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TV or not TV: K-Ville

Sep 17, 2007 18:04

Bah. Is there a word for something you don't want to see, but something compels you not to look away? I can't think of one, but I wouldn't be surprised if the Germans have a word for it ( Read more... )

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pentomino September 17 2007, 23:41:28 UTC

Well, I don't intend to watch it, but I suspect those on your friends list who do, are champing at the bit to read your review.

ernunnos September 18 2007, 00:31:35 UTC

I've told my Tivo to record it. It's the same network that gives us The Shield, Damages, and Nip/Tuck. The best TV drama not on HBO. And none of them particularly conservative in outlook. (I started watching Nip/Tuck after it got some family TV watchdog's "worst" rating.) The leading man on K-Ville is a Shield alum, so I know I like him. As for the premise, it's about a guy who's taking responsibility for rebuilding his hometown. What's not to like?

New Orleans infrogmation September 18 2007, 02:43:10 UTC

Um? I thought you were adamant that folks working hard to rebuild our homes in here in America were all evil Anti-Americans who should drop dead.

Re: New Orleans ernunnos September 18 2007, 02:52:40 UTC

Only when they whine and demand everybody else pay for it. You wanna live underwater and are willing to pay for it? Great. Police your streets (what the show is about), educate your kids, and you might actually earn the right to call yourselves Americans.

Calling oneself American infrogmation September 18 2007, 02:56:11 UTC

Lecturing about being American... Someone from Massachusetts or Virginia might have something worthy of us listening to.

But if someone from Arizona tries to lecture Louisiana about being American, there is only one appropriate response:

STFU, Noob.

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mmcirvin September 18 2007, 01:12:00 UTC

There are still TV critics going on about how "Frank's Place" was one of the very, very few shows ever made about black people that didn't make them want to scream in frustration, either by falling into obnoxious stereotypes or by becoming exemplary pablum by way of reaction. I think Tim Reid is greatly underappreciated.

mshollie September 18 2007, 02:21:19 UTC

I've often been told, "you don't sound like you're from New Orleans"...what did they expect? But, yeah, I'm NOLA born and raised.

We saw "K-Ville" tonight. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't good, either. Rather mediocre, but we shall see.

And, yes, Tim Reid is greatly underappreciated.

mshollie September 18 2007, 02:23:35 UTC

And, yes, I was there right beside you watching that cheesy episode of "Las Vegas". It was the best thing on at the time. Can you say "trainwreck", boys and girls?

First impression infrogmation September 18 2007, 02:38:35 UTC

I saw a fair amount of it, in between cooking and serving dinner. Not as bad as I feared it might be, but as you might gather, my expectations were set low indeed. Some very non-New Orleans sounding accents (especially the bald police chief), but fortunately it avoided having everyone talk like Penelope Pittstop or such ( ... )

Re: First impression urbeatle September 18 2007, 04:30:58 UTC

Setting in some ways suggested NOLA 3 to 6 months post-K, not two years.

Thanks, this helped me figure out "K-Ville" probably means "Katrina-Ville", which would explain why I've never heard New Orleans called that. But here's a question: how common is this expression in New Orleans? Or is it just something TV people made up?

Re: First impression infrogmation September 18 2007, 08:41:45 UTC

Possibly someone somewhere might have used the phrase outside of the tv show, but I'd never heard it.