Thursday, September 14, 2006

American Masters

I've tooted off before about how I love the American Masters series on PBS. There's just so stinkin much I don't know about individual contributions to our society and arts. I either forgot it the day I left history class in grade school or I never knew it. Frankly, I blame George F Bush.

Anyway, I missed this week's episode about Preston Sturges so I could watch Emmit Smith on Dancing with the Stars. Because I am an @ss. When I realized this morning that I'd missed it, I looked him (Preston Sturges...not Emmit Smith) up on IMDB and found this:

Preston Sturges' golden rules for successful comedy: "A pretty girl is better than a plain one/ A leg is better than an arm/ A bedroom is better than a living room/ An arrival is better that a departure/ A birth is better than a death/ A chase is better than a chat/ A dog is better than a landscape/ A kitten is better than a dog/ A baby is better than a kitten/ A kiss is better than a baby/ A pratfall is better than anything."

Dammit. I'll have to try and catch the rerun.

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