Re: GeekTonic`s Ultimate Fall TV Guide
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Watch any episode of Rescue Me and you can appreciate where I’m coming from.
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Ironic that you mentioned that show, since we started watching it, but lost interest after the 2nd season. We just didn’t find anything appealing about it, especially with how “real” it was becoming. I liked his hallucinations, but that didn’t last very long. Let’s see what we’re left with… there’s cheating, whoring, lying, abuse, drugs, alcohol, mental issues, child endangerment, death. If I wanted all that with minimal comedy, I’d either watch soap operas or the evening news. Thankfully, almost all of that is included with loads of comedy via Two and a Half Men.
[quote]Sitcoms are supposed to be uplifting escapist entertainment, not dismal social commentary about the economy. I can only imagine how many people in the unemployment line wanted to jump off a bridge after watching this show.[/quote]
Yeah, but it’s not the entire country which is out of work. There are plenty of us who do have jobs and aren’t worried about losing them. We can enjoy these shows quite easily. Let’s face it, if someone’s unemployed, they may not be able to keep paying the cable bill. They also are not the target demographic, since the advertising is useless for the people who can’t afford to purchase those things.
[quote]On the subject of Haven, I’ve watched the show because it’s different and shown during the summer when there’s a lot less competition. Am I the only one that finds the storyline to look like swiss cheese that’s been shot with a scattergun? I mean, this female FBI agent shows up in this town that is apparently plagued by the return of “The Troubles” and all sorts of weirdness begins to happen. She buys into everything without batting an eye. The whole town seems indifferent to things that would have the vast majority of any sane population heading for the nearest exit.
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You answered your own question there. The town is indifferent to “the troubles” because they have RETURNED. In other words, they’ve experienced it before, so it’s not all that surprising that they sort of turn the other cheek.
I also wouldn’t say that she buys into, so much as she wants to know about her own past (her mother) and that’s a stronger draw than the troubles are a repellent. I think she feels like she was meant to wind up there.