Jeff,
As someone who's been around MOPO for a few years, let me reassure you that
off topic discussions happen very infrequently on this list. First off, our
membership has gotten to be pretty good when it comes to self policing, and
secondly, our fearless leader, List Owner Scott Burns, won't allow us to
stray for too long.
So instead of spending a lot of energy debating what is off topic, and how
much of it should be allowed, the wise thing to do is to just let it slide.
If you find it very disturbing, or of no interest, just delete, because
these are just momentary blips and everything always goes back to "normal"
on its own very quickly.
Zeev
----- Original Message -----
From: "JEFF POTOKAR" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 1:04 AM
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Sopanos Aftermath
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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