NPR - Picking diplomatic plums for allies seti: about choices of US embassadors http://interviews.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/06/27/0926218&tid=97&tid=129&tid=192&tid=214&tid=11&tid=10 happy_broccoli: the industry has become very risk-averse, and if you're not willing to take risks, how can you be truly creative? That's why we see the same old dogshit repackaged year after year. The head of a studio can stand up and say, "We made you X dollars with Mega Crap Blockbuster last year, and this year, we'll be giving you Mega Crap Blockbuster II: Electric Boogaloo! Lindsey Lohan is attached, so we'll make 2.5X dollars!" burtonator: Wow.. this will turn into a political showdown if true |