tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13641190.post7152567362261413952..comments2023-10-08T04:08:41.418-06:00Comments on Sporadic Maunderings: Reluctantly ImpressedQalmleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17131154882107531113noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13641190.post-21868193230897364842007-10-01T17:23:00.000-06:002007-10-01T17:23:00.000-06:00I like dark stuff, depending on the degree and the...I like dark stuff, depending on the degree and the way it's done. I have more of a problem with stuff being overly bright and cheerful than I do with it being too dark, generally.<BR/><BR/>One exception: I stopped reading Michael Romkey's vampire series after his main character suddenly defected into the bad guy camp for no discernible reason. If there'd been a reason, I might have been willing to keep reading.Qalmleahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17131154882107531113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13641190.post-60736870658813842222007-10-01T16:09:00.000-06:002007-10-01T16:09:00.000-06:00I was into dark stuff when I was in Junior High. ...I was into dark stuff when I was in Junior High. Later, not so much. I was pretty heavy into paper-and-dice RPG's, but I avoided <I>Vampire</I> and <I>Werewolf</I> as being too dark. Strangely enough, I liked <I>Call of Cthulu</I>, <I>Chill</I>, and <I>Beyond the Supernatural</I>. I think because in those, the setting was dark, but <I>you</I> were heroic. I later found out that <I>Werewolf</I> was the same way, but by then it was too late, I wasnt in a situation conducive to role playing.<BR/><BR/>I loved <I>Buffy</I> and <I>Angel</I> for the same reason (heroic characters in a dark setting)<BR/><BR/>As for <I>Heroes</I> I mostly got bored with the slow pacing. The dark aspects were something of a turn off, because the main characters didn't seem to be fighting it, but I gave up after about the 7th or 8th episode, maybe that was too soon. I may rent the complete 1st season sometime.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10876775111703252840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13641190.post-81660965571105851242007-09-25T15:25:00.000-06:002007-09-25T15:25:00.000-06:00LOL. I tend to like darker shows, so it's just po...LOL. I tend to like darker shows, so it's just possible that I will like Heroes better for having gone more towards horror. But having seen only one episode all the way through, the verdict is still out.<BR/><BR/>Offensive...? Can't say about earlier seasons, but my impression is that they're determined to explore problems that would come up if there were such people. Some of them are quite, quite dark.Qalmleahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17131154882107531113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13641190.post-65535890364288240562007-09-25T14:21:00.000-06:002007-09-25T14:21:00.000-06:00I don't have the time (or interest, really) for mu...I don't have the time (or interest, really) for much TV these days. I did try watching <I>Heores</I> last season, but gave up for pretty much the same reason as aunt bee (well, not so mch gave up as stopped making the extra effort to . I do plan to record the seventh season of <I>Smallville</I>, though.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10876775111703252840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13641190.post-37975306031459186092007-09-25T13:25:00.000-06:002007-09-25T13:25:00.000-06:00I started out watching Heroes the first season, bu...I started out watching Heroes the first season, but as it changed from <I>entertainment</I> to <I>horror</I>, I opted out. Ugly Betty did the same, only instead of horror, I would call it <I>agenda-driven</I> and <I>morally in the toilet</I>. Both shows came off to me as dishonest as they started out putting out fairly wholesome programs and then slipped offensive material in the back door.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266119880957035054noreply@blogger.com