tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921567004864315541.post8929981462453940735..comments2024-02-27T10:20:42.208-05:00Comments on Signifying Sound and Fury: Explaining (away?) the humor: Rickrolling 5 years outPeter Shirtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12127694194498636105noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921567004864315541.post-30001067239891463582013-04-11T10:07:52.740-04:002013-04-11T10:07:52.740-04:00I talked about Macy's Day parade Rickroll in t...I talked about Macy's Day parade Rickroll in the longer essay, but I cut it out of this post because my view is different than most; I see that Rickroll as a corporate appropriation by NBC to try and appeal to the online community. Which worked, from what I gather talking to people. There were several problems, I thought: The Macy's Day Rickroll was organized instead of a prank (one of the Imaginary Friends on the float exclaimed rather loudly and pointedly, “I like Rickrolling!”), NBC almost gave the surprise away before it happened, and having the real Astley took away the video's incongruity. Rickrolling is meant to be anti-establishment, and this was anything but. It was like someone's parent's trying on their kid's clothes to try and be cool. That's my two cents, but I know people disagree with me.Peter Shirtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12127694194498636105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921567004864315541.post-78083651187612079092013-04-11T02:08:46.804-04:002013-04-11T02:08:46.804-04:00Interesting essay. I'm disappointed, however, ...Interesting essay. I'm disappointed, however, that you never mentioned (in my opinion) the best rickrolling of all of them - When Rick Astley, himself, rickrolled the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07324221326094276890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921567004864315541.post-90175317776705231592013-04-01T22:24:06.866-04:002013-04-01T22:24:06.866-04:00I just got Rickrolled. It's far from dead.I just got Rickrolled. It's far from dead.Peter Shirtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12127694194498636105noreply@blogger.com