Tag Archives: Audience

This Blog Entry is not “The Event”

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: October 2, 2010
I have not watched The Event.  Nor do I ever plan to.  I can’t offer any criticism on the actual show, but I can say that its promo material is a perfect example of how NOT to intrigue your audience. Here’s just a general tip from a semi-famous novelologist.  You don’t hook your audience by [...]
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A Peacock Ready to Fly

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: August 10, 2010
The problem with government, especially government by the people, is that people tend to be jerks.  Not intentionally.  They just don’t take the time to grasp that just because something isn’t important to you that it might not be important to a lot of other people.  It’s the limits of our own experience, the inability to see beyond our own doorstep, [...]
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Chances Are . . .

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: May 8, 2010
Just how many times a day is Law & Order on anyway?  Can’t we just give it its own network and be done with it?  Really.  I’m totally cool with that.  I’d probably even watch it.  Meanwhile, I can’t get a single Knight Rider rerun.  Where’s the justice in this universe?  Sure, I could spring [...]
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2D World

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: April 2, 2010
I don’t like 3D.  It’s stupid.  It’s silly.  It’s gimmicky.  Most importantly, it adds nothing of value to the entertainment experience.  I know that it’s the future, and that it’s probably here to stay.  But it’s just plain dumb, and only serves to make the filmgoing experience more of a hassle for negligable gains. Here’s the [...]
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