--just one more thing...
Since I cannot talk about Sherlock because I have not watched it, and frankly if I see anything more about it on Tumblr, I will end up in massive squee/love-harshing mode which is not nice...
COLUMBO. Can we talk about Columbo? And how fucking awesome early Columbo is when it comes to deconstructing class issues in the US? I mean, actually deconstructing, not A Certain Person's idea of what deconstructing class is (ahem). If you don't know who that is, don't ask--it isn't you.
Basically, nearly every episode, Columbo plays the stereotype of being a working-class schmuck, in some way/shape/form; this last one, he pretended he knew fuck-all about wine so he could set up the killer. And the conceit is such that the audience KNOWS Columbo is messing with the perp(s), because that's Columbo's MO--he's clever and their biases will lead to their downfall. He'll play off all sorts of different stereotypes.
And the working-class guy always wins and is smarter, with more applicable knowledge and skill, than the people who think money and a half-assed plan will save them. This is a big deal for a US show--I could write a whole paper on it had I the access to an academic library.
Also, Peter Falk.
I need a Columbo icon.
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COLUMBO. Can we talk about Columbo? And how fucking awesome early Columbo is when it comes to deconstructing class issues in the US? I mean, actually deconstructing, not A Certain Person's idea of what deconstructing class is (ahem). If you don't know who that is, don't ask--it isn't you.
Basically, nearly every episode, Columbo plays the stereotype of being a working-class schmuck, in some way/shape/form; this last one, he pretended he knew fuck-all about wine so he could set up the killer. And the conceit is such that the audience KNOWS Columbo is messing with the perp(s), because that's Columbo's MO--he's clever and their biases will lead to their downfall. He'll play off all sorts of different stereotypes.
And the working-class guy always wins and is smarter, with more applicable knowledge and skill, than the people who think money and a half-assed plan will save them. This is a big deal for a US show--I could write a whole paper on it had I the access to an academic library.
Also, Peter Falk.
I need a Columbo icon.
This entry was initially posted at http://rhivolution.dreamwidth.org/95391.html. Comments are welcome at either location.