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smesch83 t1_je96zqm wrote

Reply to comment by jdpm1991 in Examples you have of the main character being one of the most hated character on the show among fans? by jdpm1991

I love this reply, because fans are arguing about this all the time, especially now that the female stars are doing their "Drama Queens" podcast: every week, people will comment "stop the Lucas slander! Lucas is not bad!"

the actor gives off horrible vibes to me and I never saw season 1: when I first saw Lucas in S2 and especially S3, I liked that he came from a poor background and I liked that he was into literature, so personally, I'm fine with him. but yes: I think he's on the same level as Rory from "Gilmore Girls", where a lot of people just say "Side characters? DUMP THIS SANCTIMONIOUS PERSON AND RUN!"

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smesch83 t1_je95cjt wrote

Reply to Examples you have of the main character being one of the most hated character on the show among fans? by jdpm1991

a lot of "relatable" teen boy main characters in 90s shows were this:

  • Brandon in "Beverly Hills, 90210"
  • Zack in "Saved by the Bell"
  • Cory in "Boy meets World".

that being said: I want to go back to this posting in a few days and count how many replies name women/female characters. in soap fandoms and in superhero fandoms, a LOT of the fans are very "she's a stupid cow, so irksome, kill her off!", and I think many people on reddit have that tendency, too.

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smesch83 t1_ja27nmw wrote

Reply to Canceled Tv shows by Manona44

1899 ends on a cliffhanger and, to me, is not a good show.

Paper Girls ends on a cliffhanger and is a good(ish) show. the story follows the comics, so you could watch the show and then read the comics to see how it ends. it's not must-see TV, though.

I have not seen Dynasty, but I read an interview with the producer where she says that they could end it without a cliffhanger because they had time to prepare a good ending.

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smesch83 t1_j7ty4ln wrote

Reply to comment by Terribalgamer in Does anyone miss the cheesy song used as a heart wrenching crutch in shows from the early 00s? by Donald_J_Putin

yes - I don't know the OP and I don't want to sound salty, but "The West Wing" and "Rick and Morty" are so normal on Reddit and it felt important to say "This was not perfected by [typical Reddit show] and then subverted by [typical Reddit show] because everything important happened on these shows."

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smesch83 t1_j7sypyl wrote

Reply to Does anyone miss the cheesy song used as a heart wrenching crutch in shows from the early 00s? by Donald_J_Putin

as a fan of teen dramas, I want to say that this was really, really comnon in the 90s already (and to some extent in the 80s too, in shows like "The Wonder Years").

but yes: by the mid-200s, shows like "One Tree Hill" often had three or four of these music scenes/montages per episodes. "Grey's Anatomy" and "Scrubs" (as more of a parody) did it a lot, too.

also, I haven't seen much "Baywatch" (lol), but I caught two or three episodes in the mid-90s where there were one or two complete songs (a sad ballad about forgetting while a character with Alzheimer's got lost on the way to the beach etc.) per episode.

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smesch83 t1_j75l6n7 wrote

Reply to What's something you tolerate on one show but not others? by CapnEarth

I hate non-diverse casts or shows that don't give female characters lots of space. but of course, if something exceptional-but-very-white-and-straight comes along, I will watch it.

also, "Babylon 5" really did have "high school theatre production" energy, as explained in this text. I loved it, but I don't want to watch anything with that kind of vibe for 100 episodes again. https://www.tor.com/2019/06/13/babylon-5-is-the-greatest-most-terrible-sf-series/

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smesch83 t1_j6m5fjc wrote

Reply to Worst TV show intro? by khanmo01

M jak miłość is a Polish soap opera, and their intro looks like a commercial for white supremacy and... butter? yoghurt? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9NVZcpLjJY

and I'm okay with the "Dawson's Creek" intro, but didn't find it groundbreaking. the intro of a Turkish show inspired by DC has an opening that looks like "We will do the same, but slower, more generic and more boring". it's not the worst intro ever, but I'm puzzled how they can copy the already quite boring DC one and just make it... even more boring: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcyXBf9u9RU

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smesch83 t1_j6fvil8 wrote

Reply to comment by VampireHunterAlex in What are some shows that were advertised to one demographic, but became successful outside of the target demographic? by blqckwidow

German here: it was about as big as "Scrubs" (...was in the US), but less big than "How I met your Mother" - so just a little more successful or popular than in the US.

"ALF" and "Married with Children" were like that in Germany too, and I think to similar audiences.

so: it's absolutely true. but please don't think we all adore Kevin James, lol. https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff

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smesch83 t1_j6brj08 wrote

Reply to comment by smesch83 in What tv show writing room would you have loved/love to be a part of? by PatientBalance

and it's weird how I imagine that if I was in the room for "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine", I'd be very "shut up and just learn and listen. what a privilege to be here!"

while in a room for "Star Trek: Voyager", I'd be very "hehe, they are limiting themselves SO much and I want to know what assholes and what fears are responsible for that."

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smesch83 t1_j624x2k wrote

Reply to Any love for the tv show The Pretender? by DonutHoles5

I liked it a lot, and Ms. Parker is still one of my favorite characters because the trauma and the pressure seem very... contemporary: she's a mood, and I think many people often feel like her.

I wasn't a fan of the individual jobs/"cases" in most episodes, and Jarod often felt a little creepy. I wish the show leaned into that a little stronger.

also, I wonder what happened to Michael T. Weiss, the actor: does he have some personal issues? plus, most people assume that he is queer, but I never read anything official.

completely random: Apple TV often has shows that fit the "Pretender" mood (geniuses, 60s retro stuff etc.: Hello Tomorrow, Severance, For All Mankind) and I would love to see what they would do with that concept.

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smesch83 t1_j5rief4 wrote

Reply to Smallville For A Newbie by Montecatini

"Smallville" did not work for me and I didn't enjoy it (I saw about 5 episodes over multiple seasons, read episode guides and reviews etc.):

it seemed mediocre and just... un-charming, and about as middle-of-the-road as "Charmed" or "Merlin".

there is a good standalone comic book called "Superman: Secret Identity" (Kurt Busiek) that I really like, and - this surprised me - the "Smallville" "Season 11" comic book (ca. 2011) was fun: I read five volumes and was sad when it ended after nine collections. https://www.goodreads.com/series/110938-smallville-season-11

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smesch83 t1_j598pxk wrote

Reply to Inappropriate joke in Small Wonder (1985)? by BleedBluePunk

I'm sure it was intentional and it was normal for the time, the trope is called "parental bonus" and/or "getting crap past the radar."

really lewd-thinking writers had their fingers all over these scripts, and we should really look for Prince.

Edit.: for prints. finger prints.

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smesch83 t1_j55mv3c wrote

Reply to In your opinion, what are the best shows that have premiered this decade so far, and why? by pm_me_reason_to_livx

  • I think "Underground Railroad" was great - but it's a mini-series/limited series, and that makes it somewhat easier to be consistent: the beginning, middle and end are SO clear, especially since it's adapted from a novel. (for similar reasons, I LOVE "Five Days at Memorial" and the not-adapted-from-a-source-material mini "It's a Sin", but I'm insecure if they should be on best-of-the-decade lists.)
  • if **"Andor"**s second half / second 12 episodes continue on this level of quality, I can absolutely see it making such a list.
  • I understand that people love "Severance", but I think the capitalism-as-religion-thing is too one-dimensional and trite so far and I'm not sure if a second season can be quite as good. I can see this going in the "Lost" direction: getting quirkier and more specific with each season, but losing some of the more... universal profoundness of the premise.
  • and "Interview with the Vampire" was unexpectedly great so far, but I think it's too early to tell.
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smesch83 t1_j548rf9 wrote

Reply to comment by james_carr9876 in What is the best 4 Season stretch in TV ever ? by SirAren

yeah, it was mean of me to comment that here: it's something I could have just as well commented under dozens of other postings in these last few months.

I like ratingraph - the website where imdb user ratings for individual episodes of a show get turned into a graph; and I wish that ratingraph had a detailed search function where you could just enter something like "4 seasons, all with an average above 8/10, and all four averages ascending" etc.

(...plus, I always wonder if some of these questions could be answered with "Yes! (a female-skewing show like) 'Knots Landing' had 4 popular seasons that got better and better" but the reddit demographics just always give us "House" and HBO instead, lol.)

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smesch83 t1_j543z1l wrote

Reply to What is the best 4 Season stretch in TV ever ? by SirAren

"hey Reddit, give me the twelve best examples where a second half of season 4 is vastly superior to a second half of a season 3, but not as good as the first half of the same show's season 2."

commenters:

- 12 comments about gritty 20 yo HBO shows for/about men over 40

- a comment about Dexter, House, Lost

- a snarky comment that says "did an AI ask this?"

Edit: oh, and someone saying that "Breaking Bad" and/or "Better Call Saul" is actually "underrated"

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