tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812909700950069050.post7090861850538041144..comments2024-03-16T01:00:59.945-04:00Comments on Query Shark: #92Janet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812909700950069050.post-51398214083459657282009-01-21T21:35:00.000-05:002009-01-21T21:35:00.000-05:00For a stunning, quiet little horror story about th...For a stunning, quiet little horror story about the real price of movie fame, check out Tanith Lee's <B>Tamastara.</B>talpiannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13978075304795724185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812909700950069050.post-66981221223161910192009-01-19T18:35:00.000-05:002009-01-19T18:35:00.000-05:00Hmm. The name "Howard Terrace" immediately made me...Hmm. The name "Howard Terrace" immediately made me think "Terrance Howard". I would never be able to read that without putting that guy in the lead.Lily Catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17732112345439595471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812909700950069050.post-36524278799010771232009-01-18T21:06:00.000-05:002009-01-18T21:06:00.000-05:00It looks to me like the author intended to put whi...It looks to me like the author intended to put whitespace between paragraphs, but didn't hit "enter" enough times. Fail.<BR/><BR/>I agree with Janet: it reads like a conspiracy theory.Clare K. R. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11841162467916897873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812909700950069050.post-82693949084838703352009-01-18T21:01:00.000-05:002009-01-18T21:01:00.000-05:00The rhetoric in this query sounds like something c...The rhetoric in this query sounds like something coming from a conspiracy theorist or a religious fanatic. Not only that, it sounds like the writer is not being ironic.<BR/><BR/>Somehow, I don't think that's good.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04600030574995481267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812909700950069050.post-87365634640466929002009-01-18T19:31:00.000-05:002009-01-18T19:31:00.000-05:00I thought that was what the problem with Hollywood...I thought that was what the problem with Hollywood was. No matter how talented, or beautiful/handsome you are there's always someone more talented, more beautiful/handsome, and younger just down the block wishing desperately for your job.<BR/><BR/>I also second, Buffy Squirrel. If I was forced to choose between the well being of the global economy and the happiness of one family I would side with the global economy.Mimzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17171454664231209553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812909700950069050.post-59765842709201466392009-01-18T17:58:00.000-05:002009-01-18T17:58:00.000-05:00Hmm, the global economy vs. this sell-out guy's da...Hmm, the global economy vs. this sell-out guy's daughter. Not a hard choice.nonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00415222406280230021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812909700950069050.post-89924705561403251962009-01-18T15:43:00.000-05:002009-01-18T15:43:00.000-05:00Movies control every facet of human life? WHAT? ...Movies control every facet of human life? WHAT? <BR/><BR/>This wasn't even true in the 1930s and 40s, when people in the US and England went to the movies an average of twice per week.<BR/><BR/>The idea that movies control anything in particular these days is hilarious. And the "studio system" has been dead for years, dude. <BR/><BR/>Not only that, one six-year-old is pretty much as good as another--if Howard doesn't want Megan to be a child star, there are thousands upon thousands of other attractive, talented kids out there whose parents are desperate to get them into the entertainment industry.<BR/><BR/>As for "the actors liberated from their indentured servitude," that happened quite a long time ago. More than sixty-five years ago, in fact, with <A HREF="http://www.reuters.com/article/industryNews/idUSN2329585820070824" REL="nofollow">Olivia de Havilland's ground-breaking lawsuit</A>.JShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13974691019739092440noreply@blogger.com