I must offer my apologies for this extended absence. I can only say that we all know what the pressures and demands are of this season, and this year. Convention requires that convention be effected. And now that the convention season has come to an end, it is a pleasure to see this august body reconvened in this venue of convenience.
Sorry, I must pause to make use of the conveniences.
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There. Let us congress. Well, now, as chairman I would like to make liberty of my privilege to escape from the strictures of the agenda.
If I may, then, without objection, assay to address some old business.
Evil Genius Dr. Domino (Our August Comptroller) has, of late brought to the table some commentary that has unfortunately not been granted the attention it deserves.
The chair would like to acknowledge Evil Genius Dr. Domino (Our August Comptroller)'s stellar endeavours and offer some comments of his own.
On Wall-E --
Evil Genius Dr. Domino (Our August Comptroller)
"What I had ... trouble with, was one of the fundamental premises of the movie - that consumerism would lead to mindless sloth and obesity. ... [T]his view fails to recognize a key aspect of human nature - sexual desire."
The chair believes that Our August Comptroller might be confusing two different things, namely, one the one hand the superficial standards of beauty for any particular cultural moment, and on the other hand, the basic human drive to spawn. The former is basically a fantasy. There are sufficient examples of societies that have differing standards of beauty that still manage to perform sexually. We need not just look at contemporary America, where thousands upon thousands of pairs of obese humanoids freely rut away while their minds are ruled by images of Keira Knightly and Calista Flockheart.
Of course, the future of hippopotamoidism triumphant as pained by Wall-E might not be inevitable, it certainly isn't inconceivable, not anyway from the perspective of popular notions of beauty.
The chairman and his embonpoint pause to catch their breaths.
On Battlestar Galactica (1978) --
The Colonials were not quite the sole humanoids left alive. There were non-Colonial planets with human-like lifeforms. In the face of this, the horror of the remnants of humanity does ebb a bit, doesn't it?
On Mamma Mia! --
Our August Comptroller, has, by admitting to having voluntarily viewed this presentation, called into question his right to the appellation "Evil Genius." Evidence of true geniusness is awaited by the chairman.
On The Dark Knight --
The chairman must admit that throughout the presentation, his mind kept turning to the trailer of Watchmen that had been shown before the feature.
The chairman recognizes Our August Comptroller to address the issue of Watchmen. To be noted is the question — Is it at all possible that this will be the single motion picture adaptation of an Alan Moore work that will not disappoint?
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