tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post2192349016691704548..comments2024-03-17T03:42:21.277-05:00Comments on LEARNING CURVE ON THE ECLIPTIC: "And then a hero comes along...." - Or maybe notTwilighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-54750767536364392162014-04-26T13:47:42.346-05:002014-04-26T13:47:42.346-05:00Anonymous ~ Oh: "they only kill each other&q...Anonymous ~ Oh: "<i>they only kill each other</i>".... in real life. I guess that's something to be thankful for! :-)<br /><br />I shall await the final <i>Mad Men</i> season's release on DVD I think. I too would like to see how each character turns out finally. I used to find the series quite addictive early on, as we binge-watched the early seasons on DVD.<br />Once we had to watch in real time, on TV, the wait between episodes became a frustration. Same thing might have happened with <i>Boston Legal, West Wing, </i> and others if we hadn't been such latecomers to the feast and so could view the whole caboodle via DVD. <br /><br />We did watch the last season of <i>Breaking Bad</i> in real time, and managed to see it through though. <br /><br /> Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-56689389364053782062014-04-26T13:10:06.705-05:002014-04-26T13:10:06.705-05:00Twilight, I'm with you. I never liked the Sopr...Twilight, I'm with you. I never liked the Sopranos and found the series boring. I guess if you lived far removed from that type of person you might be intrigued but I grew up in a city (not NY) where the mob was part of the culture:they were someone you discussed like a relative.They were okay because they only killed each other. My husband is from the area in North Jersey where the series takes place...he watched every week and the re-runs. <br />I'm still hooked on Mad Men only because I watched from the beginning and want to see how it comes down. I was losing interest last season but with the bi-coastal aspect this year, my interest has perked up. Plus, it is now 1969 and that was a very volitile year and Mad Men is expert at combining the plot with real life events.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-20547399566448384372014-04-26T12:56:35.492-05:002014-04-26T12:56:35.492-05:00Vanilla Rose ~ Yes, I've seen that one - LOL! ...Vanilla Rose ~ Yes, I've seen that one - LOL! And numerous other characters wouldn't have met their untimely ends.<br />But we'd have missed some superb acting.<br />:-)<br />Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-71648684364163167702014-04-26T12:11:44.808-05:002014-04-26T12:11:44.808-05:00Yes, there's a cartoon going round where Walte...Yes, there's a cartoon going round where Walter White lives in Canada, doesn't have to go broke paying for cancer treatment and carries on with his previous life much as before. Certainly without selling meth.Vanilla Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07946634138308342764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-17803698379053873792014-04-26T11:28:19.976-05:002014-04-26T11:28:19.976-05:00Sonny ~ "Sopranos" has retained such a s...Sonny ~ "Sopranos" has retained such a strong following - it must have much to recommend it - yet I just couldn't warm to it at all, I feel the same about the 3 "Godfather" movies. I must have a blind spot.<br /><br />I suppose it must be that, for me the "mob" connection to Italy is the very opposite of all that I admire about that country myself - its art, its style, its creativity. :-) Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-50699406781238244872014-04-26T11:21:02.656-05:002014-04-26T11:21:02.656-05:00mike ~ I understand - and wouldn't have seen a...mike ~ I understand - and wouldn't have seen any of these myself were it not for the wonder of DVDs! :-) I still cannot stand to watch any in real time -complete with commercial breaks every 7 minutes or so. <br /><br />Robin Hood? Hmm - I'd put him in the hero pile myself; but the modern depiction of Sherlock Holmes (TV series) you describe sounds like another for the 21st century pile of anti-hero characters. Charlotte ? Another hero! :-) <br /><br />Thanks for the Wiki list - yes they've been around forever, these anti-heroes, though TV has spawned its own up-to-date versions, and found a very ready and appreciative audience.Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-52246253116150822772014-04-26T10:33:48.384-05:002014-04-26T10:33:48.384-05:00
Loved the Sopranos.. watch it in real time on... <br /><br /> Loved the Sopranos.. watch it in real time on hbo and then twice more on netflix..<br /> <br /> I was born in NY and raised several years on long island- lots of family in NJ:) my godfathers name was Joe Socco - short for Joseph Soccirino.<br /> To me he was wonderful and always a Hero. To people who owed him money,not so wonderful:):)<br /> I do understand the lifestyle well and appreciate it in many ways, but not all and in these times much of the honor is gone, sorry to say.Sonny Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06926830309207639536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-82149047251524282162014-04-26T10:12:07.356-05:002014-04-26T10:12:07.356-05:00Well, I have to take a "pass" for the se...Well, I have to take a "pass" for the series that you discuss today, as I don't have cable and haven't seen any of them. My mind is a bit blank today, but "Robin Hood & His Merry Men", "Frankenstein" and "Sherlock Holmes" comes to mind and I'm sure there are countless others. I suppose Charlotte of "Charlotte's Web" could be, too. Real-life James Dean.<br /><br />More along the lines of made-for-cable programming, is PBS' Masterpiece Theater's "Sherlock Holmes" series, with Benedict Cumberbatch as the 21st century Sherlock, is replete with the anti-hero theme. Modern Sherlock is presented as an asexual or sexually confused, verging toward psychopath with questionable morals and ethics, occasionally drug using, individual possibly with Asperger's syndrome. Can't help but admire the guy...LOL.<br /><br />Wiki list of fictional anti-heroes:<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fictional_antiheroesmikenoreply@blogger.com