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Is it wrong to like grown-up stuff? At least on this site?
Monday, September 18, 2006

Hey All

Well, last night I finally got through season 5 of ANGEL. It was a true roller coaster of emotions and thought the last scene truly crystalized the whole point of the show. And I was watching and listening to the special features of the DVD and hearing Joss talk about how he prefers to use fantasy to examine the real world and the quote about he doesn't want to make "grown-up" shows. And I wholeheartedly agree with the former sentiment and the proof is in the pudding.

But I can't help but feel a bit isolated by throwing myself into Jossworld and this site and all that. It's just that, while I do enjoy sci-fi and fantasy (especially stuff done this well), I actually happen to like some of the "grown-up" stuff that no one seems to mention here.

I love indie films and stuff that gets their premieres at film festivals like Sundance, Cannes and Toronto. I love political documentaries, as well as rockumentaries. The cable channel I'm getting more and more into nowadays is Turner Classic Movies. At first, I was dubious about the claim, but every time I see it, I'm closer and closer to believing that CITIZEN KANE truly is the greatest movie of all time. I love shows like 24, THE OFFICE, SIX FEET UNDER and THE SOPRANOS. Last night, I saw the premiere of STUDIO 60 ON THE SUNSET STRIP and loved every minute of it and can't wait to see the next episode.

It's weird, as I get older, I find myself drawn more to I guess more actual grown-up stuff. I seek out true substance over style. Even though my dream project as a filmmaker is to turn the comic book BONE into either a $100 million dollar HBO miniseries, or an animatedserise akin to BATMAN: TAS, my mission statement is to find the extraordinary within the ordinary, because I think people can identify with those stories far more than a group of random people stopping the apocalypse for the umpteenth time.

But I get the sense that if I try to spark up a discussion about any of these things here, that I'd be getting the cold shoulder. That unless if it has anyone from Joss's camp involved with it, than it's sub-par and below our standards.

Am I alone in this? In order to have a discussion about any of these things, do I have to go to another site, or can I have my cake and eat it too by staying with this site? Does anyone here share my fascination with anything on the above list? Or should all my future posts only involve FIREFLY or anything sci-fi related?

COMMENTS

Wednesday, September 20, 2006 5:53 AM

BLUEEYEDBRIGADIER


What? Nah...grown up stuff's just the icing on the cake;)

Besides...where do you think Joss gets his stuff? The man has admittedly remarked on the concept of borrowing themes, ideas and imagery from other successful works (and maybe even some unsuccessful ones too;D). Firefly & Serenity are about re-examining a period in American (though one can just as much apply it elsewhere) history where the nation's politically united, but spirtually divided. I like to think that Joss repackages Big Concept topics and makes them edible for more than just a small section of the populace.

So...for me, this place is mucho grande for discussing all manner of 'grown-up' topics. Just cuz we are off our rockers sometimes doesn't mean we can't enjoy a hearty chinwag over some unvarnished thoughts, RR;)

BEB

Monday, September 18, 2006 11:32 PM

JAYNEISNOTAGIRLSNAME


I think that you just need balance, im seventeen, and i will still watch cartoons on a sunday (secretly a Teen Titans fan) i write my own comics, read batman comics (ok so i own like one)and do very imature and "kiddy things"
But on the other side, i am very vocal when it comes to politics, i am a follower of a political party, i love shows like Law and Order, and on cable i am addicted to the Crime Investigation Network. I also read books like Catch-22, TO Kill a Mockingbird, Power of One, Mathew Flinders Cat etc.
So just balance, but it sounds like you got really good balance, nothin wrong with liking older things, just as long as you dont become an evil old person (someone who wonders why the kids of today dont eat more cod liver oil)
Beth

Monday, September 18, 2006 7:02 AM

ECGORDON


It's okay for younger people to appreciate "grown-up" stuff, just as it is okay for older people to appreciate what is purported to be geared to younger audiences. I am proud that my son (20 years old) appreciates older films like Casablance and The Maltese Falcon, Seven Samurai and Yojimbo, etc. I am 56 but I love Buffy and Angel, and lately one of my favorite shows is Veronica Mars. But I think it best to take anything Joss says with a grain of salt. He likes to make with the jokes, and doesn't always say things in a direct manner. Yes, Buffy was set in high school and college, but it addressed quite a few adult themes that we all must face in life. It is no more a kids show than traditional fables and fairy tales which were designed to impart a specific moral.


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