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When a TV show advertises itself as "magical" or "surreal," be afraid. Since David Lynch's Twin Peaks, the supposedly bizarre has evolved its own cliches. These were best satirized in the 1995 movie Living in Oblivion, in which Steve Buscemi plays a director who casts a dwarf in a dream sequence, only to have the little person mock him. "The only place I've seen dwarfs in dreams is in stupid movies like this!" the tiny actor says. "Oh, make it weird, put a dwarf...
...magical, surreal new drama, Carnivale, the first thing we see is ... a dwarf. Samson (Michael J. Anderson, of Lynch's Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive), the manager of a traveling carnival plying the Dust Bowl in 1934, sets the scene: ever since God gave dominion over the world to "the crafty ape he called man," good and evil have clashed in secret, magical combat. "To each generation," he intones, "was born a creature of light and a creature of darkness." Now the goodies and baddies are preparing for a final battle. In one efficient monologue Anderson sets up the show...
...capture of terrorist bigwigs. It's hard to avoid the thought that the Bush Administration's preferred policy of war is largely show business. Police investigations are dull, while war is flashy. And politicians are eager to show they're doing something, not just sitting around. PAUL KUNINO LYNCH Katoomba, Australia...
...still be steering away from noneconomically sensitive companies. You would rather own a Viacom than Procter & Gamble. P&G is a great company, but as the economy starts to get better, you would rather have something that has some economic sensitivity to it. You would rather own a Merrill Lynch or a Morgan Stanley than you would a bank. Over the intermediate term, I like media stocks, like Viacom and Clear Channel, Univision. In retail, I like Target and Best Buy. Wal-Mart will be O.K. I like Citigroup...
...Thailand have captured terrorist bigwigs. It's hard to avoid the thought that the Bush Administration's policy of war is largely show business. Police investigations are dull, while war is flashy. And politicians are eager to show they're doing something, not just sitting around. Paul Kunino Lynch Katoomba, Australia...