March 9th, 2001



NOTE FROM KRISTIAN IDOL:
Acclaimed suspense director Alfred Hitchcock once supposedly
remarked, “Actors are cattle, and should be treated as such.”
So, naturally, we pondered…


The Top 7 Ways the Industry Would
Be Different if Actors Were Cattle


7> Shower scene in newest “Psycho” remake has Norman Bates sporting leather chaps and swinging a branding iron.

6> Oscar acceptance speeches really *would* all sound alike.

5> Mad cow disease? Only when the PA forgets the skim lattes.

4> A plate of grass in LA would run upwards of $40.

3> Robert Downey, Jr. gets wasted on Bovine Growth Hormone and “tips” himself.

2> Instead of being turned into Soylent Green, Charlton Heston would have been turned into a Quarter Pounder with Cheese.

and the Number 1 Way The Industry Would be Different if Actors
Were Cattle…

1> In India, even Steven Seagal would be sacred.




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Credits:

Selected from 18 submissions from 7 contributors.
Today’s Top 5 List authors are:

Beth Kujawski, Voice Talent — 1, 2, 6 (1st #1, Rookie hat trick!)
Eric Lipton, Civilian — 1, 5 (1st #1)
Jeff Wilson, Software Drone — 3, 7
Kris Johnson, Boom Operator — 3
Davejames, Wage Earner — 4