On a whole, I agree with you, but it seems to me that TV right now is 90% utter crap and 10%... if not pure gold, then at least very high quality; some people have taken the clues from series like Buffy, Sopranos and others and really started to explore the possibilities of the medium. I just hope they are allowed to keep doing it.
Case in point: Dexter is about Dexter Morgan, a - to quote a phrase - serial serial killer killer. He's an utter psychopath who has been conditioned by his stepfather to only kill those who deserve it - mainly serial killers. And he's good at it. What he's NOT good at is living like a normal person while he hides what he is from the rest of the world; he can act human, but he's about as coldly emotionless as Mr Spock. Cue much delving into the darker sides of the human psyche, free will, right and wrong etc. Oh, and it stars Julie Benz of Angel fame.
Weeds is a lot more funny, but possibly even better IMO; a dark comedy about a housewife in a rich California suburb who, when she suddenly finds herself widowed, starts selling pot to her neighbours to make ends meet. Only as it turns out, that's not really a solution but just gets her into even more trouble... brilliant satire on middle class suburbia and excellent character drama too. Plus, like I said, funny as hell.
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Date: 2007-07-22 09:39 pm (UTC)Case in point:
Dexter is about Dexter Morgan, a - to quote a phrase - serial serial killer killer. He's an utter psychopath who has been conditioned by his stepfather to only kill those who deserve it - mainly serial killers. And he's good at it. What he's NOT good at is living like a normal person while he hides what he is from the rest of the world; he can act human, but he's about as coldly emotionless as Mr Spock. Cue much delving into the darker sides of the human psyche, free will, right and wrong etc. Oh, and it stars Julie Benz of Angel fame.
Weeds is a lot more funny, but possibly even better IMO; a dark comedy about a housewife in a rich California suburb who, when she suddenly finds herself widowed, starts selling pot to her neighbours to make ends meet. Only as it turns out, that's not really a solution but just gets her into even more trouble... brilliant satire on middle class suburbia and excellent character drama too. Plus, like I said, funny as hell.