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09/14/09
A: No, that atmosphere exists at the news division only. At the entertainment division it’s a very liberal atmosphere. It might as well be two separate companies.
(Actual Presumptuous Question: Do you feel out of place at Fox because of the politically conservative atmosphere? Is that a bond between you and Groening?)
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A: I would highly doubt it.
(Actual Question: "Family Guy" has been nominated for an Emmy for best comedy series. Do you expect to win an award next Sunday?)
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A: No, I never had any desire to do that. I cannot tell good art from bad art. I have no eye for it.
(Actual Presumptuous Question: You attended the Rhode Island School of Design and presumably had some interest in becoming a fine artist?)
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That's it right there: "presumably" is SUCH a Solomon word. So passive-aggressive. So knowing.
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Waiting with a martini.
(Actual (Non)Question: It captures an era when men returned home from work and wives were already there.)
09/14/09
on a related note:
dear nytimes,
just because you hire staff who are hostile towards arts & culture, doesn't mean you'll make converts of the wsj readership. please stop trying.
kindly, me
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This interview is more about McFarlane's no-frills brevity than her loquacity. He wins. He doesn't want to waste his time with any flowery analysis nor does he feel the need to defend his show and sensibilities. He's like, here I am, take it or leave it, Lady Who Doesn't Understand It.
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edit: OF James Lipton. Of.
09/14/09
Here's mine:
Q: Do you like to create the show while inebriated?
A: We try. If we’re not hitting that, then we probably have to turn up the dial a little bit, because I hope we are keeping ourselves saturated.
(Actual question: I would say Groening is a better colorist. You don’t seem that interested in expressive color.)
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I think remember from her horrid work on Russert that she's got some sort of "in" w/ Keller?
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"The Daily Show" occasionally has to edit down an interview to fit the time slot, as with Jim Cramer, but then puts the entire interview up on their website.
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"Are you contemtpuous of families?"
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"Visually, do you think "Family Guy" is lesser than Matt Groening’s "Simpsons"?
Stylistically, I think we’re on par with each other.
I would say Groening is a better colorist. You don’t seem that interested in expressive color."
(a very slight) BURN!
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Granted, his oafish 'jokes' aren't generally funny, but to harp on them like old people complaining about that rock and/or roll music makes her seem irrelevant and ill-suited as an interviewer.
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