Okay, you mentioned the movies, but I'm a big nerd so I have to ask - did you think of the books? :P Nerd away! I love talking about anything I've watched or read! :D I pretty much loved the books, for the most parts, and I think the only reason I didn't go into them was that I'm pretty sure my opinions = everyone's opinions. My only real complaint is that the last book was a bit too long without really having the action for it, there was a bit much running and camping in the middle for my liking, but other than that each book was better than the last and I loved all of the characters, except the ones you were supposed to hate.
I liked Modern Family the first season, but now it just annoys me. It tries to be diverse, but it doesn't work when two families are different and the third family is the exact same family as every family in shows or movies about families or with families in them. I could never bring myself to watch more than one or two episodes, there was just nothing about it that felt even remotely fun or likable to me.
Agree with most of what you say about P&R. I didn't really think about Leslie being a strong, independent woman in the beginning, maybe because it was such a given or because women have to be pretty damned pathetic before I react (like oh say, the women of The Walking Dead). But yeah, part of what makes her a good character is her independence, and I don't think her relationship with Ben actually needs to threaten that but somehow that's kind of what's happening. :/ And I certainly hope you're wrong about this being about ratings, although it does sound like a depressingly good theory.
Again, I liked it the first season (well - okay, even then I had issues), I didn't like it afterwards. And even the first season bothered me a little. Do you have any rants here on LJ? I would love to read them - I've wondered for a while if I'm the only one who has issues with it. Seeing as how I haven't actually watched that much of it, no. Although I do think I mentioned it when I exploded about Community being snubbed the first year around, because they were both new shows and it just infuriated me that MF got ALL THE NOMS and Community got zilch. But yeah, I probably need to force myself to watch more of it to be able to rant with any sort of authority.
Seeing as how I haven't actually watched that much of it, no. Although I do think I mentioned it when I exploded about Community being snubbed the first year around,
Ah, sorry. The way you said "don't mention Modern Family" made me think you had specific reasons.
I'm pretty sure my opinions = everyone's opinions.
Hee, you'd be surprised. A lot of people hated the last book - I'd say some of them had good points, others were just upset about shipping.
maybe because it was such a given or because women have to be pretty damned pathetic before I react (like oh say, the women of The Walking Dead).
Yeah... I'm not really one of those people who finds sexism in everything, and in all honesty, it annoys me when people are all, "oh my god, that character wanted to get married, this show/movie is sexist." But I also appreciate characters who want more, you know?
Part of what makes her a good character is her independence, and I don't think her relationship with Ben actually needs to threaten that but somehow that's kind of what's happening. :/ And I certainly hope you're wrong about this being about ratings, although it does sound like a depressingly good theory.
Yeah, I really hope I'm wrong. I also hope they don't make it out like it's her relationship with Ben versus everything else - I love Ben and Leslie too much for them to be that kind of TV couple.
Hee, you'd be surprised. A lot of people hated the last book - I'd say some of them had good points, others were just upset about shipping. Yeah it had some flaws, for me mainly it was the running around and camping in the forest, it was too dragged out. Shipping-wise I was happy, I was all for Harry/Ginny and Hermione/Ron in the books. Remains to be seen how I feel about the movie-ships though, I might go a different way there.
Yeah... I'm not really one of those people who finds sexism in everything, and in all honesty, it annoys me when people are all, "oh my god, that character wanted to get married, this show/movie is sexist." But I also appreciate characters who want more, you know? Yep, exact same here. :)
Yeah, I really hope I'm wrong. I also hope they don't make it out like it's her relationship with Ben versus everything else - I love Ben and Leslie too much for them to be that kind of TV couple. Me too, they're one of my favorite ships, I'd really be bummed if they went to hell. Especially if it's in a stupid way. :/
Nerd away! I love talking about anything I've watched or read! :D I pretty much loved the books, for the most parts, and I think the only reason I didn't go into them was that I'm pretty sure my opinions = everyone's opinions. My only real complaint is that the last book was a bit too long without really having the action for it, there was a bit much running and camping in the middle for my liking, but other than that each book was better than the last and I loved all of the characters, except the ones you were supposed to hate.
I liked Modern Family the first season, but now it just annoys me. It tries to be diverse, but it doesn't work when two families are different and the third family is the exact same family as every family in shows or movies about families or with families in them.
I could never bring myself to watch more than one or two episodes, there was just nothing about it that felt even remotely fun or likable to me.
Agree with most of what you say about P&R. I didn't really think about Leslie being a strong, independent woman in the beginning, maybe because it was such a given or because women have to be pretty damned pathetic before I react (like oh say, the women of The Walking Dead). But yeah, part of what makes her a good character is her independence, and I don't think her relationship with Ben actually needs to threaten that but somehow that's kind of what's happening. :/ And I certainly hope you're wrong about this being about ratings, although it does sound like a depressingly good theory.
Again, I liked it the first season (well - okay, even then I had issues), I didn't like it afterwards. And even the first season bothered me a little. Do you have any rants here on LJ? I would love to read them - I've wondered for a while if I'm the only one who has issues with it.
Seeing as how I haven't actually watched that much of it, no. Although I do think I mentioned it when I exploded about Community being snubbed the first year around, because they were both new shows and it just infuriated me that MF got ALL THE NOMS and Community got zilch. But yeah, I probably need to force myself to watch more of it to be able to rant with any sort of authority.
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Ah, sorry. The way you said "don't mention Modern Family" made me think you had specific reasons.
I'm pretty sure my opinions = everyone's opinions.
Hee, you'd be surprised. A lot of people hated the last book - I'd say some of them had good points, others were just upset about shipping.
maybe because it was such a given or because women have to be pretty damned pathetic before I react (like oh say, the women of The Walking Dead).
Yeah... I'm not really one of those people who finds sexism in everything, and in all honesty, it annoys me when people are all, "oh my god, that character wanted to get married, this show/movie is sexist." But I also appreciate characters who want more, you know?
Part of what makes her a good character is her independence, and I don't think her relationship with Ben actually needs to threaten that but somehow that's kind of what's happening. :/ And I certainly hope you're wrong about this being about ratings, although it does sound like a depressingly good theory.
Yeah, I really hope I'm wrong. I also hope they don't make it out like it's her relationship with Ben versus everything else - I love Ben and Leslie too much for them to be that kind of TV couple.
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Yeah it had some flaws, for me mainly it was the running around and camping in the forest, it was too dragged out. Shipping-wise I was happy, I was all for Harry/Ginny and Hermione/Ron in the books. Remains to be seen how I feel about the movie-ships though, I might go a different way there.
Yeah... I'm not really one of those people who finds sexism in everything, and in all honesty, it annoys me when people are all, "oh my god, that character wanted to get married, this show/movie is sexist." But I also appreciate characters who want more, you know?
Yep, exact same here. :)
Yeah, I really hope I'm wrong. I also hope they don't make it out like it's her relationship with Ben versus everything else - I love Ben and Leslie too much for them to be that kind of TV couple.
Me too, they're one of my favorite ships, I'd really be bummed if they went to hell. Especially if it's in a stupid way. :/
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