On 26 Mar 2005 20:22:36 -0800, macross3@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
>given. But the typical flaws found in past Barbara Hall shows, which
>were absent in the first season, are beginning to show this season.
What other shows has she produced in the past, and what, in your view,
are her "typical flaws"?
>
>Steven O. wrote:
>> After following the various discussion threads, I have my own thought
>> on where Joan Of Arcadia could constructively go from here. It may
>be
>> too late, in that maybe the show will be cancelled; and if not,
>maybe
>> the third season production is already in progress. But for what
>it's
>> worth....
>>
>> Maybe the next time God approaches Joan with a mission, it's time for
>> her to say that she realized that she can affect things in the world,
>> and now she's decided to exercise her free will and come up with her
>> own missions. I could see this being played out initially with the
>> "major" Gods -- Cute Boy, Little Girl, and Mrs. Laningham God. I'm
>> not sure exactly what God would say in reply, except maybe to offer
>> hints on how she might fine tune her mission, or just ask her
>> questions for her to think about in terms of why she is pursuing her
>> missions, and what the consequences might be.
>>
>> Anyway, it would show a Joan who is maturing into understanding that
>> she does play a real role in the scheme of things. Of course, part
>of
>> the thread could be that she massively bungles things for the first
>> half of the new season, and only slowly starts to realize how to
>> really make changes effectively. (Sort of like a young doctor or
>> social worker having no clue what they are really doing....)
>>
>
>I really would have been interested in seeing Satan in some form or
>another...not to make it an "action" show, but to have him give Joan
>something more to think about when it comes to the nature of good and
>evil.
>
>On the other hand, I'm not sure that's what the m***** want to see.
>
>There are many reasons why the show is struggling. And no, the Duff
>sisters weren't the reasons (though some may argue they were a
>symptom)--they actually conducted themselves well for what they were
>given. But the typical flaws found in past Barbara Hall shows, which
>were absent in the first season, are beginning to show this season.
>
>Jojo
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