The joke here is in imagining the type of person that would meet platonic friends on the Internet. It's polished, the sound is great the voices are convincing. The problem is it's almost too real. It's like listening in on an awkward conversation - nothing happens that's absurd enough or telling enough to make me laugh. No comic narrative evolves - unless it's these charaters proving over and over again that they are painfully deliberate.
This is a well crafted short story delivered in first person by a good actor. There's a strong narrative flow and it takes you places - with a subtle touch.
This piece moves - a great example of how to sustain a profile over a full half hour. Produced with great affection for Breslin, but also aknowledges his faults. Great two-way tape.
Comments by Nathanael Johnson
Comment for "Kasper Hauser: Spicy Pony Head"
Nathanael Johnson
Posted on May 16, 2007 at 01:26 PM | Permalink
Review of Kasper Hauser: Spicy Pony Head
Hilarious.
Comment for "Clifford & Kidd - It's Just Lunch"
Nathanael Johnson
Posted on May 16, 2007 at 01:06 PM | Permalink
Review of Clifford & Kidd - It's Just Lunch
The joke here is in imagining the type of person that would meet platonic friends on the Internet. It's polished, the sound is great the voices are convincing. The problem is it's almost too real. It's like listening in on an awkward conversation - nothing happens that's absurd enough or telling enough to make me laugh. No comic narrative evolves - unless it's these charaters proving over and over again that they are painfully deliberate.
Comment for ""I could tell you stories, but I don't think you want to hear them.""
Nathanael Johnson
Posted on July 27, 2006 at 06:48 PM | Permalink
Review of "I could tell you stories, but I don't think you want to hear them."
This is a well crafted short story delivered in first person by a good actor. There's a strong narrative flow and it takes you places - with a subtle touch.
Comment for "Jimmy Breslin: The Art of Climbing Tenement Stairs"
Nathanael Johnson
Posted on November 30, 2005 at 06:50 PM | Permalink
Review of Jimmy Breslin: The Art of Climbing Tenement Stairs
This piece moves - a great example of how to sustain a profile over a full half hour. Produced with great affection for Breslin, but also aknowledges his faults. Great two-way tape.