tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289268596887206022.post4364884804131081289..comments2023-10-23T08:34:03.754-06:00Comments on QUIDDITY: Examples of Negative Quiddity 37Edward H. Binnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03574290513728611326noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289268596887206022.post-89328495104092872792010-10-31T01:08:23.714-06:002010-10-31T01:08:23.714-06:00Eric Cartman and Mr. Garrison on South Park.Eric Cartman and Mr. Garrison on South Park.carl josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03812101009007023662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289268596887206022.post-4488505558741519172010-10-24T03:26:47.569-06:002010-10-24T03:26:47.569-06:00More examples: any Mary Woronov character from the...More examples: any Mary Woronov character from the 80s. Movies you probably haven't seen...Paul Bartel was usually her stooge.carl josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03812101009007023662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289268596887206022.post-27333381432116091052010-10-18T07:24:23.664-06:002010-10-18T07:24:23.664-06:00Castanza wasn't the actor, Castanza was the ch...Castanza wasn't the actor, Castanza was the character, so that might help.carl josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03812101009007023662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289268596887206022.post-21223733113683176132010-10-18T07:05:12.986-06:002010-10-18T07:05:12.986-06:00I'm mulling Georger Castanza. I didn't wa...I'm mulling Georger Castanza. I didn't watch much Seinfeld! I usually don't include ccomedians as examples of negative quiddity unless there's irony and pomposity there (see Gale Gordon and Joe Flynn). Comedians are usually "good guys" with "Hermes energy" even if ridiculous.<br /><br />I LOVED "My Favorite Year." A similar and haunting O'Toole movie, "The Stuntman," has a lot of parallels with "The Great and Secret Show."Edward H. Binnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03574290513728611326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289268596887206022.post-62453912997791534402010-10-18T00:44:03.140-06:002010-10-18T00:44:03.140-06:00I just saw Wall Street 2, and they kind of did thi...I just saw Wall Street 2, and they kind of did this with the Brenton James character who takes a big fall in the end. The problem there is no real positive quiddity opposing him, just more ingenious negative quiddity, or greatly diluted positive.<br /><br />I think it works for Sy Benson and Karl Rojeck in My Favorite Year also, which i just rewatched, which is from 1982. This movie almost gave me a catharsis. If you haven't seen it, you, Ed Binns, would thoroughly enjoy it.carl josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03812101009007023662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289268596887206022.post-68931042022766493882010-10-17T23:49:39.774-06:002010-10-17T23:49:39.774-06:00I wonder if you could put George Castanza from Sei...I wonder if you could put George Castanza from Seinfeld on this list. It would be an interesting addition if you can because he is such a loser...<br /><br />Incidentally, if you recall the Leno article i sent you, Jerry Seinfeld is Leno's best showbiz friend.carl josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03812101009007023662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289268596887206022.post-31879192029923783722010-10-10T17:55:55.362-06:002010-10-10T17:55:55.362-06:00Excellent. I'll include him from "The Sim...Excellent. I'll include him from "The Simpsons." I will also add Mother Seymour. Mayor Quimby, Chief Wiggums and Marge's two spinster sisters (who work at the department of motor vehicles) aren't quite relentlessly cruel enough to make the list.Edward H. Binnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03574290513728611326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289268596887206022.post-2057141469531613992010-10-10T13:50:01.938-06:002010-10-10T13:50:01.938-06:00Montgomery BurnsMontgomery BurnsUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18333327315997143345noreply@blogger.com