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Topic: Comedy or do folk take these things seriously.
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jar
Member (Idle past 422 days) Posts: 34026 From: Texas!! Joined: 04-20-2004
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Message 1 of 12 (439866)
12-10-2007 6:01 PM
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So are these for real or just a joke? Dead Zone Paranormal State Charmed The 4400 Medium Supernatural Ghost Hunters One Step Beyond Lost Invasion Ghost Whisperer Nightstalker Threshold Most Haunted Ghost Encounters Masters of Horror Life Among the Dead John Edwards Saving Grace Heroes The list just goes on and on. Are there really folk that believe some of that stuff or are they all mean as comedies? Immigration has been a problem Since 1607!
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Silent H
Member (Idle past 5847 days) Posts: 7405 From: satellite of love Joined: 12-11-2002
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Message 2 of 12 (439874)
12-10-2007 6:34 PM
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Reply to: Message 1 by jar 12-10-2007 6:01 PM
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I don't get what you mean. Some of those are just fictional tv shows. Just because you don't believe in the reality of something a fictional show takes for real (for purposes of story telling), doesn't mean it has to seem laughable (a comedy). And isn't the Master's of Horror thing the series for famous horror movie directors? That's horror, which does not necessarily mean supernatural or science fiction. I'm not trying to knock you, just saying I'm not sure what you were trying to say with the OP.
h "Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing." - Robert E. Howard
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DrJones*
Member Posts: 2290 From: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Joined: 08-19-2004 Member Rating: 6.9
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Message 3 of 12 (439875)
12-10-2007 6:35 PM
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Reply to: Message 1 by jar 12-10-2007 6:01 PM
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Huh? 13 of these are dramas, fictional television series. And of those 13, 4 of them are cancelled.
Live every week like it's Shark Week! Just a monkey in a long line of kings. If "elitist" just means "not the dumbest motherfucker in the room", I'll be an elitist! *not an actual doctor
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jar
Member (Idle past 422 days) Posts: 34026 From: Texas!! Joined: 04-20-2004
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Message 4 of 12 (439876)
12-10-2007 6:37 PM
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Reply to: Message 2 by Silent H 12-10-2007 6:34 PM
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Comedies?
Well, I have not seen most of them, but those I did see parts of seemed to be mostly comedies, programs like Charmed, The 4400, Saving Grace, Heroes. Maybe they aren't all comedies. Immigration has been a problem Since 1607!
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jar
Member (Idle past 422 days) Posts: 34026 From: Texas!! Joined: 04-20-2004
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Message 5 of 12 (439877)
12-10-2007 6:39 PM
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Reply to: Message 3 by DrJones* 12-10-2007 6:35 PM
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Well, down here almost everything seems to be reruns, so can't comment on that. Immigration has been a problem Since 1607!
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DrJones*
Member Posts: 2290 From: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Joined: 08-19-2004 Member Rating: 6.9
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Message 6 of 12 (439878)
12-10-2007 6:41 PM
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Reply to: Message 4 by jar 12-10-2007 6:37 PM
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Re: Comedies?
Maybe they aren't all comedies. Well I think it'd be hard to find any "drama" out there that doesn't have comedic elements, some (Heroes/Supernatural) more than others (The 4400) but all the fictional shows you listed are intended as dramas first. Edited by DrJones*, : No reason given.
Live every week like it's Shark Week! Just a monkey in a long line of kings. If "elitist" just means "not the dumbest motherfucker in the room", I'll be an elitist! *not an actual doctor
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DrJones*
Member Posts: 2290 From: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Joined: 08-19-2004 Member Rating: 6.9
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Message 7 of 12 (439880)
12-10-2007 6:43 PM
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Reply to: Message 5 by jar 12-10-2007 6:39 PM
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Well, down here almost everything seems to be reruns,
Get used to it, it does not look like the writer's strike will be ending before the summer.
Live every week like it's Shark Week! Just a monkey in a long line of kings. If "elitist" just means "not the dumbest motherfucker in the room", I'll be an elitist! *not an actual doctor
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Chiroptera
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Message 8 of 12 (439890)
12-10-2007 7:22 PM
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Reply to: Message 1 by jar 12-10-2007 6:01 PM
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Nightstalker The one with Darren McGavin? Boy, that brings back old memories.
If it's truly good and powerful, it deserves to engender a thousand misunderstandings. -- Ben Ratcliffe
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Omnivorous
Member Posts: 3991 From: Adirondackia Joined: 07-21-2005 Member Rating: 6.9
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Message 9 of 12 (439902)
12-10-2007 8:09 PM
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Reply to: Message 8 by Chiroptera 12-10-2007 7:22 PM
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Chiroptera writes: Nightstalker The one with Darren McGavin? Boy, that brings back old memories. Ah, yes, way back when journalists dug up stories that others preferred stay buried... Real things always push back.-William James
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jar
Member (Idle past 422 days) Posts: 34026 From: Texas!! Joined: 04-20-2004
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Message 10 of 12 (439903)
12-10-2007 8:11 PM
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Reply to: Message 8 by Chiroptera 12-10-2007 7:22 PM
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Nightstalker?
Don't know if this is a new or old one. I must have missed the originals anyway. Immigration has been a problem Since 1607!
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Taz
Member (Idle past 3319 days) Posts: 5069 From: Zerus Joined: 07-18-2006
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Message 11 of 12 (439906)
12-10-2007 8:22 PM
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Watch this clip on youtube. Is this for real? Owing to the deficiency of the English language, I have occasionally used the academic jargon generator to produce phrases that even I don't fully understand. The jargons are not meant to offend anyone or to insult anyone's intelligence!
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Granny Magda
Member Posts: 2462 From: UK Joined: 11-12-2007 Member Rating: 3.8
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Message 12 of 12 (440315)
12-12-2007 3:18 PM
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Reply to: Message 11 by Taz 12-10-2007 8:22 PM
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Looks real enough to me. You have to feel sorry for those kids. The look on the little ones face is especially disturbing. It looked like it was dawning on her that her Mum is a complete loon. She looked scared and I can't say I blame her. Of course the whole thing is typical of reality TV. These shows deliberately set people up against each other, hoping to bring out the worst in everybody, then sit back and watch the sparks fly! Pretty sick really and not my idea of entertainment.
Mutate and Survive
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