tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249569588037368037.post4874321332926112549..comments2024-03-27T05:06:05.811+01:00Comments on Shatner's Toupee: The Tenth Level- a toupological analysis.ShatToupBloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17135455289206032317noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249569588037368037.post-27558834459777665902010-01-03T22:00:08.784+01:002010-01-03T22:00:08.784+01:00Thanks "Lamplighter" we knew it was ther...Thanks "Lamplighter" we knew it was there but couldn't find it the second time round! We've added the Real Hair Reflex example now. -STFootstephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16813779225597646854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249569588037368037.post-75375742697966709942010-01-03T20:00:12.588+01:002010-01-03T20:00:12.588+01:00There's a patented Shatner "Real Hair Ref...There's a patented Shatner "Real Hair Reflex" at 1:20 in part 13.<br /><br />I think you're being a little too critical of this show. There are some hints given regarding Shatner's character and how it influences his actions in the experiment: ego-driven, unfeeling, manipulative. As an example, he says he'll make sure a colleague's name is spelled correctly "in the footnotes". One might even say that Shat was well-cast for this role, as these adjectives have been used to describe him in real-life. One thing I'd have wished for would be to see them show how a charismatic presence (like Shatner) might increase a subject's obedience and compliance.<br /><br />As for dramatizing this, it is a difficult proposition. Characters like Prof. Turner or Donald Rumsfeld, for example, typically have little ability for introspection and are convinced of their righteousness and infallibility. Both this show and The Andersonville Trial had their main characters break down at the end in an attempt to dramatize the wrongness of their previous actions although I didn't quite buy into it in either instance.lamplighternoreply@blogger.com