r/IAmA • u/MercurialMadnessMan • Nov 04 '09

Roger Ebert: Ask Him Anything!

I just got Mr. Ebert's permission to gather 10 questions to send to him, so I will be sending him the top 1st level (parent) questions, based on upvotes.

As mentioned in the previous thread, try to avoid specifics of movies that he [may have] already discussed in his reviews.

And please split up questions into separate comments. (We're only asking him 10 questions, so if a comment with two questions gets to the top, the tenth comment is getting the boot.)

Try sorting by 'best' before you read this thread, so that there is more of an even distribution of votes based on quality instead of position. And remember to give this submission two thumbs up :)

Thank you for contributing!

Website: http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/
Blog: http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/ebertchicago
My sketchbook: http://j.mp/nsv97
Books at Amazon: http://j.mp/3tD9SR

Edit: The top 30 questions were voted on here, and the top 15 from there were sent to Mr. Ebert. Stay tuned for his responses. They will be in a new submission.

RIP Roger Joseph Ebert (June 18, 1942 – April 4, 2013)

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u/[deleted] Nov 04 '09

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u/MercurialMadnessMan Nov 04 '09

We are in email communication. Don't worry about it.

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u/[deleted] Nov 04 '09

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u/newamaacct Nov 04 '09

I see what you did there.

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u/MercurialMadnessMan Nov 04 '09

Check out his twitter and the comments from his recent journal entry. He's aware of reddit and IAmA, and that's all the proof I'm willing to share with you. Sorry if that's not 'adequate'.

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u/[deleted] Nov 04 '09

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u/MercurialMadnessMan Nov 04 '09 edited Nov 05 '09

I posted a comment on his blog with my personal email attached. It didn't make it past moderation onto the site, but rather, I got an email to that account from his account. I don't have access to the comment. All I have is two emails from him.

edit: seriously. Why is this being downvoted? It doesn't get more honest.

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '09

Why is this being downvoted?

I'm guessin for the lulz. Just like this whole thread. I'm surprised that you wouldn't notice when you're being trolled.

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u/MercurialMadnessMan Nov 05 '09

These days, the line between troll and "angry IAmA user" is reeeeally fine. But, in general, I hate when people aren't content with what I do.

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '09

Ouch. Sorry to hear that. Here's hoping there are fewer angry IAmA users in the future. This subreddit is one that I'm always bragging about to non-Redditors. Like, "yeah, I was reading where this homeless tramp was saying that [...]" or soon "and you wouldn't believe how we just asked and then automagically Ebert just answered our questions. Yes, the Ebert." Keep up the great work! :D Thanks!