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• What did he really steal? - B J 07:32:11 11/14/06 (0)
  In Reply to: Sasha Baron Cohen stole the "Borat" character posted by dwill123 on November 10, 2006 at 10:53:46:

  An idea? Those aren't protectible.
  
  

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• Brilliant stealth promotional campaign?? - halfnote 21:01:50 11/12/06 (2)
  In Reply to: Sasha Baron Cohen stole the "Borat" character posted by dwill123 on November 10, 2006 at 10:53:46:

  Is it my imagination, or did Cohen come out of nowhere with this movie. Was he any kind of celebrity before this movie? It seems to me he went from perfect obscurity to worldwide movie tsumani rather suddently. I remember seeing his face first on Yahoo's Most Popular Photos page weeks before the movie was released, and thinking, "Who the heck is this guy?" His face popped up again on the same site, once or twice thereafter, I think. Then, all of a sudden, he's on the national morning network shows and is being featured in full page ads in every newspaper as a great comedic phenomenon. Does this guy have any kind of show biz history? Or did a few of his buddies e-mail his photo back and forth until it started to show up on Yahoo's Most Popular? Excuse my ignorance, if I'm wrong. But I remember a very clever and highly successful such campaign for the "Blair Witch Project." Can anyone fill me in?
  
  

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  • Re: Brilliant stealth promotional campaign?? - Draz 06:06:14 11/13/06 (1)
    In Reply to: Brilliant stealth promotional campaign?? posted by halfnote on November 12, 2006 at 21:01:50:

    He's been a wildly successful character in England with his "Ali G" character. It's played here on HBO to fairly small audiences for a few years. His main persona's are Borat, Ali G (the hip British rap musician/interviewer who asks outrageous question of unsuspecting celebrities) and Bruno, the ove- the-top gay fashion diva.

    The guy is genuinely hillarious in all these roles and I would happily go to see a full length movie on both of his other two characters.
    

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    • Re: Brilliant stealth promotional campaign?? - halfnote 21:41:56 11/13/06 (0)
      In Reply to: Re: Brilliant stealth promotional campaign?? posted by Draz on November 13, 2006 at 06:06:14:

      Thanks for the fill-in and forgive my ignorance. I was still astounded by the incredibly well-orchestrated promotion campaign surrounding this film, and whether some of the "news" spots that seemed to pop up in advance of it were not really "news."

      By the way, was he the guy who "interviews" Shaquile O'Neil in that NBA commercial a year or two ago? -- at least, I think it was an NBA commercial.
      
      

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• What about the Turkish talk show skits on SNL? * - mr grits 18:16:03 11/10/06 (0)
  In Reply to: Sasha Baron Cohen stole the "Borat" character posted by dwill123 on November 10, 2006 at 10:53:46:

  .
  Grits: the other white starch!
  
  

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• The aroma of smoldering herringbone tweed: I smell a law-suit heating up. (nt) - Audiophilander 13:16:32 11/10/06 (3)
  In Reply to: Sasha Baron Cohen stole the "Borat" character posted by dwill123 on November 10, 2006 at 10:53:46:

  ;^)
  
  

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  • And "Harry Potter" was based on my Osteopath's daughter ! - Bambi B 18:27:47 11/10/06 (2)
    In Reply to: The aroma of smoldering herringbone tweed: I smell a law-suit heating up. (nt) posted by Audiophilander on November 10, 2006 at 13:16:32:

    Audiophilander,

    I'm glad to see someone pursuing their rights when a movie becomes successful!

    Not only was Harry Potter obviously based exactly on my Osteopath's daughter, Diedre- who has a scar and I manage for 10%- Matt Damon's character in "Good Will Hunting" was based on my niece's boyfriend "Spud", and Thorton's character in "Sling Blade" was lifted intact from the hilarious "Henry Kissinger recites Shakepseare"- which was entirely my idea. Also, I had the concept of the "The Matrix" the moment I heard Ronald Reagan was re-elected- and think I may deserve some compensation for that. Further, the story of "Dances with Wolves"- that exact sequence of events happened to my older brother, who is an exotic dancer in Amsterdam- exact story- and this was published in "Het voorenggegoen Dijk Bluasch-SEXY/BOOM" of October, 1989- giving plenty of time to be stolen for the movie.

    And- Nostradamus predicted a film producer will owe me substantial money for the idea for a movie involving Japanese bears that change into superheroes with all the powers of a human. I'm confident this prediction will come true.

    -There's just no respect for intellectual properties without occassional dramatic lawsuits from the loonies. Good publicity too,..

    Cheers,

    Bambi B

    
    
    

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    • And I, For One, Am Incensed (Incensed, I Tell You) That Shakespeare Patterned King Lear... - Draz 04:48:53 11/11/06 (0)
      In Reply to: And "Harry Potter" was based on my Osteopath's daughter ! posted by Bambi B on November 10, 2006 at 18:27:47:

      ...After the tawdry and nefarious interactions that everyone knew about the owner of the deli on my street and his three plotting daughters.

      These things were commonly known and there's just no doubt that the great Bard saw into the future and received his inspiration from these three girls and their tragic father. Do you think it's an accident that their names were Regan, Cordelia and Beth (well, he altered that one a little just to avoid the appearance of impropriety)?

      Shakespeare was a well known psychic of the time and it would have been child's play for him to peer into the future to do this. Indeed, his ability to see future events had him investing in Google the day after it went public at a share price of $75. Most people don't know that's how he amassed his great wealth. They mistakenly think it had something to do with his writing.

      People are just so gullible!

      I demand compensation for the good deli owner and his daughters. Let them in on the King Lear money!

      
      

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    • LOL! You certainly deserve royalties for that post! (nt) - Audiophilander 19:59:31 11/10/06 (0)
      In Reply to: And "Harry Potter" was based on my Osteopath's daughter ! posted by Bambi B on November 10, 2006 at 18:27:47:

      :o)
      
      

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