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   Shannon Lynch - January 28 2008 @ 1:50 pm I think it's wonderful that you are editing the shows. I love them, myself. I can't wait to see the Japanese show. However, that said, I have to comment because I am an editor in writing, and the quotations you use are not correct. The end quotes always go on the outside of the punctuation mark. So, when you quote something like "this," make sure the punctuation is inside the final end quote marks. Sorry, to tell you that, but it is a "pet peeve."
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   june-baby - January 29 2008 @ 3:14 am Have fun editing the next episode. Wow another show on Japan, first the Osaka episode. Is the next NR episode going to be in Tokoyo? Just curious.
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   MARTHA GONZALEZ VELEZ - February 01 2008 @ 8:52 pm Hi! whatever you do, you do it great. Good luck!
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   Russ - February 04 2008 @ 2:43 pm Tech Question: Do you use Final Cut or an Avid product to edit? Thanks..
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   Frankieplates - February 08 2008 @ 3:45 pm Sorry to bother you but i have a small question......was the trip worth it?
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   MitchHellman - February 08 2008 @ 6:11 pm Chris: IMHO there was nothing wrong with the show on Sweden. This was the first episode of ABNR I had ever seen, and I loved it to death. After several years, I am *still* craving one of those hot dogs with mashed potatoes and shrimp salad, not to mention whatever it was those bikers were drinking!
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   Christopher Martinez - February 11 2008 @ 2:12 pm Hi. OK. 6 replies to 6 comments in reverse order. 6) Mitch-Yes, I think Sweden was a slyly funny episode but many fans have ranked it their least favorite. The drink was (I think) vodka and licorice and I don't eat meat and I wanted the hot dog. 5 )Frankie-Totally worth it. This should be a great show. 4) Russ-Primarily Avid on a Unity server (allowing simutaneous input, output and editing on multiple workstations) at Postworks NYC. A (very) few shows done on Final Cut and finished on Avid. 3) Martha-Thank you very much. 2) June-Mostly Tokyo. A little Kyoto. Hopefully, a deeper look into Japan but still with lots of food and fun. 1) Shannon-Ignoring the fact that you are talking to someone who thinks "Hi. OK. and Yeah, Sweden." are sentences, I don't get the logic of putting the period (end of sentence/thought) within what I would consider a grammatical modifier (title/statement indicator). Tradition or logic? Mind you, I have an ongoing argument with my father about the word "ongoing" which he refuses to recognize as a word. back to work, christopher martinez
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   gb - February 21 2008 @ 5:16 pm Shannon: Punctuation inside quotes is an American tradition; however, the British standard allows punctuation to come after closing quotes if it isn't part of the quoted material. In either case, there are exceptions to the rules, allowing puctuation to come both before and after end quotes. If you want to be a well-qualified grammar Nazi, here's the backstory: on a printing press, the period and comma were more fragile than end quotes, and were thus protected by preceding placement. So, Chris-- once it was logic, now it is only a tradition. (Unless you are blogging from a printing press?)
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   Christopher Martinez - February 26 2008 @ 5:39 pm gb and shannon, My commitment to British punctuation standards is legendary. Indeed, I've been banned from a dozen New York bars over my willingness to protect and defend those standards "by any means necessary". OK. Really? I do care about what is both traditional and appropriate and I think this is an interesting discussion. Let me suggest this. Our "print" medium here is not the page but the screen. As we push more pixels onto the screen to see more info, it is harder to make out certain small punctuation marks and the period is easier to make out after the quotes. Don't take my word for it. Try it and see. Still, if I were to use a full sentence quote, I would feel compelled to include the period within the quotes. Thank you for giving me the history (gb) and raising the issue (shannon).
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    Kemian - February 29 2008 @ 6:57 am The Swedish episode of ABNR was the first I'd ever seen and I was pleasantly surprised. Do you happen to know what the "swedish piss pot" is really called and where a non-Swede could find one? Seems like they might come in handy when hiking/camping. Thanks. Looking forward to watching the next episode.
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    Fru - April 02 2008 @ 2:33 am I HATE ABBA so that jokes for me where amusing, since that day i dream of trowing an axe at ABBA records. in other words, be aware that any anti-ABBA comment, joke or whatever will be supported by me and surelly by other guys, mostly smart ones.
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    Deb - April 20 2008 @ 10:06 pm What type of cameras do you use? How long does it take to edit a show?
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    Dan Archer - June 20 2008 @ 7:03 pm Hello Christopher, I am an editor in Dallas Tx. I do AVID and FCP. I am also a student of Kendo. I know the feeling of wanting to tell that story of something tha moves you the way Kendo does. I look forward to seeing your show. Also as you might have noticed "My Grammar" sucks as well, let them complain we know what we are trying to say. Good Luck.
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    Judi - July 06 2008 @ 12:51 pm Loved Athony's comments about ABBA.... Toooo funny. Everytime I hear Abba I think of him and get a chuckle...
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    Billigflug - September 19 2008 @ 12:55 pm Kendo is really great, I love the free-flowing moves. But I just gave it a try for a week and then went back to my ole good wing chun kung fu, that I love more, please try it also!
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    Kevin Clary - December 04 2008 @ 1:56 pm

    Chris: Greetings from Caledonia, NY! Love the show and the fact that you are working on the show. I hear you don't get to sample any of the food. What's up with that? Kevin