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In Reply to: Movies versus TV shows posted by cetaele on June 09, 2004 at 18:44:27:

99% of the time they are lowest common denominator junk. The medium is too restricting because of time constraints, commercial breaks ruining the continuity and broadcast TVs arcane restrictions towards sex and violence. Unfortunately, these restrictions are constantly pushed to their limits soley as a means of . . . pushing the limits. So often it's done purely for the titllation factor, not because it serves the story.
Exceptions to this rule are stuff like the Sopranos and Band of Brothers. But keep in mind that these programs don't have to adhere to 2 of the 3 problems listed above. And they actually use the time constraint issue to their advantage.

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Sopranos? Wrong paradigm. I was thinking of Brideshead... Forsyht. Saga... that sort of things. .. - Victor Khomenko 08:09:53 06/10/04 (3)
The typical US TV shows are trash, agreed. But those other ones are not even related.
- Forsyte Saga, Brideshead Revisited - grinagog 18:47:35 06/10/04 (2)
  Dennis Potters Pennies from Heaven (Bob Hoskins) and The Singing Detective (Michael Gambon, Joanne Whalley-Kilmer)
  The Prisoner (Patrick McGoohan)
  Some episodes of I Love Lucy (Lucille Ball, Desi Arnez) esp./ first series, but not all
  When TV is good, it can very very good, certainly the equal of cinema with more scope for plot and character development
  Happens not very often tho'
  Grins
  - Anything associated with Joss Whedon. - J.R. 18:56:47 06/10/04 (1)
    That would be "Firefly", "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", and "Angel".
    And, Joss is shooting a movie, "Serenity", which is "Firefly" for
    the big screen, same cast as the late, great TV series. Regards,
    J.R.
    - Hmm, well Michael Mann made several movies - grinagog 21:09:11 06/10/04 (0)
      before getting into TV and directing Miami Vice
      My favorite Mann film is "Thief" (sometimes titled Violent Streets) starring James Caan, which has a soundtrack by Tangerine Dream
      When Caan did his Actors studio TV bit; he claimed his role as Frank in "Thief" was the one role he had enjoyed the most in his career...
      Grins

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