This is exactly it. He was both spoofing the soap opera and using it to draw in mainstream audiences so he could lead them down his weird path. It worked because people like my mom watched. She likes crime shows but not weird shows.
I have read in numerous places that Lynch NEVER wanted to reveal the murderer. He wanted to keep leading people down his weird path while focusing on these odd characters that he created. It's a shame that the network forced his hand too early but I am glad the murder was resolved. Otherwise we would have never got Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me.
BTW, for those of you that tried Twin Peaks and couldn't get through the melodrama, watch Fire Walk with Me. It has the weirdness and horror but a lot less soap. It basically retells the events leading to the murder from the victim's point of view. You get two seasons' worth of discoveries in two hours of it just being shown to you. Obviously don't do this if you ever want to try the series again because the surprises will be ruined.
I've been curious about Fire Walk With Me for a while, wondering if I should give it a shot. Where is it streaming?
Hearts are tough, she said, most times hearts don't break, and I'm sure that's right . . . but what about then? What about who we were then? What about hearts in Atlantis?
I know I sound like a broken record, but you guys have to check out The Good Lord Bird. Fantastic show and Ethan Hawke is turning in the best performance of his career.
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First two episodes of Queen's Gambit have been excellent.
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I'm watching The big Bang Theory. Somehow it's become my favorite show.
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That reminds me: I really need to rewatch Spaced again. I don’t think any sitcom captured geek culture as well as that show did (with the possible exception of Community).
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I can't think of a show more deserving of being launched into a dark oblivion so that mankind as a whole can be spared from ever having knowledge of its existence than Big Bang Theory.
On a side note, though I'd seen it before I wasn't really a watcher, but I just wrapped up watching The Office. Definitely a solid show all the way through. It loses a little something in Season 8 when Carrell leaves the show, but i thought Season 9 was excellent and I didn't feel it was missing anything. The finale was really strong. The documentary aspect of the show really allowed from some pretty unique retrospection on behalf of the characters...often times sitcom characters get suddenly start philosophizing in the final episode, but since the characters have a diegetic reason for doing it, it works really well.
I'd say it rounds out my top 5 comedy shows, knocking Eastbound and Down to the #6 spot.
1. Frasier
2. Seinfeld
3. Arrested Development
4. Schitt's Creek
5. The Office
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My problem is the characters suck and there are like 3 jokes repeat ad naseum, and they were never funny the first time. It doesn't surprise me the show has issues with misogyny either considering the entirety of the Raj character boils down to "He's foreign so it's funny".
Also this video is fantastic.
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I don't hate BBT, but I've never really found it very funny, even in an "I can relate to that" way. The characters, while representing nerd culture, always seemed to be a slightly exaggerated/cartoony representation. And even when I could identify with the characters, the humor seemed to be derived from laughing at their reactions, rather than laughing with them. Or their behaviour was so cringey that I didn't want to identify with them, even when I did. It was like looking at my own past, at events best forgotten. Or at behaviour I never engaged in at all.
One example of the former is when Penny gave Sheldon a napkin signed (and used) by Leonard Nimoy. Sheldon loves the signature, but his mind is blown when he realizes that he has Leonard Nimoy's DNA. Audience laughs - but I reacted the same way as Sheldon did, and so didn't find it funny. Having Leonard Nimoy's DNA is kind of mind-blowing - in a non-creepy way, that is.
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Looking for SubPress Lettered::
Angel's Game and Prisoner of Heaven (Zafon)
Ilium (Simmons)
I just finished the mini series on Netflix Challenger: The Final Flight. I enjoyed it but most likely due to having watched it live on TV in '86. It's a good series (4 episodes at about 50 minutes long each) and it goes into the whole cover up on the "O" rings. They even have interviews with the two guys that gave the green light to launch (these two have ZERO remorse! UGH.) They also have interviews with two engenderers at the manufacturer who advised to NOT launch below 53 degrees F (11.7C) and the one who blew the whistle to Sally Ride (the fools launched at 36F (2C.) after clearing icicles off the vehicle and the launch tower.
A very good series but I'm not sure just how much of my enjoyment was nostalgia.
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Celebrating Doctor Who Day by watching the documentary drama An Adventure in Space and Time. Such a wonderful film about the creation of the show. Highly recommended, even if you’ve never watched the series.
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Watched the first episode of Big Sky last night...WOW. If they can continue to keep the writing fresh and the viewer guessing? Great series possibly.
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Wanted
CD Carrie Portfolio 719
Dark Tower S/N LE's 171 or 203
ANY Stephen King S/N LE #171 or 719
A Storm of Swords #218 or 346
Ancillary Justice #455
American Gods (+ SC Reader copy) #624
Michael Whelan original art
DT VII: Michael Whelan Remarque
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Reviews are mixed but it is entertaining. Watch the entire 1st episode and tell me your thoughts. It is fun and unpredictable.
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I might give it a shot. I'm pretty over network dramas, but it sounds interesting.
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Started watching Ratched the other day. Love it! It's very reminiscent of Alfred Hitchcock's films. The music, lighting, and filming. Really well done. Only have 2 episodes left.
Only the gentle are ever really strong.