Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 6th August 2001

Dilbert//4496, first published 25 years ago on Monday 6th August 2001

Tags

reviews movies havnet seen night of living squirrel movie reviews big pay studio dogbert entertainment

Official transcript

Dogbert is typing at his computer. Dilbert stands next to him and asks, "How can you write reviews of movies you haven't seen?"

Dogbert replies, "Easily."

Dogbert reads Dilbert an excerpt from his review: "Throw away your Picasso paintings. 'Night of the Living Squirrel' is the only art you'll ever need."

Dilbert, looking unimpressed, asks, "How much is the studio paying you?"

Dogbert responds, "Dang... Too obvious."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

HOW CAN YOU WRITE REVIEWS OF MOVIES YOU HAVEN'T SEEN?

EASILY.

"THROW AWAY YOUR PICASSO PAINTINGS.

'NIGHT OF THE LIVING SQUIRREL' IS THE ONLY ART YOU'LL EVER NEED.

HOW MUCH IS THE STUDIO PAYING YOU?

DANG...

TOO OBVIOUS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Artistic Differences"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a white shirt and red tie, sitting at his desk. He is engaged in a conversation with a character from the movie "Night of the Living Squirrel." The conversation revolves around the art of writing movie reviews, with Dilbert expressing his frustration at the lack of creativity in the reviews he has seen.

Key Points:

• Dilbert is seeking advice on how to write reviews that stand out.
• He is told to "throw away your Picasso paintings" and focus on the art of the movie.
• The conversation takes a humorous turn when Dilbert asks how much the studio is paying him, and the response is "dang... too obvious."

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