Internal E-mails, “Terminator Genisys” Marketing Division, Paramount Pictures

Art Department:  Okay, so we have a movie about killer cyborgs, killer robots and embattled human resistance fighters, all time-traveling from a nightmarish dystopian future in which human beings are nearly eradicated.  Would you like imagery focused on warfare raging across a scorched future earth?  Or maybe a detailed image of the liquid metal terminator attacking the heroes in 1984 New York?

Management:  You know what?  Just place an image of the actress’ caboose front and center.

Art Department:  The actress’ what?

Management:  CABOOSE.  BACKSIDE.  Get your head out of your comic books.  Also, hold off on the title script.  We’re thinking of renaming this movie “Backside To The Future.”

Art Department:  Well, should we also show a future battle occurring around her?

Management:  Put her in a god damn wheat field.

Art Department:  What?

Management:  Send more coke to our office.

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“The Jabberwocky,” by Lewis Carroll

“The Jabberwocky,” by Lewis Carroll

 

’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
      Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
      And the mome raths outgrabe.

 

“Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
      The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
      The frumious Bandersnatch!”

 

He took his vorpal sword in hand;
      Long time the manxome foe he sought—
So rested he by the Tumtum tree
      And stood awhile in thought.

 

And, as in uffish thought he stood,
      The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
      And burbled as it came!

 

One, two! One, two! And through and through
      The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
      He went galumphing back.

 

“And hast thou slain the Jabberwock?
      Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!”
      He chortled in his joy.

 

’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
      Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
      And the mome raths outgrabe.

 

by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson),photograph,2 June 1857
by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson),photograph,2 June 1857

“We wait all day for night to come. And it comes like a hunter child.”

“Red Hill Mining Town,” U2

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Public relations jobs are usually a hell of a lot of fun.

I can attest to that.

You know what, though?  I’ll bet that today was a looooooooong day for the staff over at the Subway Corporation.

Please. Help save a serial killer.

(Even if NBC doesn’t reverse its decision in some manner, signing this online petition to “save Hannibal” can still alert other potential carriers to the show’s committed fanbase.)

Save Hannibal!!!

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The First Amendment to the United States Constitution.

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”

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Photo credit:  “Bill of Rights Pg1of1 AC” by 1st United States Congress – This media is available in the holdings of the National Archives and Records Administration, cataloged under the ARC Identifier (National Archives Identifier) 1408042.

Why do I keep using the word “iconic” all the time now?

Which one of you put that particular bee in my bonnet??

“Portrait of the Artist’s Mother,” by Kahlil Gibran

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“Amazon and Netflix Won’t Be Saving Hannibal From Cancellation,” by Jethro Nededog, Business Insider

This sucks.

Although I absolutely love the name “Jethro Nededog.”  I’m tempted to change MY name to that.

http://www.businessinsider.com/hannibal-season-4-isnt-moving-forward-with-amazon-netflix-2015-7

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