|
Title: Alright people, fess up... Post by: Black Diamond Vol on October 11, 2012, 06:38:15 EDT Am I the only one here who will admit to watching "Nashville" last night? I actually thought it was good, surprisingly enough. :thumbup:
Title: Re: Alright people, fess up... Post by: EmerilVOL on October 11, 2012, 06:41:24 EDT Am I the only one here who will admit to watching "Nashville" last night? I actually thought it was good, surprisingly enough. :thumbup: I was at a dinner party last night so no I did not watch the Ode to Country Music stabbing in the back!! Title: Re: Alright people, fess up... Post by: droner on October 11, 2012, 07:56:40 EDT Criminal Minds and CSI, as usual.
Title: Re: Alright people, fess up... Post by: BanditVol on October 11, 2012, 08:05:10 EDT Don't watch that much series TV. Mostly movies or sports or just surf around.
I did give Sons of Anarchy a try. Might watch it again. I see what you mean. The lead character is trying to be better, and I like that. At the same time, I couldn't help but notice that his mother and wife/partner/whatever had a scene where they beat down the "bottom bitch" of a pimp he's doing business with. Which is my criticism of shows like this....is it a compelling drama of a basically good person stuck in a bad situation, or just an excuse for the network to show all kinds of pandering trashy shizzle that people like to see but don't like to admit liking that they see? Is is the drama of how the lead character saves his way of doing life, or a prurient secretive thrill at seeing a ho get beat down? Personally, I found the beat down scene to be the high point of the show. I'd be willing to bet that most people did as well, but would just never admit it. Just MO. Title: Re: Alright people, fess up... Post by: MIAUTIGER on October 11, 2012, 08:42:31 EDT Am I the only one here who will admit to watching "Nashville" last night? I actually thought it was good, surprisingly enough. :thumbup: Duck Dynasty had two new shows on last night, which is about my nightly limit for tv watching. Title: Re: Alright people, fess up... Post by: Black Diamond Vol on October 12, 2012, 01:03:08 EDT Don't watch that much series TV. Mostly movies or sports or just surf around. I did give Sons of Anarchy a try. Might watch it again. I see what you mean. The lead character is trying to be better, and I like that. At the same time, I couldn't help but notice that his mother and wife/partner/whatever had a scene where they beat down the "bottom bitch" of a pimp he's doing business with. Which is my criticism of shows like this....is it a compelling drama of a basically good person stuck in a bad situation, or just an excuse for the network to show all kinds of pandering trashy shizzle that people like to see but don't like to admit liking that they see? Is is the drama of how the lead character saves his way of doing life, or a prurient secretive thrill at seeing a ho get beat down? Personally, I found the beat down scene to be the high point of the show. I'd be willing to bet that most people did as well, but would just never admit it. Just MO. That was a scene to demonstrate just how manipulative Gemma (Jax's mother) is. What we know, and Jax doesn't, is that she was complicit in his father's death. At some point, probably this season, that's going to come to a head. :crazy: Title: Re: Alright people, fess up... Post by: Black Diamond Vol on October 12, 2012, 01:27:50 EDT Getting back to Nashville, I thought it gave a failrly accurate portrayal of the music industry, and introduced us to some characters with a lot of depth (Connie Britton was born to play this type of role). And I was pleasantly surprised that it showed the city in positive light, whereas most network shows would probably take the low road in their portrayal of a Southern city. I recommend it. :thumbup:
Title: Re: Alright people, fess up... Post by: VoLynteer on October 12, 2012, 02:23:16 EDT Getting back to Nashville, I thought it gave a failrly accurate portrayal of the music industry, and introduced us to some characters with a lot of depth (Connie Britton was born to play this type of role). And I was pleasantly surprised that it showed the city in positive light, whereas most network shows would probably take the low road in their portrayal of a Southern city. I recommend it. :thumbup: FWIU they worked very closely with consultants from Gaylord and other local businesses. I haven't watched it yet but am looking forward to it.Title: Re: Alright people, fess up... Post by: BanditVol on October 12, 2012, 02:30:56 EDT Getting back to Nashville, I thought it gave a failrly accurate portrayal of the music industry, and introduced us to some characters with a lot of depth (Connie Britton was born to play this type of role). And I was pleasantly surprised that it showed the city in positive light, whereas most network shows would probably take the low road in their portrayal of a Southern city. I recommend it. :thumbup: Well I didn't see it but Hayden Panetierrie is effing fine :biggrin: :thumbup: |