Mal ,'War Stories'
A topic for the discussion of Farscape, Smallville, and Due South. Beware possible invasions of Stargate, Highlander, or pretty much any other "genre" show that captures our fancy. Expect Adult Content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.
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Wasn't the genre-breaking what some people found appealling?
It certainly was for me. I can't stand regular horror, barring rare instances. Once I got over my pre-concieved notions about the show and actually watched it (the WBs "creepy announcer guy" made me think it was just normal horror.) I fell for it pretty quickly when I started catching re-runs on FX.
What the exec. producer said was "Charmed treated witchcraft like a romantic comedy. Buffy was a send-up of the genre. Hex takes itself seriously."
That's the quote. "Send-up" sounded dismisive (and not quite the right description) to me in light of the "takes itself seriously" comment. Maybe I'm reading it wrong. I mean, yes, Buffy played with the tropes, but they could also pull out something like HUSH.
It struck me as dismissive, too, but I'm willing to believe that it's not how he meant it.
And he could have been basing his opinon of the series on the movie, which was not at all serious.
What the exec. producer said was "Charmed treated witchcraft like a romantic comedy. Buffy was a send-up of the genre. Hex takes itself seriously."
Oh ... dear. Seriously how? Seriously as in does research on Wicca or modern witchcraft and doesn't present it in a sensational way? Or seriously as in "omg! Magic spells and monsters and scary things!"? Either way, the statement kinda makes me cranky.
I got bored half-way through the pilot and never finished watching it.
From the few episodes I watched, it's taking itself seriously by having 'teenagers' having sex and talking about it and throwing in gratuitous lesbian sex scenes occasionally.
I hope that's not too spoilery.
Yeah, the pilot takes FOREVER to get things going and you know what?
It still doesn't get very far.
Hmmm, I don't know what they mean by taking horror seriously, I certainly won't be watching it that way. I'm thinking of it as a nice popcorn type show - fun to watch and snark.
"Charmed treated witchcraft like a romantic comedy. Buffy was a send-up of the genre. Hex takes itself seriously."
Yeah, that's even less...anything. Passions is a very silly soap opera. Other soaps take the story more seriously, to varying degrees. That does not mean "serious" show is better, or even that it is good.