A couple other things…(Yes, I hit the character limit and had to break this into two comments!!)
(And I’m not saying that all reality TV is crap – it’s not and some of it is very good – but those shows are fairly few and far between.)
Maybe I’m being an apologist here, but I never really felt like AS was saying this. I think his point was that crap-TV is crap. I do think that some programmers out there feel like they are making the next Extreme Makeover: Home Edition but end up with Age of Love. They talk themselves into believing they are inspiring people, when they are actually just televising cat-fights. Of course some of them just go there outright. I’m not the best one to weigh in on this argument, because, for the most part, no reality TV appeals to me. That’s not to say it’s all bad, though.
I thought her “God loves me and you’re going to hell” attitude, which I guess was meant to be a joke (I’m thinking of the thing in The Focus Group where the lights are going on and off) wasn’t coming across that way (if that is indeed how it was meant).
See, I thought that was funny. I guess I should qualify that with “as long the others in the room realized she was joking”. I think one of the merits of the Harriet-character was that she could joke and be open about her religion. For the most part, I loved the way she was portrayed. Yes, she and Matt needed to give it a rest, or at least come to an understanding, but other than that I liked her. A lot of people were really pissed off at her “The Bible says homosexuality is a sin”/“judge not lest ye be judged” but I think it is very real. I think there are a lot of Christians out there that are trying to reconcile the two views, but honestly find that they just don’t know what to think. I did have issues with her you-must-be-on-your-knees-to-pray mandate. You should absolutely show respect and you should absolutely be focused, but there is no reason that you can’t pray sitting down, standing up, or standing on your head if you wish. The prayer is the important part. Plus, she did not need to “teach” Danny how to pray. She just needed to offer to say a prayer with him. That irked me a little, too.
I do think that Danny had the potential to be a much darker character, and that was stripped away when he was paired up with Jordan so early on.
I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again (and probably many times down the road). I swear AS was saving a lot of the dark-Danny stuff for season two. The Jordan-thing didn’t help matters, but I really feel like this was supposed to be Matt’s season, and Danny’s was coming up next. It’s a shame that we didn’t get much of either.
Because those kids will soon become adults and their kids won't know how to think for themselves, and voila - non-surgical lobotomies.
You are absolutely right, and sometimes we all need a little “preachy”-ness. Especially when the intent of the sermon is to make us think for ourselves, rather than towing the party line.
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Date: 2007-07-03 08:44 pm (UTC)(And I’m not saying that all reality TV is crap – it’s not and some of it is very good – but those shows are fairly few and far between.)
Maybe I’m being an apologist here, but I never really felt like AS was saying this. I think his point was that crap-TV is crap. I do think that some programmers out there feel like they are making the next Extreme Makeover: Home Edition but end up with Age of Love. They talk themselves into believing they are inspiring people, when they are actually just televising cat-fights. Of course some of them just go there outright. I’m not the best one to weigh in on this argument, because, for the most part, no reality TV appeals to me. That’s not to say it’s all bad, though.
I thought her “God loves me and you’re going to hell” attitude, which I guess was meant to be a joke (I’m thinking of the thing in The Focus Group where the lights are going on and off) wasn’t coming across that way (if that is indeed how it was meant).
See, I thought that was funny. I guess I should qualify that with “as long the others in the room realized she was joking”. I think one of the merits of the Harriet-character was that she could joke and be open about her religion. For the most part, I loved the way she was portrayed. Yes, she and Matt needed to give it a rest, or at least come to an understanding, but other than that I liked her. A lot of people were really pissed off at her “The Bible says homosexuality is a sin”/“judge not lest ye be judged” but I think it is very real. I think there are a lot of Christians out there that are trying to reconcile the two views, but honestly find that they just don’t know what to think. I did have issues with her you-must-be-on-your-knees-to-pray mandate. You should absolutely show respect and you should absolutely be focused, but there is no reason that you can’t pray sitting down, standing up, or standing on your head if you wish. The prayer is the important part. Plus, she did not need to “teach” Danny how to pray. She just needed to offer to say a prayer with him. That irked me a little, too.
I do think that Danny had the potential to be a much darker character, and that was stripped away when he was paired up with Jordan so early on.
I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again (and probably many times down the road). I swear AS was saving a lot of the dark-Danny stuff for season two. The Jordan-thing didn’t help matters, but I really feel like this was supposed to be Matt’s season, and Danny’s was coming up next. It’s a shame that we didn’t get much of either.
Because those kids will soon become adults and their kids won't know how to think for themselves, and voila - non-surgical lobotomies.
You are absolutely right, and sometimes we all need a little “preachy”-ness. Especially when the intent of the sermon is to make us think for ourselves, rather than towing the party line.