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Originally Posted by Reaper16
It absolutely depends on the show. I watch a lot of TV but only the nonfiction programs are for pure entertainment. I treat both comedies and dramas with the same seriousness that I treat film. I have a relentless energy for seriously engaging with art; it constitutes nearly all of my time, whether I am watching/viewing/reading something or creating things myself (I'm a writer and I do some acting, too).
Favorite books? That is so open-ended that it is tough to answer. There's so much I could put down here, from Shakespeare to Dickens to Beckett to Naipaul to Whitney Terrell to etc etc etc. The books that are considered to be classics - part of the canon - are always great places to start.
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Cool. I was just trying to get a grasp on your tastes. Thanks for the response.
I tend to have the same sort of outlook and interaction with my art. I went through a phase where I treated film with much more class and weight as I did TV. I have adjusted that a little bit... on both ends.
I still think theatre is the highest/most pure art form. Especially in striving to achieve the sort of connection you're describing. Followed by literature, then visual arts (painting/drawing/sculture/etc). Film and I have a very on again/off again relationship. And LOST is the first time TV ever transcended entertainment for me.
EDIT: That's not entirely fair... my "elevated" TV experience began with Six Feet Under.
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Originally Posted by Buck
When I first read the part about him being in the tattoo parlor and him knowing something was right behind him, that scared the shit out of me and I checked behind my back.
When the dude in the story side gets lost in the caverns in his house, that scared the shit out of me too.
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Absolutley. Two of my favorite parts. I totally check behind my back too! I also threw the book down and told it to go **** itself.
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Originally Posted by Chiefless
Mad Men is worth the effort as well. I really like that show kinda despite itself. I really did not think I would like it. But, I couldn't stop watching. To tie it back into Lost: If Lost was sincerely attempting to be a character driven show, it pales miserably to Mad Men.
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Wow. Quite an endorsement. Maybe I'll have to check it out...