Falling Box Office

Hollywood has recently experienced a protracted and unprecendented box office slump. Some suggest the problem is the result of the increasing affordability of terrific home theater setups and the historic ascendency of the DVD. Although that explanation certainly accounts for my absence from the over-priced, ad- infested mileiu that is the modern movie theater, it may be that Wizbang has hit on the real problem. Seems everyone's seen it all before. A little originality might go a long way . . .