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Oct. 3rd, 2012 09:51 pm1. Skipping the American Presidential Debate - really not interested in the speechifying and rhetoric. I know where both candidates stand, it's not like they haven't ran for this before. Plus politics tends to make my blood boil.
2. Note to marketing and advertising professionals - the following terms: "Shades", "50 Shades" and "Shades of Grey" have long passed the marketing saturation point. Please retire them from your lexicons, pronto. I know you aren't used to thinking outside the box or anything, but at least make an attempt.
3. Good Wife (which according to USA Today and the Momster (who read it) is not getting good ratings - it got clobbered by Revenge, Upstairs Downstairs, and Football on Sunday. Stupid people - it was the best of the three. I know, I watched all three. Okay, I skipped Upstairs Downstairs - the first season sucked beans, why bother with a second? Even my parents hated it - and they loved the original. It made no sense. And you all know how I feel about Football. That's not to say I didn't enjoy Revenge, but Good Wife is better written and acted - less soapy.)
The downside? Kalinda's story doesn't quite work. But the case of the week is rather twisty and interesting. As is the introduction of Kristen Chenoworth and Nathan Lane's characters. The Good Wife has become the best show on earth to guest star on. It gives its guest stars amazing writing.
No time to do a full review unfortunately. But I loved it. Right now - Revenge, Good Wife and Once Upon A Time had the best season premieres. And in that order. What Once lacks in crisp dialogue and writing, it makes up for in innovative ideas and narrative structure.
In short, it's not boring.
4. Buffy...
Eh. It's been over ten years and I've been occasionally reading a blog by a wet-behind the ears new viewer. Who reminds me of my Aunt's desire to clip all newborn's tubes and not allow people to have kids until they've passed an emotional/psychological/and intelligence tests. (ie. if you are narcissitic, racist, abusive, psychotic, or have any sort of severe mental illness - then you can't have children.) I told my Aunt that while tempting, this idea takes us down the path of...well, Nazism or Facism. After all, who are we to judge another's fate? Or destiney? We aren't god and we should not play God. That's my problem with holier-than-thou reviewers...they seem to want to do the same thing with tv shows.
(ie. Only those people who agree with or validate my perspective get to create art and be cool. Everyone else is a nitwit.)
Anywho...everyone has their list of controversial tv episodes and seasons. In my experience with the Buffy fandom, spanning over 10 years, and including a variety of new viewers from around the world of disparate ages, cultures, and creeds...the following episodes are the most controversial, and therefore (ironically) the most interesting from an academic, cultural, philosophical and social psychological perspective. This is true of most art, actually. Art that creates controversy, that people either hate or love or want to ban and piss on - is often ten years down the line the most interesting and says the most about the time-period and our culture. Art is odd. It is both pro-active or an instigator of happenings, and reactive or a reflection of what is happening. It can make something happen and comment on it at the same time.
Controversial episodes of Buffy and Angel
* Seeing Red (BS6 - caused a major internet debate on Lesbians in TV and a debate on how Rape is portrayed in media.)
* Lies My Parents Told Me ( racism and feminism...debates emerged)
* Get it Done (see LMPTM)
* I Will Always Remember You (Angel S1)
And I'm blanking all of a sudden. I'm sure you can come up with your own.
2. Note to marketing and advertising professionals - the following terms: "Shades", "50 Shades" and "Shades of Grey" have long passed the marketing saturation point. Please retire them from your lexicons, pronto. I know you aren't used to thinking outside the box or anything, but at least make an attempt.
3. Good Wife (which according to USA Today and the Momster (who read it) is not getting good ratings - it got clobbered by Revenge, Upstairs Downstairs, and Football on Sunday. Stupid people - it was the best of the three. I know, I watched all three. Okay, I skipped Upstairs Downstairs - the first season sucked beans, why bother with a second? Even my parents hated it - and they loved the original. It made no sense. And you all know how I feel about Football. That's not to say I didn't enjoy Revenge, but Good Wife is better written and acted - less soapy.)
The downside? Kalinda's story doesn't quite work. But the case of the week is rather twisty and interesting. As is the introduction of Kristen Chenoworth and Nathan Lane's characters. The Good Wife has become the best show on earth to guest star on. It gives its guest stars amazing writing.
No time to do a full review unfortunately. But I loved it. Right now - Revenge, Good Wife and Once Upon A Time had the best season premieres. And in that order. What Once lacks in crisp dialogue and writing, it makes up for in innovative ideas and narrative structure.
In short, it's not boring.
4. Buffy...
Eh. It's been over ten years and I've been occasionally reading a blog by a wet-behind the ears new viewer. Who reminds me of my Aunt's desire to clip all newborn's tubes and not allow people to have kids until they've passed an emotional/psychological/and intelligence tests. (ie. if you are narcissitic, racist, abusive, psychotic, or have any sort of severe mental illness - then you can't have children.) I told my Aunt that while tempting, this idea takes us down the path of...well, Nazism or Facism. After all, who are we to judge another's fate? Or destiney? We aren't god and we should not play God. That's my problem with holier-than-thou reviewers...they seem to want to do the same thing with tv shows.
(ie. Only those people who agree with or validate my perspective get to create art and be cool. Everyone else is a nitwit.)
Anywho...everyone has their list of controversial tv episodes and seasons. In my experience with the Buffy fandom, spanning over 10 years, and including a variety of new viewers from around the world of disparate ages, cultures, and creeds...the following episodes are the most controversial, and therefore (ironically) the most interesting from an academic, cultural, philosophical and social psychological perspective. This is true of most art, actually. Art that creates controversy, that people either hate or love or want to ban and piss on - is often ten years down the line the most interesting and says the most about the time-period and our culture. Art is odd. It is both pro-active or an instigator of happenings, and reactive or a reflection of what is happening. It can make something happen and comment on it at the same time.
Controversial episodes of Buffy and Angel
* Seeing Red (BS6 - caused a major internet debate on Lesbians in TV and a debate on how Rape is portrayed in media.)
* Lies My Parents Told Me ( racism and feminism...debates emerged)
* Get it Done (see LMPTM)
* I Will Always Remember You (Angel S1)
And I'm blanking all of a sudden. I'm sure you can come up with your own.