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fandomsecrets2010-02-19 04:43 pm
case) wrote in fandomsecrets2010-02-19 04:43 pm
[ SECRET POST #1141 ]
⌈ Secret Post #1141 ⌋
Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.
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[Pushing Daisies - glee]
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[The Hunger Games/Harry Potter]
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[Prison Break]
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[Skins]
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[True Blood]
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[Six Feet Under]
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[Lady Gaga]
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[Philippa Gregory]
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[Fringe]
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[Bruce Campbell/Burn Notice]
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[Big Love/Ginnifer Goodwin]
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[Jónsi]
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[Shepard Smith & Fake News]
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[VG Cats]
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[House of Leaves/Mean Girls/Candle Cove]
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(Geddan/Touhou)
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[star trek/ed, edd, n eddy]
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[haibane renmei and yume nikki]
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[Hannity & Colmes]
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[Midnight Crew/MS Paint Adventures]
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[Saint Young Men]
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[A Series of Unfortunate Events]
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[Titanic]
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[Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus]
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[Dragon Age: Origins]
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[Modern Family]
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[The Muppets]
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[Bones]
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[MGS]
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[let's play/medibot and friends]
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[Ghost Recon]
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[Zachary Quinto]
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[K-On]
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[The Year Without a Santa Claus]
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[Firefly/Serenity; The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien]
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[Bioshock 2]
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[Jedward/Wii Fit]
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142.
[Amanda Palmer]
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143.
[Hetalia]
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144.
[Atop the Fourth Wall]
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145.
[Tom Baker]
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146. [SPOILERS for Kingdom Hearts]
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147. [SPOILERS for SPN]
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148. [SPOILERS for Community]
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149. [SPOILERS for Assassin's Creed II]
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150. [SPOILERS for LOST]
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151. [SPOILERS for Heroes]
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tl;dr IAWTS
ETA: Oh, and in before defensive B/B stans
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lmao ikr
"BUT THE SHOW WAS ABOUT THE B/B RELATIONSHIP FROM THE VERY FIRST EPISODE! IT WAS NEVER A CRIME PROCEDURAL SHOW. IT'S ALWAYS BEEN ABOUT THE CHARACTERS AND UST!!"
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... oh wait
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Many shippers will argue with that procedural statement by saying that this show has always been "character focused," not case focused. However, the point being missed is that the show was more character focused when they concentrated on the case instead of on pushing a romance.
When the show becomes all about the romance, there's really nowhere for the writers to go. They either have to put the characters together or keep them apart, and as a result it can get too soap opera-like.
On the other hand, when the show concentrates on the entire cast of characters, and all their connections, as they work together on cases, then it becomes a much more balanced program. Everything becomes important. Everyone has a story waiting to be told. We saw that in the marvelous little ways, in the briefest snippets of dialogue, like when Angela alluded to her father's profession but said she didn't want to talk about it, which automatically clues the viewers in that there's something interesting there that could be examined eventually. Or how Hodgins didn't want anyone to know he was rich, and how we know absolutely nothing about his family... two very interesting pieces of his life that we could learn about. Or all the things we could have seen evolve through Zack. Or how we don't really know much about Cam's background -- she seems like she may have come from a well-to-do family, which could be interesting, especially given that she became a cop, not necessarily the job of choice for someone from that background, you know? And there's still so much about Booth and Brennan as professional FBI partners and as individuals that could be illuminated. Not everything about Booth and Brennan has to do with whether or not they love each other or will ever get together. Frankly, I found their connection and their character stories much more riveting and genuine when the focus wasn't on romance but on a natural progression of them connecting as people.
There's so much that could be explored, for all these characters, if only the writers would stop to think about it all and give them the attention they deserve. Unfortunately, with the way things have been going, and how the writers keep leaning on only one aspect of the show these days (the out-of-character romanceromanceromance! behaviors), I fear it may be too late.
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THIS SO MUCH. I don't know why people just don't get that. There's a reason why rom coms are two hours long--because when an entire plotline revolves around the will-they-won't-they tension, there's only so long you can sustain it before it gets, as you said, too soap-operaish. And sometimes even that gets old--I'm so glad Grey's finally finished the Derek/Meredith drama and wisely decided to focus on other characters. I don't really have much to add because I don't think I could've put it better than you have. :)
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I really appreciated reading your comments in this thread as well, especially the part about how it used to be a "smart and well-written procedural with the perfect balance of drama and humor." THIS, so much. I wish we weren't the unhappy few to see it that way. I wish Hart would get things back to that kind of balance.
I know he can't erase what he's done with the characters in the past season and a half (more's the pity), but if he just made a few adjustments, I really think things could be salvaged. Unfortunately, our opinions are not being heard or even considered. (I guess we're not as loud as the Heroes fans who got really mad about the disintegration of their show, LOL.)
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I'm glad you enjoyed my comments; I'm usually too blunt for my own good and lack the ability to write posts as in-depth and insightful as yours. :)
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That's not exactly the reaction the writers are probably going for.
;)
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Thanks,
If I thought it would do any good, I would gladly sit down with Hart Hanson and tell him just what I said in my above post. Sometimes I wish there were a way to get through to him in that regard. For all of us to do so. I wish we could be heard.
And, you know, I know that sometimes writers and showrunners have to do what they think is best. I know this. They aren't always going to do what the fans expect or think they want. But truly, I do think that the quality of the program is diminished by what he's doing (or not doing, as the case may be) with the characters now. The genuine connections are being lost. I really do think that. We get it back in bits and pieces, in occasional scenes, or in episodes like Proof in the Pudding, but in an overall sense, that's not enough. Not when every episode used to have a focus, a decent meaningful direction, and inclusion of all the characters in interesting and heartening ways.
Would you agree?
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I still love the show, but I do get disappointed in it sometimes.
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I still love the show, but I do get disappointed in it sometimes.
Oh, you definitely don't have to explain in that regard. In fact, I think you're much kinder to the show than I am. I'm not sure I can say that I love the show anymore. I definitely feel the disappointment. And I think the overemphasis of the B/B relationship throughout season 4 has ruined them for me... this season, even when we get a decently-written scene, episode or moment, I still find myself eye-rolling at Booth and Brennan because I've become so disillusioned after being forcefed their relationship. I don't want to eyeroll, but I can't seem to rediscover my enthusiasm for them. It's frustrating and a little bit sad.