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Subject: Definition of Meta-/comments/humor/etc/
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Date: Wed, 5-Mar-86 05:21:49 EST
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For this topic I think we need to set down guidelines about what is meta.
Looking right at the camera to, in effect, communicate w/ the audience
I don't consider to be meta.  Meta is the character stay in character
and stay in his surroundings and throw off a line that betrays he is
a character.  Previous examples posted:
     
Moonlighting's "viewer mail": IS NOT
Groucho line about character names: IS
Croucho speaking to camera apologizing for pun: IS NOT
Marilyn (sp?) Monroe character comment: IS
George Burns speaking to audience: IS NOT
Hart to Hart "murder every week": IS
     
I hope this clarifies my viewpoint, which I am not saying is right, but
such is life on the net...
     
That's my opinion.   What's yours?  I'd like to know...
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Michael S. Weiss
The Pennsylvania State University
MW9@PSUVM.BITNET
     
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