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Frank W · 08-04-2002, 01:08 AM

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Boneprone entertainment critique [New York Times Literary Critique style]

I've been a fan of Boneprone's character work for a while. The apex of his comedic genius probably occured during his Dirty Sanchez phase. It was a hilarious thread that wove golden threads of irony and laughter from the genuine confusion and anger of its targets. It coyly manipulated the reaction of the reader bringing a grin to even the most jaded observer. Unfortunately, the creative apotheosis that Dirty Sanchez embodied seemed to have hit a dead end with the latest Boneprone project--the Promoking. While it certainly has the ingredients of comedy, it uses tired tired and stale ingredients to brew a fresh comedic brew. It fails in this respect...producing a flat, superficial, and transparent mixture that lacks the bite of the "Wok the dog" thread or the comic urgency of the "Diabetic Rage" antiporn and "Son of Rage" warez threads.

Boneprone, the whole promoking schtik is getting tired. Its main failure stems from the fact that it tries to be funny based on two traits -- greasy business ethics and "quick buck" scruples. Unfortunately, these traits are so common to "drive by spammers" on this and any other board that your audience can barely yawn at the inflated claims, and attempts at seriousness by the character. There is no tension between the joke character and an actual aggrieved individual as in the Dirty Sanchez thread. Nor was there the cultural tension of "Wok the Dog". Promoking's premise is something that we've seen and probably will see again with the next "Selling 100 Million Email addresses" thread. The repetition, unlike Andy Warhol's celebrity paintings, does not engender fascination but boredom--similar to Warhol's Factory Films. Indeed, Promoking almost has as much character depth as the dialogue in the latest Star Wars installment.

Some possible character suggestions:

Try something different like maybe Existential Man [doubts everyone even himself yet entertainingly and refreshingly honest]... or maybe Jaded Beyond Belief Dude [super pessimist burdened by guilt hilariously projecting his conflicted persona on others ...watch the quirky and akward self-realization banter ensue]... or Burned out in America Man [2000s version of the Marlboro Man--"America is the best country in the world" cultural references but with a PC/New Age twist tinged with a tired cynicism... kinda like Dennis Miller drunk on an episode of Jeopardy]. Something more nuanced and entertaining please. Use witty dialogue like in Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs or Don Delillo's White Noise. cultural references, quirky analogies, etc.

Next Literary Critique: [Labret] Comedic Genius?

08-04-2002, 01:08 AM
Frank W Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: California Posts: 889	[/parody] Boneprone entertainment critique [New York Times Literary Critique style] I've been a fan of Boneprone's character work for a while. The apex of his comedic genius probably occured during his Dirty Sanchez phase. It was a hilarious thread that wove golden threads of irony and laughter from the genuine confusion and anger of its targets. It coyly manipulated the reaction of the reader bringing a grin to even the most jaded observer. Unfortunately, the creative apotheosis that Dirty Sanchez embodied seemed to have hit a dead end with the latest Boneprone project--the Promoking. While it certainly has the ingredients of comedy, it uses tired tired and stale ingredients to brew a fresh comedic brew. It fails in this respect...producing a flat, superficial, and transparent mixture that lacks the bite of the "Wok the dog" thread or the comic urgency of the "Diabetic Rage" antiporn and "Son of Rage" warez threads. Boneprone, the whole promoking schtik is getting tired. Its main failure stems from the fact that it tries to be funny based on two traits -- greasy business ethics and "quick buck" scruples. Unfortunately, these traits are so common to "drive by spammers" on this and any other board that your audience can barely yawn at the inflated claims, and attempts at seriousness by the character. There is no tension between the joke character and an actual aggrieved individual as in the Dirty Sanchez thread. Nor was there the cultural tension of "Wok the Dog". Promoking's premise is something that we've seen and probably will see again with the next "Selling 100 Million Email addresses" thread. The repetition, unlike Andy Warhol's celebrity paintings, does not engender fascination but boredom--similar to Warhol's Factory Films. Indeed, Promoking almost has as much character depth as the dialogue in the latest Star Wars installment. Some possible character suggestions: Try something different like maybe Existential Man [doubts everyone even himself yet entertainingly and refreshingly honest]... or maybe Jaded Beyond Belief Dude [super pessimist burdened by guilt hilariously projecting his conflicted persona on others ...watch the quirky and akward self-realization banter ensue]... or Burned out in America Man [2000s version of the Marlboro Man--"America is the best country in the world" cultural references but with a PC/New Age twist tinged with a tired cynicism... kinda like Dennis Miller drunk on an episode of Jeopardy]. Something more nuanced and entertaining please. Use witty dialogue like in Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs or Don Delillo's White Noise. cultural references, quirky analogies, etc. Next Literary Critique: [Labret] Comedic Genius? Last edited by Frank W; 08-04-2002 at 01:13 AM..