Re: Joan Of Arcadia too subtle for American audiences?

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 "ShadowKatt" <flippykittenNS@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> Ken from Chicago typed:
> > "Steven O." <null@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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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.
> >>
> >> What I'm wondering is whether the problem, in terms of ratings, is
> >> that the show is actually too subtle.  "Subtle" may not be precisely
> >> the right word for what I'm thinking of, but what I'm driving at is
> >> whether the show would do better if it had a more directly overt
> >> Christian message.  The producers are known to be religious
> >> Christians, yet they consistently present a God who speaks in terms
> >> of hints and questions, rather than Ten Commandment-style edicts and
> >> certitudes.
> <snippage just for length>
> >
> > Season 2 was too dark.
> 
> I don't think the season was too dark at all.  I like dark.  Dark
*usually*
> draws me in.  But this season has done nothing for me.  I think it's
because
> Joan herself has always been very much a drama-queen, which I'm not
> faulting, just stating a fact.  But in Season 1 you had Luke and Grace
as a
> nice counter-point which kept the drama from running away with the show.
> 
> I would also disagree with the 'too subtle' part.  If anything, I think
this
> season has been more prone to beat us over the head with it's ideas.


The older I get, the more questions I have, and the less answers.  
Because of this perhaps, I happen to like the interplay between Joan and 
the subtle, gentle and e***inical nature of God.  Unfortunately, I also 
think the storyline this season has not been as good as in the first.  
Several times this year, I had the feeling that JOA was attempting to 
appeal to younger audiences, with its stories about teenage drug use, 
Adam's screwing around, etc.

Like ShadowKatt, I too like 'dark' and am hoping the introduction of 
Ryan Hunter is not too little, too late, and a little overplayed.  I 
hope this show survives; I would really miss it.  JOA and Lost are the 
only TV dramas I enjoy.