tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post2200631681099758432..comments2024-03-05T10:52:24.691+00:00Comments on Mark Wadsworth: Mrs Brown's Boys vs South ParkMark Wadsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-9597284356729260932014-06-25T17:12:07.460+01:002014-06-25T17:12:07.460+01:00TS, yes of course, well done South Park for being ...TS, yes of course, well done South Park for being subversive and telling the truth about where people actually like to shop, despite the bleating.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-80722772048977808992014-06-25T12:36:48.474+01:002014-06-25T12:36:48.474+01:00Mark/Rich Tee,
I kinda get the "evil person ...Mark/Rich Tee,<br /><br />I kinda get the "evil person steals land", I just like how South Park understands that Wal-Mart is a result of people shopping there, and someone replacing a market trader with a supermarket is probably doing society a lot of good.<br /><br />That said, I probably should do a series of posts on economics in movies (both good and bad).Tim Almondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13369256383976094670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-31007116979392893762014-06-25T07:09:04.945+01:002014-06-25T07:09:04.945+01:00RT, thanks for those, I'll add them to the lis...RT, thanks for those, I'll add them to the list. <br /><br />BNI ends as follows:<br /><br /><i>"The story then rolls on to an undisclosed period some years later in the future, revealing that skyscraper developments have eventually been built, but this time flanking either side of the tiny apartment building, with Frank's café now doing a roaring trade as a result of the new employment brought into the area."</i><br /><br />Or what we refer to as "agglomeration benefits".Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-85056413569669313022014-06-25T06:28:37.727+01:002014-06-25T06:28:37.727+01:00As MW says, a common plot type. Not always a shop...As MW says, a common plot type. Not always a shop, sometimes just a house or block of flats.<br /><br />See *Batteries Not Included, Herbie Rides Again, the last Muppet movie and goodness knows how many more.Rich Teehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14037296506942507747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-62215160363453039202014-06-24T19:27:10.087+01:002014-06-24T19:27:10.087+01:00It's the classic plot of many a Western film. ...It's the classic plot of <a href="http://markwadsworth.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/most-western-films-are-really-about.html" rel="nofollow">many a Western film</a>. <br /><br />Sob, boo hoo etc.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.com