Dave Portnoy
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1,778 appearances
8 recordings
6 series
first heard Nov 2024
last heard 31 May
Dave Portnoy’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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I didn't even see it.
I didn't even hear about it.
So everything's kind of dropped down to a low common denominator in a library.
So there's no exclusivity that you get of a precious.
Oh, it's come out in the theater.
Oh, if we want to see that actor or actress or director, we have to go out on Friday night when it opens and see it.
It doesn't have that as much.
And I hope we can maintain that.
What's also happening is.
in this abbreviated uh attention span capacity that we talk about that people have what studios are first cutting is the first acts of films now the first act is where you set up the world for the viewer that tells you you may know where this story goes but you've never been there with me so it's going to be specific i'm going to set you up with an original show there
The conflict that starts in Act 2, which is usually on page 38, now is on page 11.
It's like, start it, meet you, hi, know what you do, bam, conflict, let's get on with it.
No one wants to wait around, or the studios don't believe they want to wait around for an interesting first act.
It's what was so pleasurable about doing True Detective.
Say it again, Rummy.
It was an eight part series.
For three and a half hours, I get a first act, which is an actor's dream because that's where I get to go.
Here's how you could go on this journey with me that you've never been in or this relationship that I have with Marty Hart.
And I hope we don't keep abbreviating, getting to know characters and relationships that are specific and original, because if we do, everything's just going to feel like somewhat the same movie.
Yep.
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