MOPO has allowed some off topic stuff - and occasionally we've gotten
off the range, but most of the members
are pretty good at self-governance. And we have a brilliant shepherd
- Scott - who administers the whole thing.
Whenever I post something other than movie poster patter, I label it
OFF TOPIC, and I try to keep it in the neighborhood.
Kirby McDaniel
On Jun 11, 2007, at 12:04 AM, JEFF POTOKAR wrote:
hi all,
im a fairly new mopo'er... why are TV shows being discussed here?
is this common practice to vere SO far off the topic in the public
forum? wouldn't it be better if these discussions/emails were done
between listers--privately-- that wanted or cared about these shows
or topics?
thanks.
jeff
On Jun 10, 2007, at 9:52 PM, David Kusumoto wrote:
And let's not forget another reason why the Sopranos was great.
It left us with 86 shows since 1999 -- and in my view, only about
20 of 'em could be called "duds" (and even those have to be
qualified because they weren't total stinkers). Its detractors
rightly were disgusted by the language and sex and other elements,
but David Chase created an alternate universe so convincingly that
even when you hated to watch, once you did, you were hooked.
Any show that allowed us to see the legendary Lauren Bacall get
"smacked" and then deliver an "f-bomb" with such smoothness and
assurance was worth something. Everyone knows Betty Bacall is
closer to what we saw in the Sopranos -- than our idealized
version of her in movies. In real life, she swears off camera
like a sailor. There were a lot of great episodes and star-turns,
but I have to say that that episode, along with "College" in
season 1 and the episodes involving Janice popping her husband
after hitting her -- and Ralphie getting killed by Tony in the
kitchen, arguing over a HORSE -- stick out in my mind. Oh and
before I forget; the singular episode (and probably the only)
where Lorraine Bracco got to show her acting chops -- after she's
sexually attacked and has to decide whether, when she sees her
assailant later, to tell Tony to help her exact revenge. Just a
great show...
-koose.
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