tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5389992736797078726.post4315898279918892295..comments2022-10-17T01:47:05.958-07:00Comments on Attuned: Step Aside, FamiliesBrandy R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09173786848082736551noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5389992736797078726.post-26689224789144567742011-03-11T00:12:15.176-08:002011-03-11T00:12:15.176-08:00You definitely should as it's just really hitt...You definitely should as it's just really hitting it's stride. :) love it!jettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5389992736797078726.post-14499493107495035172011-03-01T02:26:45.253-08:002011-03-01T02:26:45.253-08:00Thanks, I'll check it out! I saw the very firs...Thanks, I'll check it out! I saw the very first eppy last year, but couldn't find a way to add it to my "repertoire." Maybe this time?Brandy R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09173786848082736551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5389992736797078726.post-14737548942546576742011-03-01T01:32:27.299-08:002011-03-01T01:32:27.299-08:00Okay, here's something: There's a show ou...Okay, here's something: There's a show out called "Parenthood" that is SO good. It's not a comedy, more of a drama. And has a spread of relationships, but all in one family. I think they do a really good job of "keeping it real", and it seems like every episode their storyline options increase exponentially. I am stoked about this show. Please watch!jettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5389992736797078726.post-19959440006612230072011-02-25T17:39:42.377-08:002011-02-25T17:39:42.377-08:00Ha!Ha!Brandy R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09173786848082736551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5389992736797078726.post-24595254654040904352011-02-25T17:11:57.536-08:002011-02-25T17:11:57.536-08:00If you really don't want to hear about it...<b><a href="http://theoatmeal.com/blog/valentines_day" rel="nofollow">If you really don't want to hear about it...</a></b>Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5389992736797078726.post-21278807868325104062011-02-24T22:05:25.435-08:002011-02-24T22:05:25.435-08:00@Brandy
My bitter comment was unfair. I'm sor...<b>@Brandy</b><br /><br />My <i>bitter</i> comment was unfair. I'm sorry. <br />I re-read your thoughts with a different perspective and I have a better idea of where you're coming from now.Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5389992736797078726.post-1764784384689169952011-02-24T18:29:39.094-08:002011-02-24T18:29:39.094-08:00@Brandy
He was still a jerk as the "hapless d...<b>@Brandy</b><br />He was still a jerk as the <i>"hapless dweeb"</i>.Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5389992736797078726.post-76966763129298876672011-02-24T14:23:05.607-08:002011-02-24T14:23:05.607-08:00@Andrew: I liked Spade in Just Shoot Me, when he w...@Andrew: I liked Spade in Just Shoot Me, when he was playing a much more believable role as "hapless dweeb." He also resembled a child then, and it's hard to really dislike a child...Brandy R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09173786848082736551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5389992736797078726.post-23896845341317874712011-02-24T07:24:13.053-08:002011-02-24T07:24:13.053-08:00@Atillery & Brandy
David Spade always rubbed m...<b>@Atillery & Brandy</b><br />David Spade always rubbed me the wrong way. It always seemed like he went out of his way to be a jerk.Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5389992736797078726.post-30473807740477190652011-02-24T07:12:59.103-08:002011-02-24T07:12:59.103-08:00@Artillery
I think as viewers we're very much...<b>@Artillery</b><br /><br />I think as viewers we're <i>very much</i> in the driver's seat here and that's great. If we want film to change, we're going to have to make a collective decision to support the kind of things we want to see. <br /><br />At their core, the networks are all about money. If enough of our interests change they'll simply go where the money is. We see this in music all the time. Blink 182 broke into the mainstream and all of a sudden we had a dozen pop-punk bands <i>(e.g Sum41, New Found Glory, Good Charlotte, Simple Plan, etc.)</i> as the labels rushed to cash in on the "new" cash cow.<br /><br />We don't need most of the market to change either (as cable programming has shown), it just needs to be enough. <br /><br />It seems to me that people crave meaningful relationships, yet gravitate towards shallow expressions of those relationships. So I'd say that crappy programming will continue unless people start showing they want better.Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5389992736797078726.post-7427025684073811692011-02-24T02:09:40.561-08:002011-02-24T02:09:40.561-08:00Preach it. I think these shows do appeal to the ma...Preach it. I think these shows do appeal to the majority of people. I also think the majority of people are about as interesting as those shows. I agree with Andrew that long term couplehood is on the decline but that coupling isn't going anywhere any time soon. So different manifestations of these banal shows will continue to flourish. Forever.<br /><br />As an aside, I didn't even like Friends. And David Spade is not so sexy.Artilleryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11374435218010459732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5389992736797078726.post-67092600910256484082011-02-23T23:21:08.372-08:002011-02-23T23:21:08.372-08:00@Andrew: an interesting hypothesis.@Andrew: an interesting hypothesis.Brandy R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09173786848082736551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5389992736797078726.post-62106705287307540102011-02-23T22:23:08.588-08:002011-02-23T22:23:08.588-08:00...and you've just articulated why I've av......and you've just articulated why I've avoided TV this year...Ack-ademichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07662600560663571219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5389992736797078726.post-69163034249570661502011-02-23T20:21:23.797-08:002011-02-23T20:21:23.797-08:00Wow that was bitter. This may not be what the mark...Wow that was bitter. This may not be what the market prefers, but it IS what they've expressed interest in. <br /><br />Shows that aren't watched are cancelled pretty quickly (mercy anyone?). If people are watching then that means there's people for advertisers to market to; the network makes money and continues to make shows and round and round we go. <br /><br />Perhaps the reason why there are so many couples sitcoms is because "couplehood" is on the decline.Andrewnoreply@blogger.com