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I recommend "Los Angeles Plays Itself" to any interested in seeing the juxtaposition of what you see in movies/tv with the reality. There's also a much shorter
by JBlue42 10y ago
I recommend "Los Angeles Plays Itself" to any interested in seeing the juxtaposition of what you see in movies/tv with the reality.
There's also a much shorter, funnier one called "Vancouver Never Plays Itself" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojm74VGsZBU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojm74VGsZBU
- sandworm101 10y agoWant a movie or TV series to die? Set it in Canada. There is something about the American market that just doesn't react well. London or Paris, sure. But other than a few scifi backstories (Wolverine) Canada is never mentioned. I blame the accent. Vancouver sounds like LA and that creates a uncanny valley for the American ear. Audiences are unnerved when characters on TV don't match the stereotypes. It's discomforting, but we cannot all be from Canmore or Torono.
- colordrops 10y agoAt first I thought the title was a play on this meme: http://i3.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/056/730/597.jpg http://i3.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/056/730/597...
- rochellle 10y agoActually, that's a turn of phrase that's been around since probably the 1970's, so it pre-dates internet "memes" by a few decades. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Symphony_(song) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Symphony_(song) (1987) Big Daddy Kane’s famous line, “Put a quarter in your ass 'cause you played yourself,” pops up as a looped sample... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZ82kNPgqpc&t=494 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZ82kNPgqpc&t=494