Misfits and Cheers dynamic from Seasons 1-mid4
Let me start with Misfits and my thoughts.
1) Simon/Alisha: I love it but their love story has always been tainted from the beginning. Alisha meets this new Simon who tells her yo, we fall in love. Yet, it's never established how they originally fall in love. Is there pre-original time travel scenario due to the fact that Simon is a creepy fucker who wanted Alisha since she blew him. Where is the original story established or is their love story just always a manipulation of Future Simon to older Alisha? Granted they became happy together, Alisha never truly fell for him, she fell for a hero and transcended that to the awkward boy.
I loved this season of Misfits. Everyone who hates it, I don't understand. Curtis getting pregnant, Zombies, Rudy, and Kelly/Seth were all fantastic. I do have to say the Kelly/Seth storyline progressed far too quickly. They went from oh lets go on a date to OH HEY YALL WE ARE IN LOVE.
The main issue with this series is the fact that they rush things too quickly.
Now on to my tv shows adventures with Netflix. I started with Cheers. I used to watch it as a kid and I always loved the humor growing up. Now I am wondering how I understood anything Diane said when I was growing up.
1) I appreciate the fact that the show dealt with serious issues before they were popular. Their first season featured a pro-homosexuality episode. The episode was confusing as Diane/Sam was the voice of reason while everyone else was throwing obnoxious stereotypes for giggles. It was making a mockery of the stereotypes making their point pro. But Diane is a character that is mostly ridiculed for being pretentious, pedantic and is hardly ever respected for being a strong woman. She is often ridiculed. So it's hard to determine if this episode is a pro or a mockery.
2) I'm trying to figure out if this show is for feminists or not. As I mentioned Diane is a mocked for being intelligent and her relationship with Sam is mostly built on manipulation. The best part is the show never tries to sway us into thinking their relationship is perfect. It's mocked at every chance and no one understands why Diane and Sam would want to be together. Their dynamic is interesting.
3) Carla, you are strong, a fertile woman, and you don't marry someone because they knocked you up. It was my favorite episode seeing you walk away from a man you don't love even though you were pregnant with his child. You are poor, have five other kids, have this rich man wanting to marry you but you are not in love. It's so nice that a show built in 1983 could understand this while Gossip Girl, built in the 21st Century, doesn't understand this dynamic.
4) Norm, mocks his wife but in moments is always showing that he loves her. It's so nice to see. Now in shows, marriage is normally tainted with cheating and betrayal. It's so nice to see a show realize that it doesn't always have to be this way. Gentle teasing in relationships go a long way.
1) Simon/Alisha: I love it but their love story has always been tainted from the beginning. Alisha meets this new Simon who tells her yo, we fall in love. Yet, it's never established how they originally fall in love. Is there pre-original time travel scenario due to the fact that Simon is a creepy fucker who wanted Alisha since she blew him. Where is the original story established or is their love story just always a manipulation of Future Simon to older Alisha? Granted they became happy together, Alisha never truly fell for him, she fell for a hero and transcended that to the awkward boy.
I loved this season of Misfits. Everyone who hates it, I don't understand. Curtis getting pregnant, Zombies, Rudy, and Kelly/Seth were all fantastic. I do have to say the Kelly/Seth storyline progressed far too quickly. They went from oh lets go on a date to OH HEY YALL WE ARE IN LOVE.
The main issue with this series is the fact that they rush things too quickly.
Now on to my tv shows adventures with Netflix. I started with Cheers. I used to watch it as a kid and I always loved the humor growing up. Now I am wondering how I understood anything Diane said when I was growing up.
1) I appreciate the fact that the show dealt with serious issues before they were popular. Their first season featured a pro-homosexuality episode. The episode was confusing as Diane/Sam was the voice of reason while everyone else was throwing obnoxious stereotypes for giggles. It was making a mockery of the stereotypes making their point pro. But Diane is a character that is mostly ridiculed for being pretentious, pedantic and is hardly ever respected for being a strong woman. She is often ridiculed. So it's hard to determine if this episode is a pro or a mockery.
2) I'm trying to figure out if this show is for feminists or not. As I mentioned Diane is a mocked for being intelligent and her relationship with Sam is mostly built on manipulation. The best part is the show never tries to sway us into thinking their relationship is perfect. It's mocked at every chance and no one understands why Diane and Sam would want to be together. Their dynamic is interesting.
3) Carla, you are strong, a fertile woman, and you don't marry someone because they knocked you up. It was my favorite episode seeing you walk away from a man you don't love even though you were pregnant with his child. You are poor, have five other kids, have this rich man wanting to marry you but you are not in love. It's so nice that a show built in 1983 could understand this while Gossip Girl, built in the 21st Century, doesn't understand this dynamic.
4) Norm, mocks his wife but in moments is always showing that he loves her. It's so nice to see. Now in shows, marriage is normally tainted with cheating and betrayal. It's so nice to see a show realize that it doesn't always have to be this way. Gentle teasing in relationships go a long way.