tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post4587809512065125475..comments2023-11-03T11:37:13.579-04:00Comments on Something Old, Nothing New: Me ElsewheresJaime J. Weinmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15128500411119962998noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-80807365456017514282009-08-26T00:39:30.317-04:002009-08-26T00:39:30.317-04:00Maybe a better comparison is not so much the "...Maybe a better comparison is not so much the "Road" series, but the "Rat Pack" films... although that seems overly harsh.Devlin Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11358271733393938491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-61845430611550786302009-08-20T23:55:32.085-04:002009-08-20T23:55:32.085-04:00I've got to say that this is the best piece I&...I've got to say that this is the best piece I've ever read in the admittedly narrow field of Bolling Studies. I agree with your charge that his "regular" Archie stories suffer from an overabundance of puns (and I'm a serious paranomasiac, so that's saying something), but I think the real problem with them is that not only is Bolling not as committed to the integrity of the stories, but neither are the characters. It often feels as if the kids are aware that they're acting in some sort of play, but aren't really FEELING it... something akin to Hope and Crosby in the "Road" pictures, but less successfully achieved. Or maybe I'm nuts. I dunno. I could try to clarify my meaning, but it's late and I've got to get home and let the dogs out, if it's not already too late. Anyway, kudos.Devlin Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11358271733393938491noreply@blogger.com