tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9372380.post1650870047817430104..comments2024-03-28T02:32:31.367-07:00Comments on Law of Sympathy: a watcher scoffs at gravityUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9372380.post-85940758033171147862009-02-09T08:53:00.000-08:002009-02-09T08:53:00.000-08:00Dr. Horrible is what tipped the scales for me, sin...Dr. Horrible is what tipped the scales for me, since I am way, way behind on all joss-related comics. Oh, wait! Dr. Horrible and Inara the Space Whore Who is Really a Priestess Or Something from Firefly/Serenity. Inara is a better example -- it seems pretty clear that he meant to take the stigma from her profession and set up this whole geisha-like "trained from a young age on planet sacred SEXXAY," but at the same time he made as many space whore jokes as he could. I see how they could be irresistible, but he undercut his intended message. <BR/><BR/>I think Dollhouse has potential for the reasons you state, but will he actually get there, or will he be having too much fun with his posable action barbie? I haven't seen anything more than a couple of ads and read a few interviews. I'm perfectly happy to be wrong, wrong, wrong about this. <BR/><BR/>Bill is my problem with Big Love! I thought I thought he was boring, but I realize that's not exactly it. he's most interesting when they explore that crux between his earthly and celestial ambitions: "do I want another wife because having nonstop sex with three women isn't enough? or because I'm following The Principle?" but mostly he's yelling at people on his cellphone. He does the same thing with his business dealings, too. I hope they get into that some more!<BR/><BR/>I love Nicki (my favorite of the wives -- she's got a lot going on), I love Margie, I love Barb (although I think they did something weird with her from the middle of season 2 going forward), I love Lois (!) and the details of life on the compound. There's so much great going on, but every time they cut from one of those stories to Bill sitting in a meeting at Home Plus I think, "I should turn this off." which, of course, I CANNOT. <BR/><BR/>Part of what made me slightly queasy about the show was that I watched it all over the course of a few weeks. I had free HBO, so I watched all of season 1 on demand, then watched season 2 on DVD. It's a lot to take in at once. I guess I have a while to digest it while I wait for season 3!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16998413591822017096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9372380.post-56015814652565814842009-02-09T06:27:00.000-08:002009-02-09T06:27:00.000-08:00I don't have the same sort of "Joss Whedon is grea...I don't have the same sort of "Joss Whedon is great" thing I used to have, mainly cos he's been bricking it in the comics world more or less. (Astonishing X-Men had good character writing but horrendous plots, Runaways was mostly throwaway, Buffy has gone totally off the rails. Angel, the book he has the least to do with, has been wonderful, though.) Also, I think Firefly/Serenity is godawful. That said, I think Dollhouse has potential, in part because it negotiates that reverse of empowerment, and has concept that can get into a lot of the ickier aspects of modern life. <BR/><BR/>I can't imagine what you might dislike about Big Love! I think it's one of the most relentlessly great shows on television.Matthew Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05384820943617118584noreply@blogger.com