What makes a team?
Having had partners for most of my adult life, with all the attendant joys and horrors, I’ve always admired what Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera accomplished in their almost 60 years together. Sure, I heard a lot of rumors about what they really thought of each other (saw some of it first hand), but a team doesn’t create as many laughs and films together without a real bond.
WHAT MAKES A TEAM?
Laurel and Hardy. Lennon and McCartney. Hanna and Barbera. What makes these teams great? Is it that both partners were talented? Yeah, but that’s not enough. Putting two talented people together can just as often be a disaster. (Who remembers the comedy team of Jimmy Durante and Buster Keaton?) The secret to a successful team seems to be the way the two members complement each other. That’s complement with an “e,” meaning “to complete.” (Of course, Lennon & McCartney…
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On August 20th, 2006 at 12:00 am
i’ve always wanted to do an academy award winning biopic on these 2 starring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. I think it would totally win an oscar.
-JX!
On August 20th, 2006 at 12:00 am
OK, that the funniest (cool-funny) idea I’ve heard all year.