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5. Infinite Jest

Reply to Initech (Original post)

Mon May 7, 2012, 08:56 PM

May 2012

From the book by the same name.

The plot partially revolves around the missing master copy of a film cartridge, titled Infinite Jest and referred to in the novel as "the Entertainment" or "the samizdat". The film is so entertaining to its viewers that they become lifeless, losing all interest in anything other than viewing the film.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinite_Jest#Plot

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