Borat? Not cool. - Bilge

M monkeyskull Tiki Socialite Seattle Joined: May 08, 2004 Posts: 262	M monkeyskull Posted posted on Fri, Nov 17, 2006 11:21 PM On 2006-11-15 09:28, donhonyc wrote: Most of entertainment these days has nothing to do with imagination, but more to do with judgement and voyeurism and that is f*cked! It's like a constant train wreck with an eternal line of rubber-neckers. I think that 99.9% or so of this reaction flows strictly from whether the file strikes you as funny or not. If it doesn't, it's tempting to pile on with a rapidly escalating set of concerns over Cohen and these people of today whose tastes are taking society to hell in a handbasket. I will virtually guarantee you that if you find people like John Cleese, Rickey Gervais, Woody Allen, David Letterman, Stephen Wright, Jerry Seinfeld, George Carlin, or virtually any great working comedian, he or she will very much like "Borat" and the work of Cohen. Being that funny ain't easy, no matter how you go about it, and the pros respect top rate talent.

On 2006-11-15 09:28, donhonyc wrote:
Most of entertainment these days has nothing to do with imagination, but more to do with judgement and voyeurism and that is f*cked! It's like a constant train wreck with an eternal line of rubber-neckers.

I think that 99.9% or so of this reaction flows strictly from whether the file strikes you as funny or not. If it doesn't, it's tempting to pile on with a rapidly escalating set of concerns over Cohen and these people of today whose tastes are taking society to hell in a handbasket.

I will virtually guarantee you that if you find people like John Cleese, Rickey Gervais, Woody Allen, David Letterman, Stephen Wright, Jerry Seinfeld, George Carlin, or virtually any great working comedian, he or she will very much like "Borat" and the work of Cohen. Being that funny ain't easy, no matter how you go about it, and the pros respect top rate talent.

Post #267480 by monkeyskull on Fri, Nov 17, 2006 11:21 PM