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Hey, man
Mine was different. They profiled me (I'm the same demographic as you are), asked me how I watched (Dish, DVR), and verified my address.
There were no questions about that day's listening, but they did ask about what general content (drama, comedy) I watched. They said they would send me a diary, in which I'm to record my viewing and return to them, postage-paid.
We'll see what happens. Maybe I'll be screened out, too.
Thank you. I'm glad you liked the topic.
I think the ratings drop-off was due to some BB fans sharing your feelings.
BCS is a different show with it's own feel and pace, but sharing some of BB's storyline and characters. Some BB fans, like me are OK with the difference, and enjoy BCS on its own merits.
I hope the show keeps going for a while. I'd predict some dissatisfied BB fans might return after Jimmy changes fully into the Saul identity, and probably has more dealings with the criminal element from BB.
I'm in no hurry for the transition to be complete.
I should give The Wire another chance, along with Carnivale.
I very dimly remember a show called "Nichols", but couldn't have described with the detail you did. It sounds very much like Garner's "Support Your Local..." movies. I always liked him when he played that kind of character.
I lean toward this view, too. So much art would disappear if we were to ban it because one of the people involved in it was repellent to us. From Chaplin, to Errol Flynn, to most of the studio heads during the Studio System era, on and on. It can be throwing out the baby with the bathwater. Should we disregard the fine work of Mia Farrow and John Cassavetes in "Rosemary's Baby" because we're repulsed by Roman Polanski?
It's been a while since I watched the movie, but I do remember how disappointed I was. If I recall correctly, Pantinkin was not available, Daisy was recast, and the creative team was changed. It also felt like Ellen Muth had aged out of the role ever so slightly. The magic of the original series was absent, I felt, and it would have been better not to have done the film. You might see it differently, though.
Have Gun, Will Travel is a great add! Richard Boone as Paladin, a unique presence in that era, dark and formidable. Venturing into Westerns for this category, Gunsmoke would be a good add, too. More conventional than Paladin, Matt Dillon was still a strong lead, and the supporting characters were wonderful, too.
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Sorry to hear that. Thanks for passing along the news. He was a very welcoming presence, sharing knowledge without ever seeming pedantic. RIP.
It was really awful that Dead Like Me didn't get to continue. And the movie they did to "wrap it up" was real insult to the superior quality of the rest of the series.
I hope you'll post, Apis. You might be surprised how many people are interested in what you have to say.
I'd actually have been surprised if most folks said the behavior of the performers DIDN'T affect how they viewed their work. I suspect that most people cut more slack toward artists whose views they agree with, or whose work they liked anyway. Maybe I'm wrong about that.
Personally, I think I'm more inclined than most to compartmentalize performers' work from the person who did it. I think it's often the case that people who get into entertainment tend to have transgressive personalities, which help them to take risks that more conventional people would avoid, but also lead them into crossing lines of propriety.
Great post! I have a few thoughts.
I run a business, so I guess I have some sympathy for the people who are financing the production. However they might feel about the artistry on display, they, like all of us, have the concern about their business staying in the black.
That said, from what I've read about the issue of ratings, there seems to be some cause for concern about the way the data is collected. My understanding is that there has been a lag in the process, in that the long-relied-upon Nielsen system has become increasingly unreliable in an age in which much content isn't viewed at the time of broadcast, but saved on DVRs, watched On Demand, or binged on disc or other formats. I'm not a savvy to know how methodology might have been adapted to make ratings more accurate.
Even in the era before technology's advances skewed the results, there were issues of shows destined to be huge hits later nearly being euthanized by weak ratings. The low ratings could become a death spiral, with the public avoiding a show because it seemed few others thought it was any good.
Sometimes this was due to poor lead-ins from inferior or played-out shows, or because of being scheduled opposite some ratings Godzilla on another network. I remember feeling disappointed when some show I thought was great was dumped simply because it couldn't dislodge some huge hit it was up against. Sometimes, a scheduling change saved a fledgling hit.
It's the eternal seesaw between Art and Commerce. I think there is some ray of hope in services like Netflix and (ugh) Amazon producing content which might not appeal to networks or cable providers. It would be great if this trend toward niche programming flourishes in ways we might not yet be aware of.
I say, don't expect others to do it for you. I don't mean that in an unkind way. I mean, if you want this board to succeed, take a chance and post something that interests you, something that makes others think, and want to offer an opinion. Don't just reply. Or worse, don't just read and NOT reply, at least.
Certainly, your post might not generate a lot of interest and response, but it just might surprise you, and become an active thread.
If your first one doesn't get a response, try again. It's really fun when you connect with someone who's intrigued by the same things, or even, maybe, disagrees, and makes you look at your opinion from a different angle.
One thing is certain: this board will not survive if most of its adherents are passive.
Strongly agree.
Other types of violence, there might be some sort of argument to rationalize, such as revenge, (not a great defense, but understandable, in some instances), defense of self or others, intervening for the greater good (such as killing a suicide bomber in a school, etc), or others one could imagine.
But sexual assault, in any case I can think of, is the strong preying on the weak, the motive is violation and degradation, and I can't think of a situation in which it could be excused.
I liked Molly Dodd, too. For what it's worth, Blair Brown had a substantial role in the "Fringe" series, and was a formidable presence, playing an ambiguous friend-or-foe? to the lead character.
@DreamersxDisease
I think imagination is something to be prized, nurtured, and held onto for as long as one can. Never an affliction. So much of our raising is aimed toward snuffing out the imagination, and conditioning us to be unthinking cogs in the machine. But imagination is what everything worthwhile (and some things not so worthwhile, admittedly) springs from. I hope you'll respect and treasure yours.
@Hans-Wilhelm
As a Seinfeld fan, you might enjoy the reunion of the cast on Curb Your Enthusiasm, S7E10. It shows about ten minutes of the new ep that Larry David and Co. created, updating their story lines, and incorporating more current references and tech. You can see it by searching "Curb Seinfeld", and going to the Slate Magazine link.
I thought it was very well done, and showed that the series could be revived, if David and the cast was willing.