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In Reply to: "Blood Work" and "Signs": have all the good script writers died? posted by tinear on September 01, 2002 at 10:50:33:
I'm thinking that HBO is drawing some of the best talent away from the movie studio system. The quality of writing in Six Feet Under and The Sopranos is much better than 99% of the crap Hollywood churns out. Alan Ball, for example, who wrote American Beauty, created SFU and writes and directs some of the episodes. And further, they produce what, 12 or 13 hours of very entertaining stuff with a broad appeal every year. Hollywood just doesn't get it.
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it's still disposable Tv fare, in the end.In the cosmic stream of things, it's still television, and anything for television is very perishable. It may be meaningful, but leave it out of the ziplock bag, and it will wilt under examination and the repeated viewing schedule that HBO...and everyone else...still uses.
Remember, it's a business too!
I agree. But, most films also reveal flaws upon repeated viewing. One of the few good things about cable tv is that dramatic lines can be sustained for an hour, or however long, without interruption. I don't think the repeated viewing schedule hurts anything, really. And, of course, just about everything in life is a business.
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