Oh, don't get me wrong - I really liked The Inside, Zenkitty. Had it not been a Minear show (a hook, as it were) I don't think it would have been on my weekly to watch list, is all. Oddly, though - I think it would have been the kind of thing I'd pick up on DVD.
Now, this would be the perfect time for a swear word.
Kaylee ,'Jaynestown'
The Minearverse 5: Closer to the Earth, Further from the Ax
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls, The Inside and Drive), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
Kevin - Jan 12, 2007 2:15:55 pm PST #3218 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
Strega - Jan 12, 2007 2:36:01 pm PST #3219 of 10001
I quite liked Rebecca. That's why I found Paul so infuriating.
Polter-Cow - Jan 12, 2007 2:36:34 pm PST #3220 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Paul also liked Rebecca! You had a common interest.
Gris - Jan 12, 2007 2:39:34 pm PST #3221 of 10001
Hey. New board.
I loved Rebecca. Paul was annoying. Web was awesome. The Inside owned me.
Strega - Jan 12, 2007 2:43:06 pm PST #3222 of 10001
Paul thought she was a project. Not a person.
Allyson - Jan 12, 2007 2:43:41 pm PST #3223 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
I see that a lot.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 12, 2007 3:07:39 pm PST #3224 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Sadly, some of my friends married people who saw them as fixer-upper opportunities like that.
Kevin - Jan 12, 2007 3:09:03 pm PST #3225 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
Paul's intentions didn't put her in danger as much as Web's, though. Web's either a crap boss, or a genius at his work, depending on how you look at him. Wonderful character, but a complete twat.
Topic!Cindy - Jan 12, 2007 3:23:33 pm PST #3226 of 10001
What is even happening?
Anyhoo, the "(fictional) serial killer who isn't traumatized and severely fucked-up, just -- what, a well-adjusted sociopath" is kind of a staple-- I think you could arguably say it about Angelus, Tony Soprano, Omar from The Wire, and probably dozens of others from shows in the last 15 years with a season-long villain.
Angelus, for me, is the exception, and probably because when he was Angelus for an extended period of time, I still had a heroic protagonist.
I didn't like watching The Sopranos for too long, because I didn't want to root for the bad guys. I didn't watch enough of The Wire to make a judgment. I think the sociopathic lead is fine for me in a feature film. I can enjoy Hannibal for two hours, or the guys in Goodfellas, or The Godfather, or whatever, but I don't want my main character in episodic TV to be the bad guy.
In fact, I prefer it if my main character is a super-strong little woman.
(This is better than I'd imagine therapy to be. Apparently I have subscriptions to issues.)
Cashmere - Jan 12, 2007 3:57:20 pm PST #3227 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Can't watch torture porn. It would keep me awake for years on end. I can barely handle psychological thriller type movies and tv shows. I liked the Inside because of the police procedural parts but even some of the more disturbing bits ghost up in my brain every now and then. I don't think I'd have been able to stick with it long term.
While I like some of the exquisite emotional pain Tim can wring from an audience, I have some sort of psychological line in the sand that I don't dare cross when it comes to my entertainment. I'll give my popcorn to Allyson.
I think I might like Dexter--it sounds like it has enough lighter stuff and comedy to offset the darkness. Pity, I just signed up for free HBO instead of Showtime (Sorry, Rome starts Sunday night). I'll get the DVD's from Netflix, though.