Re: Joan Of Arcadia too subtle for American audiences?

David Johnston <rgorman@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 16:48:57 -0800, "pb..." <woodlark-99@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >David Johnston wrote:
> >> On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 14:33:36 -0800, "pb..." <woodlark-99@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >>>David Johnston wrote:
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> >>>>On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 03:48:29 GMT, Steven O. <null@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >>>>>So, Joan Of Arcadia, the Friday night show about the teenage girl
who
> >>>>>gets missions from God, is not doing great in the ratings.  Some
> >>>>>people have faulted the 2nd season writing, but as a fan of both
> >>>>>seasons, I'm not sure I see that much difference.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>As a non fan of the second season, I see a considerable difference.
> >>>>The plotlines for the second season are far more mundane.  Joan
isn't
> >>>>making nearly as much of a difference to people now.
> >>>
> >>>Ripples, David...remember the ripples.
> >>
> >>
> >> Ripples we don't get to see, don't do much for me.
> >
> >Precisely the reason why you'll always wonder why you're here...for
> >what purpose? You may have already accomplished the one act which
> >will permanently change the future of our country, and the world.
>
> And so might any character on any show or any person in real life.  So
> who cares?  In the end I don't want to watch a show that is about
> nothing more than a clueless teenager fumbling through her life.  In
> the first season season she was more than that.  In the second she
> isn't.
>
I think the show is great for teens to watch and identify with...my
daughter
won't miss an epi...kids like seeing others muddle through problems
similar
to their own and see how they handle them. The acting is awesome, Joan's a
natural and makes me feel her pain...man, I was crying with her last
night...I teach school and hear so many stories of kids' lives that you
may
not even believe if you heard them...they need someone to identify with.
I've come home emotionally drained many days from listening to them chat
about their lives, the friends or relatives they've lost because of
shootings, family abuse and the list goes on and on...it's as if the kids
are in a war but can't do anything about it. If Joan's God helps them, I
say
great...I can offer them advice, words of wisdom from the ones we read in
class every morning but that's about it...I have a calendar authored by my
sister that sits on my filing cabinet with positive messages based on
scripture, which the students have seen and every day they ask to read the
"Word" for the day. It's like they are thirsting for answers and want
something positive in response...

Peace,
giuditta