March 24, 2006
Dr. Phil Cusamano, a noted plastic surgeon in Dallas, had heard mumblings about a film featuring a masked character. He soon found out that the film was called V for Vendetta.
Somewhere along the lines, Dr. Cusamano was told that the film dealt, in large part, with the masked figure's feelings towards plastic surgery. Prompted by the possibilities, Dr. Cusamano sent out a mass e-mail to members of a state organization of plastic surgeons in Texas. Notably, many of them went to see the film on the first night.
However, Dr. Jay Brilliante of El Paso realized, after reading the film's plot synopsis, that Dr. Cusamano had made an error. Somewhere along the way, he had confused the V character with "The Carver" from the TV program, Nip/Tuck.
Nevertheless, ticket sales for V for Vendetta were at their highest in the state of Texas. "We did pretty well in Texas," said a producer's assistant to the film. "But, it doesn't matter anyway. Didn't you watch the Oscars? The whole film industry is shot because apparently no one is going to the theaters. $26.2 million in the first weekend just isn't enough. Anyway, I'm going to go home and watch the special features for Hitch. I think there's about ten minutes more of unshown footage of Kevin James dancing."
Dr. Cusamano, who admits his knowledge of pop culture is weak, remarked, "Well, at least at the next meeting, we can all talk about terrorism. That's important, I guess. Oh, who am I kidding? We're just going to talk about all the illicit sex we've had with our breast augmentation patients."