03-25-2013, 05:20 PM
Egads, have we descended into pop culture? Next, we'll be talking about some Stanford lady on some Survivor show.... Oh? We already did?
Well, so far I've enjoyed the handful of episodes of The Americans but it hasn't got its hooks into me as I expected it to do. I was wondering if they were already jumping the shark with the nudity of the last couple of shows. I applaud them for mostly staying apolitical and for at least thinking through the issues of a long-term, arranged marriage. So far, beyond the main characters & the one FBI agent, the characters have no development. They could have done better with the (now former) Resident. He had possibilities and was showing some character, until they (IMO stupidly, both from a TV perspective and a counterintelligence perspective) used him as a scapegoat. (I think they'd have done better to change the Richard Thomas character. I can't see him ever developing into anyone interesting.)
I didn't find Top of the Lake that interesting. Too many trite characters. One could make a sensitive show about an 11-year old girl that is pregnant presumably by abuse. This isn't that show. (Ah... the Mad Men reference was made because the lead character in the new show was Peggy in Mad Men. In this show, she seems to be channeling the lead actress in AMC's The Killing, which I enjoyed.)
Honestly, I swear I spend more time watching WBB than prime-time TV. My wife is being patient with me as I have 18 2-hr HD games on the TiVo currently.
And now, we return you to your regularly scheduled sports programming....
Well, so far I've enjoyed the handful of episodes of The Americans but it hasn't got its hooks into me as I expected it to do. I was wondering if they were already jumping the shark with the nudity of the last couple of shows. I applaud them for mostly staying apolitical and for at least thinking through the issues of a long-term, arranged marriage. So far, beyond the main characters & the one FBI agent, the characters have no development. They could have done better with the (now former) Resident. He had possibilities and was showing some character, until they (IMO stupidly, both from a TV perspective and a counterintelligence perspective) used him as a scapegoat. (I think they'd have done better to change the Richard Thomas character. I can't see him ever developing into anyone interesting.)
I didn't find Top of the Lake that interesting. Too many trite characters. One could make a sensitive show about an 11-year old girl that is pregnant presumably by abuse. This isn't that show. (Ah... the Mad Men reference was made because the lead character in the new show was Peggy in Mad Men. In this show, she seems to be channeling the lead actress in AMC's The Killing, which I enjoyed.)
Honestly, I swear I spend more time watching WBB than prime-time TV. My wife is being patient with me as I have 18 2-hr HD games on the TiVo currently.
And now, we return you to your regularly scheduled sports programming....