Generation A: 10 Questions for Douglas Coupland

Sealed in a sterile white room, author and artist Douglas Coupland is bombarded with a series of questions designed to gain some insight into his thought processes and his new novel, Generation A. Intermittently punctuated by advertising for a television news team and a mysterious drug, both of which feature in his novel, the film covers a wide and seemingly random range of topics, from Couplands working methods, to his favourite letter of the alphabet. The film tries to mirror the novels fragmented structure while offering an unguarded window into a celebrated thinker, artist, and cultural icon.

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Clip by Crush, Inc, commissioned by Random House Canada

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[noelthorne1984]

"generation a" is a fantastic novel, possibly doug's best

[columbinecatholic]

@Ihaveacatnamedrabies Hey, shithead. He didn't "steal" anything. He's freely acknowledged ZeFrank the source. You should note that the earth sandwich predates ZeFrank as well, he just popularised it. So shut up. Fuck you.

[5163plus9279]

I think the commercial was a joke? If not I enjoyed the laugh, anyway! I was already a cat! Solong, Solon! I would say IDK, but it sounds like I decay to me! Ha! Ha! (that's lol to some) Gotta go, had fun anyway! That was 9 minutes? Interesting!

[5163plus9279]

I think the commercial was a joke? If not I enjoyed the laugh, anyway! I was already a cat! Solong, Solon! I would say IDK, but it sounds like I decay to me! Ha! Ha! (that's lol to some) Gotta go, had fun anyway!

[lolissimaUK]

he is a genious

[Ihaveacatnamedrabies]

Hey shithead,

What's up with the stealing of the Earth Sandwich? Why not publicly apologize?

I used to be big fan, I had all your albums, from Gen X onward to Microserfs, Life after God, Shampoo Planet... But now you are just another "Art Thief." Who knows what else you have stolen, what ideas and jokes you didn't really make up yourself. Passing off said theft in your comments about how it is "common web culture" is even more despicable.

Fuck you. You broke my heart.

[roywonka]

Sooo Amazing :O

Generation X Is My Favorite Book, I cant Wait For This Book

[nights10102]

first post, hope to see you in banff soon