Re: Joan Of Arcadia too subtle for American audiences?

Anthony Cerrato <tcerrato@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > >>  At some point, when you are in the presence of *the
> creator of the
> > > >> universe*, you humble yourself and do what ever it is
> you're told to do
> > > >> without question... unless of course you don't
> believe.  I think it's
> > > >> getting tiring that she questions every little thing
> God has her do.  I
> > > >> personally don't believe in God, but if I was faced
> with what she's
> > > >> experienced, I'd damn well humble myself and do what
> I'm told.... tuit
> > > >> suite!
> > > >
> > > > If I were in Joan's shoes, I certainly would not be
> addressing God in
> > > > the disrespectful way that she does. It is as though
> she has no
> > > > capacity to learn from past lessons and thereby
> understand who He is.
> > > > Her teenage nonchalance is cute at first, but it gets
> tiring after a
> > > > while.
> > >
> > > Yup, that's where I think this series is fumbling....
> > >
> > >
> > But again...Joan is acting the typical teenager...they act
> like they don't
> > want to hear it while they are really listening. It was
> touching when she
> > laid her head on God's shoulder at the end...that spoke
> volumes. Although
> > times were bad, she still leaned on God.
>
> Yeah; even an ole' atheist like me go a little misty at that
> scene...and at the breakup...and when learned the really
> worst of it. :) Good ep! I particularly liked the mock trial
> and how it concluded--Jane did a good job here (Sorry; I
> guess she won't be called Jane for a long while, if ever,
> after this'un. It's back to Joan...and a sad, lonely, but
> worldly-wiser one.) Opens the field for new stories, new
> directions. Good move.           ...tonyC



Exactly...I'm wondering if Adam will be written off now. It wouldn't
surprise me if next show, it ends up all being a dream...the court case,
everything. It gave me a great idea to do something like that with my own
students. I think they'd enjoy that.

G