A lot of his comments remind me of the spate of xkcd-style graphing programs around here. The problem with trying to imitate Randall with a program seems to be

A lot of his comments remind me of the spate of xkcd-style graphing programs around here. The problem with trying to imitate Randall with a program seems to be that he isn't interested in making things repeatable. He's just very determined and imaginative, and willing to spend a weekend drawing a graph. The charm of something like the movies graph is that it's incredibly detailed, but in a very human way that implies an understanding and appreciation of those works. You could use fancy NLP on a script, but it wouldn't have any character. I suppose this is the closest I've felt to understanding the distinction between art and just drawing.