Fox does it again - Areested Development in trouble

POSTED BY: Hans
UPDATED: Saturday, February 12, 2005 07:11
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HANS

Friday, February 11, 2005 6:31 PM

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Originally posted by AURaptor:
Gee, sounds like I struck a nerve, eh?

AURaptor, it sounds like you and I are speaking from the same script... :)

Hans

HANS

Friday, February 11, 2005 6:35 PM

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Originally posted by MynameisJonas:

since when did firefly "challenge our perceptions"?, the stories were mostly the same stuff you have seen a thousand times but with a slight twist.

Did you read my post? When I called Firefly challenging, I was talking about the mixing of genres (western and sci-fi). I thought that was quite clear...

MYNAMEISJONAS

Friday, February 11, 2005 6:35 PM

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Originally posted by AURaptor:

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Are you coming on to me?

MYNAMEISJONAS

Friday, February 11, 2005 6:39 PM

What the hell is challenging about sci fi with cowboys?. I think most people diddn't like the western element, because it was unrealistic and hardly anybody likes western.

AURAPTOR

Friday, February 11, 2005 6:47 PM

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Originally posted by MynameisJonas:
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Originally posted by AURaptor:

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Are you coming on to me?

Am I Sly ? Nope. I tend towards womenfolk. Just didn't want my post to be misinterpreted is all.

" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "

AURAPTOR

Friday, February 11, 2005 6:50 PM

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Originally posted by MynameisJonas:
What the hell is challenging about sci fi with cowboys?. I think most people diddn't like the western element, because it was unrealistic and hardly anybody likes western.

This from someone whose member profile has " hello i like watching firefly and WALKER TEXAS RANGER" for a personal quote.

Right.

" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "

DUCESTECUM

Friday, February 11, 2005 8:06 PM

I think this child (Jonas) may be all of hmmmm, say 15? and please spell watch correctly next time, it's w-a-t-c-h not whatch.

And I'm thinking that in this case my signature may be appropo, HA!

"And I'm thinking you weren't burdened with an over-abundance of schooling." Mal - Train Job

MANOFSTEEL25

Friday, February 11, 2005 8:26 PM

Major bummer. I LOVE Arrested Development. Probably the best new show I've discovered since..well..Firefly. At least it got a decent run of two year if doe sindeed get cancelled. Wow. Man Fox never seems to understand....

-Bob

SEVENPERCENT

Friday, February 11, 2005 8:31 PM

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Originally posted by MynameisJonas:

because they have a different taste in art.

I'm sorry- Did you just call the Simple Life, the Swan, and My Boyfriend is a Midget (or whatever it was) art? Did I miss something, or wake up on drugs, or maybe I'm having a psychadelic experience caused by too much MSG in my noodles-

There is no way you can possibly call the reality shows we get forcefed to us by Fox, art-

You also may be on record as one of the few defenders of that particular network to ever grace us here on FFF - It's a rarity, but I'm with AURaptor on this one- Anyone that can watch the Simple Life and not think tv is sliding to Hell on a fast sled pulled by morons, take a look in the mirror, because you are the lowest common denominator -

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OLDFAN45

Friday, February 11, 2005 9:19 PM

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Originally posted by SevenPercent:
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Originally posted by MynameisJonas:

because they have a different taste in art.

I'm sorry- Did you just call the Simple Life, the Swan, and My Boyfriend is a Midget (or whatever it was) art? Did I miss something, or wake up on drugs, or maybe I'm having a psychadelic experience caused by too much MSG in my noodles-

There is no way you can possibly call the reality shows we get forcefed to us by Fox, art-

You also may be on record as one of the few defenders of that particular network to ever grace us here on FFF - It's a rarity, but I'm with AURaptor on this one- Anyone that can watch the Simple Life and not think tv is sliding to Hell on a fast sled pulled by morons, take a look in the mirror, because you are the lowest common denominator -

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He looked bigger when I couldn't see him.

Joss have mercy on my soul, but I wade in:
Yes, all that crap you named can be called art because someone created it. You don't like it, I don't like it, maybe even the young'un doesn't like it, but it's still art. I hate Jeff Koons's crap like that creepy statue of Michael Jackson with the damn chimp, but it's art. I hate LORD OF THE RINGS inexpressibly, dull tedious boring pretentious crap that it is, but it's art of a very high order.

Back to taste: No one can argue YOUR taste isn't good, they can just say they disagree with it. My parents bought a color set in 1954, when it cost $1099 and a brand-new Ford cost $1300; the programs that were on in that time were more or less highbrow by today's standards (of course there were exceptions, there always are to every rule including this one) because TV was the realm of poeple who could afford to park a Ford in their living rooms and let it sit. Not much over 5 million households had TV then...which is about how many people watch ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT now.

Smart people with money. Gotta love 'em.

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