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**what is the central piece of evidence in this program that says what the show is all about? clue: it's on larry's talk-show desk, it's facing you, it's......the name plate!!!! where else have you seen this? name one talk-show, or any show of any kind that has to remind you, the audience, who you are watching!!! forget the name? there it is!! what's it mean? i'm no shrink! what do i think it means? it's signals the incredibly insecure personalities of everyone in the play.. it goes from larry, the insecure host, to artie, the cool, but insecure producer.. the name plate doesn't merely have his name, it has his job title!! "larry sanders comma host". maybe it signals our short attention spans.. we can't remember who we're looking at or why he's there, so they've put up his name plate with title, to reassure us that, ah yes, this is the sanders show and he's the host.. so, what's on the espn-classic channel? all dialogue and behavior in the play (to differentiate between talking about the program-in-a-program, or the program in chief) supports this one tenet.. when larry sits at his show-desk, you see the name plate; it means he's afraid you won't remember his name or his position, so he's put it in writing.. just check the name plate and watch the show long enough to like him.. the next 25 minutes reinforces this: the insecurity of his staff, home life, buddies, etc. what is the nexus of dialogue here? there are several: #1. lies; #2. sucking up; #3. exaggeration and/or hyperbole; and #4. lies to cover up the earlier lies when it's too late to retract (putting the toothpaste back in the tube).. of course, it's all in fun.. never try these tricks at home, kids, they're dangerous!!
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acw3 3 October 2002
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