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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 05:28 AM Original message |
Salon: Serial-Drama Zen - "Lost," "24" Welcome Us Into Their Comfortingly Stupid Nowhere Lands |
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zeemike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 05:57 AM Response to Original message |
1. that was interisting....thanks for posting it Hissyspit. |
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SpiralHawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 06:58 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Gigadittoes, zeemike |
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ShamelessHussy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 08:47 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. no teeVee for me, either |
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zeemike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 10:44 AM Response to Reply #5 |
23. The great benefit in Netflix is the ability to select from history. |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 09:36 AM Response to Reply #1 |
12. The author simplifies one of the Tv shows she hates. |
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zeemike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 10:38 AM Response to Reply #12 |
21. Well I have never seen Lost ether, so I can't say. |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 05:23 PM Response to Reply #21 |
41. You're talking about a multi-season show with a ridiculous number of long-running plot threads |
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zeemike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 08:44 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. I was not commenting on Lost but TV and media in general |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-10 01:05 AM Response to Reply #43 |
44. Okay, which shows do you actually watch, that you're basing your comments on? |
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zeemike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-10 06:01 AM Response to Reply #44 |
47. Well I had direct TV about 5 years ago. |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-10 01:28 PM Response to Reply #47 |
49. I've never watched "24", never plan to. But there is some interesting stuff on tv these days. |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 08:04 AM Response to Original message |
3. IMHO 'Lost' is dumb and pointless. |
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FSogol (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 08:40 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. +1. n/t |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 08:53 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. I tried watching Lost a couple of times and always felt like I'd dropped bad acid. |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 09:28 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. I see 'Lost' and 'American Idle' as evidence that 'Idiocracy' was a little too accurate. |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 09:39 AM Response to Reply #8 |
13. I 'm curious how you can compare those two |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 10:19 AM Response to Reply #13 |
18. Hey, don't mind me. Enjoy your shows. You have lots of company. |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 01:44 PM Response to Reply #18 |
30. So you can't compare the two. |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 07:46 PM Response to Reply #30 |
42. I can. |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-10 01:14 AM Response to Reply #42 |
46. I have no need to try and prove anything to you |
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MattBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 10:45 AM Response to Reply #8 |
24. I for one can't wait till "ow my balls" debuts. |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 08:59 AM Response to Original message |
7. Well, there's at least one god-awful stupid statement in the article |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 09:32 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. True. The whole point of the episode was his recog that he CAN'T do everything. n/t |
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Mendocino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 09:41 AM Response to Reply #7 |
14. I don't watch Lost but |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 10:06 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Ooops! Please excuse my ignorance - I had no idea, never seen the show either |
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Mendocino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 11:15 AM Response to Reply #16 |
25. Where all is but a dream, |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 11:44 AM Response to Reply #16 |
26. And please forgive me for not including the link: |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 09:31 AM Response to Original message |
9. You could say the same thing about DU |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 09:33 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. well, we occasionally get Resolution with a Tombstone or post from Skinner |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 01:45 PM Response to Reply #11 |
31. Yes, the gods intervene from time to time, I suppose. |
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conscious evolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 09:43 AM Response to Original message |
15. Hollywood dreams |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 10:09 AM Response to Original message |
17. Heather seems to be suffering from REO Speedwagon syndrome. |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 11:46 AM Response to Reply #17 |
27. What is the term for the syndrome for automatically attacking critics? I am under the impression |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 01:43 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. The term is called recognizing poseurs. |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 05:04 PM Response to Reply #17 |
39. Great fun watching 'em try to out-snoot each other over something like "Avatar" |
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no limit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 10:29 AM Response to Original message |
19. Well it is entertainment and what is written in the OP can be said about most movies/tv shows |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 10:30 AM Response to Original message |
20. 24 is exceptionally bad this season |
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Papa Boule (363 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 10:42 AM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Same thing happened with the Battlestar Galactica remake |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 04:51 PM Response to Reply #22 |
36. Man, that show crawled right up its own ass. nt |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 05:13 PM Response to Reply #36 |
40. I liked it. |
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chrisa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 03:35 PM Response to Reply #20 |
34. Yeah. This year is really forgettable. Rehashed. The writers |
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liberal_at_heart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 12:59 PM Response to Original message |
28. okay so it's not her cup of tea. Does she have to insult those who like it? |
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RadiationTherapy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
32. LOST is truly remarkable storytelling. |
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Retrograde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 02:20 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. We'll have to agree to disagree |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-10 01:32 PM Response to Reply #32 |
50. It's a muddled mess...imho |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-10 01:35 PM Response to Reply #32 |
51. I think the attention to detail is impressive |
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philly_bob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 04:48 PM Response to Original message |
35. X-Files was an early example. No "truth" was out there, just disconnected stories. n/t |
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MadBadger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 04:55 PM Response to Original message |
37. Pretty Stupid to compare 24 and LOST. |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 04:59 PM Response to Original message |
38. Er, lots of us are old enough to remeber when Television REALLY sucked. |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-10 01:11 AM Response to Original message |
45. There are some really great and interesting shows like Dexter, 30 Rock, Burn Notice, Psych, etc. |
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whistler162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-10 08:17 AM Response to Original message |
48. Okay... a brand spanking new TV viewer! |
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