Even so I want to believe the story, it smells a lot like the typical correlation = causation story. These things are so easy to construct, i.e. the pirates & g

Even so I want to believe the story, it smells a lot like the typical correlation = causation story. These things are so easy to construct, i.e. the pirates & global warming correlation [1]. There could be a lot of other factors that were leading to this development, e.g. studios concentrating more on pushing blockbuster movies, generally a weak indie/strong blockbuster movie season, etc. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Spaghetti_Monster#Pirates_and_global_warming http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Spaghetti_Monster#Pirate...