“Good evening,” the master of suspense used to intone, as he prepared us to see yet another spine tingling thriller. That was in the old days, when government was boring and television was for entertainment. Now television is boring and government is for entertainment. And forget about news, somewhere that just up and vanished other than points of lucidity here and there — for which real journalists risk their necks and wind up paying dearly. This is from Mr. Newberger, and it’s another AI generated gem.
Great gadget, that. I’m sure that it paved the way for Orwell’s pneumatic tube that became known as the Memory Hole. Except in Orwell’s book the Memory Hole would have elevated Epstein to elder statesman level and scholarships bearing his name would have been the normal way of things. Young children in the Junior Spies would have vyed for the chance to become the next Jeffrey Epstein.
Epstein would have been depicted as a philanthropist and champion of children, I have no doubt. And “Jeffrey” would have been the most popular boy’s name in this culture of our imagination.
The only problem with reality these days is that it’s a whole lot stranger than fantasy used to be. And the way things have been going since last November, this is only going to magnify until the Trump train finally enters the box canyon that it’s karmically destined for. I have no doubt that will happen, the only question is when.
Not for nothing, but the theme music of Hitchcock’s show was Gounod’s Funeral March Of A Marionette. Originally a short piece written for piano it was scored up to full orchestra size. There are some fun versions on YouTube as I recall. I’ll include one I always liked.
Perhaps these same people can use AI to create a ‘MAGAnett’ or even use Trumpy himself as the subject. The soldiers could have MAGA hats for example. A meanness could be added, with the bear being with Trump’s ugly, bloated orange head on top as ‘Melanie’ is carried away. (Her movements are so wooden makes you want to look for the strings, doesn’t it?) Some word bubbles about being free to ‘party’ again or finding trophy wife #4 perhaps.
Or it could be the other way around with Melania’s head on the bear and a fat-ass Trump being carted away. Once in the castle the soldiers could whip off the MAGA hats before drinking their toasts, again with celebretory word bubbles about how great it is that he’s finally gone. Just spitballing but it could be fun. And if it went viral might cause Trump to stroke out if HE is the dead marionette!
Sorry. Forget to add the video: