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NAB ’10 – Doddle

It’s 1am, you’re trapped on set, and the director just called for a two-headed giraffe.  Where are you going to find one at this hour?!

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Etc 25 degree sa hpl PocketLD, turns 2.
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PocketLD turns 2

Is that a lighting director in your pocket or are you just happy to key me? Thank you! Thank you! Try the veal! Tip your waitress!

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I.M.D.B.'s innovative app allows you to watch movies on your iPhone.
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I.M.D.B. on the I.P.H.O.N.E.

When I heard that the Internet Movie Database (IMDB) finally had its own iPhone app, I must admit, I was pretty unenthusiastic. There are already

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Script excerpt showing a character named Bob Smith reacting to his name with Lame Name Shame, referencing someone named Jason Lee who named his kid Pilot Inspektor and highlighting the suffering involved in having
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Are you suffering from Lame Name Shame?

Chip Landmass? Viva LeTruckstop? How about Blunter “Golden Fists” Lighswallow, III? Even though these are all clearly brilliant character names, drenched in dignity and depth…they may

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