinner” quotient from “dinner and a movie”. They want you not only to be entertained by their films, but to dine in their theaters as well. In fact, if you would eat, sleep, breathe and die in theaters (while paying a nominal charge, of course) it would probably be okay with them.
Do you think I’m over reaching when I try to provide examples of theaters trying to tighten their grip around your disposable income? Tell me then why there are VIDEO GAMES, A CLAW MACHINE and GUMBALL DISPENSERS in my movie theater?
Maybe I’m a traditionalist, but I think theaters should be free from these trappings? They appeal to the sensibilities of cattle and not the serious movie goer.
I have more thoughts on this, but I’m eager to hear yours.
While you’re trolling about the forums, here’s another thought for your breadbasket.
I plan on selling advertising on the site very soon. I’ve recently acquired a very handy script that will allow those who purchase ads from me to view the effectiveness of their product placement. Impressions, click throughs and the like.
For the rest of you, don’t worry. I’m not selling to giant conglomos. Most likely purchasers will be other web comics and small businesses.
Regardless, I’ve hit a snag.
Right now, the site design does not allow for 468×60 banners at the top of the page. To compound problems, there is also a lack of real estate to place more than one ad.
This has me thinking that I need to redesign the site to accommodate these ads.
What I want from you is feedback. Do you like the look of the site? Is the navigation effective? There’s already a thread about this in the forum.
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Tom is right, I am going to see The Butterfly Effect tonight. I do have a soft spot for disturbing weirdness. When asked what kind of movies I like, my wife answered for me “He likes movies that include drugs and someone dying.” Is there any other kind?
I do like Ashton, but it is Amy Smart that closed the deal to get me to the theater tonight. I’ve always thought she was cool. Or should I say hot?
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Nov03
WHAT DO YOU EXPECT WHEN YOU PUT YOUR WIFE IN SPANDEX?
November 3rd, 2004 |(15 votes, average: 8.33 out of 10)
Let’s just get this out of the way right now. I’m not going to talk about the Presidential election today. I’ve been watching news coverage all night long and as I write this, they STILL haven’t declared a winner. My mind is baked, so I’m just going to assume you all went out and did your civic duty and go about my business promoting Theater Hopper.
To that end, I wanna ask you to vote in another kind of election, the goal of which is to get Theater Hopper to the number one spot at buzzComix. It’s been a really close three-way tie and I’m looking to break away from the pack. Remember, every time you vote, you’re treated to a special reward sketch that’s related to the comic on the main page.
For example. How does Tom propose this embarrassing situation be prevented in the future? BOWFLEX!
So now you click on the link and you figure out what I’m talking about! See how easy that works?
By the way, in case you missed it, there was an extra comic yesterday. It was a really humdinger, too. In an effort to boost our position at buzzComix, I’m doing a WHOLE WEEK of strips. So that means there will be an extra comic Thursday, too. Don’t forget to come back then and check it out.
Now onto The Incredibles!
A member of the THorum recently posted a very interesting link to the Disney Japan web site promoting the release of the movie across the Pacific. It included a very different teaser trailer than what we’ve been exposed to here in the states. Besides the interesting narration (“MEEESTAH INVINC-AH-BULE!”), the trailer shows several scenes we haven’t been treated to yet.
It’s very interesting to watch because it really puts the focus on the characters internal struggles as opposed to the WHAM! BAM! action of the American trailer. For example, Mr. Incredible misses his glory days as a super hero. His son is wrestling with the advice to “do his best” when he’s not allowed to do his best by hiding his powers. His daughter meanwhile just wants to be normal and his wife is trying to keep them all together. As per usual with Pixar movies, it reveals a very meaty emotional core to the movie and it only makes me want to see it THAT. MUCH. MORE.
Friday can’t get here soon enough.
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