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Old 04-28-2017, 05:32 PM
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sorry I disappeared on you. Real life got in a way in a big way.

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As I already said, most ot time their Feud came out as childish and pointless and it was like that till the very end.
Well, it kinda was childish and pointless. It was just two very different people pitted against each other by the media and the studios.
They were both insecure for different reasons and they took it out on each other because they each represented what the other felt she lacked.

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They should've explored the reason why this feud actually started (when Bette was stealing Joan roles because of her youth) and actually it would've been much better if the whole show was about it, but in that case they would've to cast younger actresses that won't guarantees Emmys.
I definitely won't begrudge a show giving older amazing actresses good parts and how it started isn't as important as how it was manipulated imo. It was mostly a show about Hollywood's misogyny and ageism.

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Eh. But I'd rather see Jessica winning Emmy than Kidman.
Ditto.

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This weekend we binge watched S1 of Thirteen Reasons Why. Only need to watch the last two episodes. Damn, this show is good. It's so emotional, well written and acted.
I liked some of it but the tone just felt odd to me. That girl really didn't sound like someone who was going to kill herself She was too flippant most of the time.
I wasn't surprised to find out the author of the book was a big fan of My So-Called Life but the narrative doesn't work for a suicide note situation imo.
Also it was clear he wanted the event to happen in the 90ies, with the tapes, the stalker's camera with the clicking noise etc. Everything was too 20th century and all the social media thing seemed tacked on.

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I heard polarizing reviews about 13 reasons why. People saying that this show is making suicide "cool". I kinda want to watch because of Kate Walsh, but I'm not a fan of school dramas and it looks Shondish.
It's not Shondish in the least and I wouldn't really call it a school drama even though a lot happens in school and most of the characters are teenagers. It's not a CW show at any rate. But yeah I don't know. Didn't blow me away. It was a decent watch but not a must-watch.

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Were Friends the best TV show of 90s? Not even the day they aired (Aired the same day as Seinfiled and ER). And I'm not even talking about other channels. Yet it considered as classic and one of the best shows ever, why?
Because people are morons and they feel represented?

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I like Angelina and applaud her charity work, but she is def not known for her movies.
Now true, I agree. She's not bad though. But yeah she's not getting great parts

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I hate the lead guy. I'm surprised it was a thing. But reviews were okayish and it was a big hit, so...
Yeah I saw it and honestly the lead characters get the movie stolen from under them by some random chubby guy who kills it. They are so wooden and boringly cute, they are totally forgettable.

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Just to be clear we are both talking about Marie Antoinette? I just read about it and actually only few people booed it, media just jumped on it.
yes we were.

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Just checked black sails ratings and they kinda dropped hard. Is it because of that Gay story yall talking about? I think it was there from the start and I don't think many cis males watched this show to start with
Heh oh yes they were and they were maaaaaad after season 2

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"They ran away together into the sunset" - "It was 2 in the afternoon" - "It was beautiful"


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Not the way I saw it either, but that's probably because I almost never notice any hints, or *tension*, or subtext at first glance, as if I'm averted to all things to do with romance, I don't know what's wrong with me
I think you've been burned by the pseudo 'romance" BS on tv. It happens

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But seriously, it feels sometimes like people watch some scenes and don't make connection with what happened before or what happens next
Only sometimes?

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Someone wrote this about them and it's so true: "They share rage that would burn down the world and the calmness to be found in a cup of tea and a book." She made a home for him, and she is his home, and after her death it's as if he's lost his soul.
that's exactly it. She created this safe haven for him, in the middle of all the madness, and when she's gone, he loses what anchored him to this world.

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And again I'm like... Why, show, why?
Because Flint needed it. As sad as it was, he needed to lose it all to go as far as he had to go in the end. He wouldn't have done it if he still had anything to lose.

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What's interesting is that this is usually said about bi men, while with women it's almost always "oh, she just hasn't met the right man". As if a relationship with a man is the only reasonable choice both for bi men and women. I wonder why (I don't)
And then if a bi woman marries a man, it's like she's a traitor to the cause. Or if a bi man marries a woman, it's like "oh he just wants kids the easy way but he'll keep screwing guys on the side". I mean... seriously people!

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He also seemed pretty pissed about the double standard in how male same-sex relationships are portrayed compared to the female ones.
Well yeah because lesbians are girl on girl porn and gay guys are just gross

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Fans now joke that what it took him to fly to South Africa to do a 2-minute scene for Black Sails is the producers simply mentioning that James and Thomas would make out again.


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I'm trying to, it's just sometimes not very healthy to live in this constant state of uncertainty, and there seem to be no generation of people in our country who had a life that would even vaguely look like some kind of stability, hence our unwillingness to make any steps to changes, among other things.
I get it and I know it's hard to have faith in humanity when you see all the evil we are capable of but change comes in tiny steps, even in huge countries.

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And Black Sails writers were able and willing to adapt the story they initially had had in mind when an opportunity presented itself to explore some other things.
Case in point: Max/Anne, as well as Max's whole arc.
I really like that they did. Their journeys felt very organic, more so than Silver's for instance.

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Have I told you that I didn't watch the finale and don't have a slightest idea what happened? I know Diane slapped Alicia, and that's it, I don't know the reason why she did it and, frankly, don't care.
You mean the pretense They just wanted a "symmetry" and they had no idea how to do it so they pulled some ridiculous stunt to get there. I just enjoy that slap so much though

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The finale season felt rushed, but I still liked it. Although I'm not over Root dying
Ugh I am still mad at it! It felt so... useless?

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no tonight. I had a long week and my bed is calling my name but this weekend
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