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A feature that surprisingly has had some effort put into it. [[Karl]] uses his editing techniques to place himself as a character in a popular film, cleverly holding conversations with leading characters. Karl then asks a question supposedly based on the clip, but it is generally one that could've been answered anyway by long-time listeners of the show.
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Though it never had an official title, '''Karl in a Film''' was a movie-based quiz that ran in [[Xfm Series 2]] and [[Xfm Series 3|3]]. It was alternately referred to as "Holly-wouldn't", "The Twix Sense", "The Film Thing" and "Karl's Film Quiz." For this feature, [[Karl]] used his audio engineering skills to place himself in a scene from a popular film. He would then ask a question about something that was said in the clip. Unlike most of Karl's features, [[Ricky]] genuinely enjoyed it.


The feature was quite unique, in that [[Ricky]] genuinely seemed impressed and amused by it.
==History==
Below is a complete list of the films used:


Films used for the feature include The Sixth Sense (where Karl took the lead role of the young Haley-Joel Osmont), Billy Elliot (where Karl took the lead role of Jamie Bell) and The Shining.
* The Sixth Sense [[01 February 2003]]
* The Graduate [[08 February 2003]]
* The Shining [[15 February 2003]]
* Billy Elliot [[15 March 2003]]
* Silence of the Lambs [[05 April 2003]]
* Kes [[08 November 2003]]
* One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest [[15 November 2003]]
* Pulp Fiction [[22 November 2003]]
* A Few Good Men [[29 November 2003]]
* Rain Man [[06 December 2003]]
* A Christmas Carol [[13 December 2003]]
* Planet of the Apes [[03 January 2004]]
* When Harry Met Sally [[17 January 2004]]


[[Category:Features|Film]]
[[Category:Features|Film]]

Latest revision as of 21:59, 19 June 2008

Though it never had an official title, Karl in a Film was a movie-based quiz that ran in Xfm Series 2 and 3. It was alternately referred to as "Holly-wouldn't", "The Twix Sense", "The Film Thing" and "Karl's Film Quiz." For this feature, Karl used his audio engineering skills to place himself in a scene from a popular film. He would then ask a question about something that was said in the clip. Unlike most of Karl's features, Ricky genuinely enjoyed it.

History

Below is a complete list of the films used:

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