On Mar 31, 1:12=A0am, Ronnie Bateman <OurOwnRonnieBate...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
> WQ<w...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > > Actually, I think it's much improved over some past lulls, such as
the=
> > > excruciating Era of the Fish Biscuit.
>
> > --- The Era of the Fish Biscuit? =A0Now I'm absolutely convinced that
> > the show is making everything up as it goes along.
>
> Imagine if your standards of proof were as lenient for demonstrating
> something is *good*.
--- Yeah, imagine.
> > You know, when you've seen as much TV as I have, and factor in movies
> > as well, then if you're at all conscious during the process, you find
> > yourself building a databank in your mind of all the stuff that works
> > and the stuff that doesn't.
>
> You bore me to tears, every time you start blathering again about what
> "works."
--- And yet, you just keep coming back for more. Guess you're not
bored to tears enough.
> > Lost breaks no new ground [its overall soapy execution alone negates
> > whatever newness it might've had to convey]; its scriptwriting style
> > has to be classified as bargain basement TV 101 [the dialogue
> > particularly is too pedestrian, which is further hampered by the soapy
> > shenanigans of the show]; and it's just generally pretentious stuff as
> > it does its darnedest at being some kind of 'profound' mystery that
> > everyone needs to stay glued to in order to learn The Big Reveal after
> > 6 years on the air. =A0If it takes that long for a Big Reveal to
happen,=
> > then it's virtually guaranteed that it'll be a Big Cheat, that the
> > whole thing will have been little more than what it is, a soap and a
> > sham. =A0I mean, what you're getting now out of this show is probably
> > more red herrings than actual information as to what it's all about
> > because it's impossible for every single thing that's happened to date
> > to be relevant to The Big Reveal. =A0Seriously, how much of the fat
> > guy's off-island life do you really need to know that would make The
> > Big Reveal more profound or satisfying to you? =A0And then apply that
to=
> > every other character. =A0It's just all too unnecessarily bloated.
>
> Here's a simple guideline: Don't post about shows you haven't seen.
> Thanks.
--- I don't. You're welcome.
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