Admittedly, I'd say you were only exaggerating a little bit; I wouldn't be too terribly fond of the lad even if he wasn't so popular.
I'm so glad to hear that. The thought that someone like Dean Winchester is becoming the standard man to swoon after for women under 30 is frankly disturbing.
I don't think I love Deadwood just yet--I quite like it, yes, and I admire it for its tendency to not give a damn about the typical standards of television, but, well, my parents refer to The Sopranos as "life in hell", and I wouldn't say that's too far off the mark for Deadwood, either...dramatically brilliant or no, after a certain point you just can't stop cringing.
I think the difference for me lies in the characters - I like nearly everyone on Deadwood, with maybe three or four exceptions, and I love that most of them really are small, average people that are sort of battered around by life. There is also the fact that Deadwood takes place in the 19th century, which was darker than the infamous middle ages in terms of gender equality and race, so I can accept a lot of the uglier sides of the characters far easier than I can accept them in contemporary characters (especially the men). I also can never cease to see most of the cast on Sopranos as basically parasites either preying on society or aiding people who prey on society for their own convenience, and that makes it somewhat difficult for me to connect to them both emotionally and intellectually. I understand that Sopranos is a good series, but I don't enjoy watching it, I'd say it comes down to that. (There is also the language on Deadwood, which is quite simply a marvel.)
(I do, admittedly, find it hilarious that that was why you loved the Pasbeard. In my case, I think it was just out of spite for all the people who didn't...until it got to the point where even I had to turn away from it, but thankfully that did not last long.)
For me it's a bit of both, I'd say. Mostly, I don't get what people's deal is. It's a beard. It's certainly not the Pasdar's best look, but then it was meant to convey distress, so what of it.
I'm so glad to hear that. The thought that someone like Dean Winchester is becoming the standard man to swoon after for women under 30 is frankly disturbing.
I don't think I love Deadwood just yet--I quite like it, yes, and I admire it for its tendency to not give a damn about the typical standards of television, but, well, my parents refer to The Sopranos as "life in hell", and I wouldn't say that's too far off the mark for Deadwood, either...dramatically brilliant or no, after a certain point you just can't stop cringing.
I think the difference for me lies in the characters - I like nearly everyone on Deadwood, with maybe three or four exceptions, and I love that most of them really are small, average people that are sort of battered around by life. There is also the fact that Deadwood takes place in the 19th century, which was darker than the infamous middle ages in terms of gender equality and race, so I can accept a lot of the uglier sides of the characters far easier than I can accept them in contemporary characters (especially the men).
I also can never cease to see most of the cast on Sopranos as basically parasites either preying on society or aiding people who prey on society for their own convenience, and that makes it somewhat difficult for me to connect to them both emotionally and intellectually. I understand that Sopranos is a good series, but I don't enjoy watching it, I'd say it comes down to that. (There is also the language on Deadwood, which is quite simply a marvel.)
(I do, admittedly, find it hilarious that that was why you loved the Pasbeard. In my case, I think it was just out of spite for all the people who didn't...until it got to the point where even I had to turn away from it, but thankfully that did not last long.)
For me it's a bit of both, I'd say. Mostly, I don't get what people's deal is. It's a beard. It's certainly not the Pasdar's best look, but then it was meant to convey distress, so what of it.
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