In which Jeff Mills catalyzes hand partialism

[kali921]

For the past ten months or so, I've been meaning to do a post about cultural apprehension of music as it pertains to various genres of electronic composition, and in particular about the vastly cerebral vistas of the Detroit and Chicago scenes and how very influential they were in shaping what we think of as techno, house, industrial, etc. (Not a

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[outlawpoet]

What's crazy about KINGS is that I, a person who has read and disliked much of the bible, they've managed to somehow piss me off with how underwhelming their 'characters' are.

I mean, David, who is supposed to be one of the cleverest, most ideal heroes in the Bible, gets turned into this I-wish-I-was-back-on-the-farm COWARD whose MO is to occasionally lose his shit and do something stupid which works out Just Because.

I think the second ep was the last one I'll see, because David stealing the cab and driving it into the Gath military procession(wtf) somehow ending up with a peace treaty was a little too much for me.

(I'll keep an eye on the wiki to see if there's more of the old King Abaddon, though, because Brian Cox always delights me)

[kali921]

I think the second ep was the last one I'll see, because David stealing the cab and driving it into the Gath military procession(wtf) somehow ending up with a peace treaty was a little too much for me.

YES, THIS. THAT'S supposed to illustrate to us what a brilliant strategist David is? Causing a diplomatic incident with some sloppy driving?

[outlawpoet]

It's crazy, and it makes me feel crazy, because I'm getting this weird sense of defensiveness over religious characters I don't support or believe in at all.

[tricky_disco]

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*faints*

Jeff Mills. THE. PURPOSE. MAKER.

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[kali921]

He's quite arresting, isn't he? YAY JEFF MILLS.

[the_croupier]

Actually, IIRC, Derrick May, Kevin Saunderson, and Juan Atkins grew up in Belleville (hence 'The Belleville Three'), which lies in the no-person's land between Ann Arbor and Detroit, and makes what they accomplished even more impressive, because I can't see how their immediate environment could have been any inspiration, except in a negative way. =)

Of course, Detroit was only a scant few miles away, and I'm sure that made all the difference.

[kali921]

Yes, agreed on all counts! But oooh, I got a thumbs DOWN icon.

[megatexas]

Kings felt like secondhand Deadwood to me so I skipped it entirely. I've been weirdly fascinated by Hill Street Blues lately -- I guess I'd rather see these people at their prime than the fifth-generation watered down nonsense.

I'm not saying there's a direct line from HSB to Kings but I could probably get a term paper out of asserting that if I was so inclined.

[kali921]

I haven't thought about HSB in years and years and years. My father, who was no fan of procedural dramas in general and had little to no time for television, absolutely loved that show.

[megatexas]

Yeah, I don't know how old you are, but if you're the same age as me HSB meant bedtime, and my parents didn't want me watching too much of that stuff anyway. Definitely not for kids.

hulu.com. I recommend it if you have time. It's quite a blast from the past, and some intelligent commentary on the 80s to boot.

[shidoikarji26]

I prefer the David Lafuente cover. Something about it has that fairy tail feeling. It's bright and stands out from the rest.

Kings...you've been getting flack since you started. And I haven't had time to watch any of the other 2 eps. The 1st one felt like it was missing something. Should I even attempt to watch the rest?