The new BSG, I really like it, but....

POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Friday, September 8, 2006 01:26
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Friday, September 8, 2006 1:26 AM

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Originally posted by Finn mac Cumhal:

You mean they can do well if they’re well written. Though clearly Firefly didn’t.

Exactly.

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Originally posted by Finn mac Cumhal:

I’m not quite certain the Fox’s mishandling was the sole problem, certainly a problem, and perhaps an important one.

Well, as I said, if I'm the target audience, and I would've missed it if it wasn't for an off hande remark in a conversation with a freind, advertising was certainly mis-handle. That is certianly a large problem.

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Originally posted by Finn mac Cumhal:

But I have spoken with people who have seen the show and didn’t come away with rabid enthusiasm. One of my good friends was one of them. He hated the show. He felt that the western theme was overdone. I don’t think so but its valid criticism, yet very superficial upon which to base such strong disapproval. Sort of like saying you don’t like Whinny the Poo because the stuffed animal theme is overdone. I think there is a point somewhere that is being missed. I think he didn’t like it because it wasn’t simple. The characters are complex. They are sort of a Byronic form of the Randian Hero, not really something that fits easily into tv stereotypes. It required too much thought, and I think that is really why he didn’t like it. And I think that may be a reason why Firefly never took off.

By the same token though, that friend probably wasn't in the target audience.

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Originally posted by Finn mac Cumhal:

By comparison, BSG is well-written and full of complex characters, but it’s much more Homeric in nature, and easier to grasp.

Very true.

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