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:: Monday, December 15, 2003 ::

This has been linked everywhere so you’ve probably seen it already, but this (in places flawed) Guardian article about the rise of the nerd contains this fascinating quote from Paul Dergarabedian, president of the US box office tracking firm Exhibitor Relations, "Blockbusters have become very sophisticated versions of what were once seen as exploitation movies: martial-arts films, fantasy films, science-fiction films. All of which people loved, but which were decidedly B-movies that were not aimed at mainstream audiences." This statement alone goes a long way to explaining why “the nerd” is so prevalent these days, perhaps to the point that the representation is almost meaningless.

:: Dan 15.12.03 [Arc]    ::
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