Posted by DABUEL247
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 7:17 AM
The entertainment industry is a great reflection of what is happening. There are so many social frustrations and there are a great number of us who seek things that make us feel comfortable and yet, real. We are always seeking who we are.
Interestingly the changes in technology are causing changes that's causing chaos to older beliefs and values. The older generation, repeat of the past, have difficulty adjusting to the new changes. In this age, the changes are faster, than in the past, and even for the young ones the changes are just too fast.
We are in a whirl wind of societal changes and stability is hard to come by. As I work with teachers and students there is a trend for more stability. One of the first things people want is relationship. This is the stability for everyone in this era. We have all driven our society into a place for "suing". We are "sue" happy. Because of this untrusting society we've built many are looking for trust. Relationships is the key. Many films and music that hit home deal with this subject matter.
We use to be in a time where we didn't care and society seemed like it was in a stage of lust, technological growth, and the unknown. This was the time of science fiction and sex. Then we got into a period of war, where it was closer to home, and heroes and the anti-hero became popular. Now-a-days its more on human values and relationships. We look for happier times. Society is the disaster.
People can dispute and argue with what I've stated here, but it is only my opinion of what I am observing. It is interesting to see the changes occur and with every generation of parent, teacher, and child there is a relation between what's going on on the outside (society) and the individual. This intern influences the entertainment industry and of course everything comes down to money! Many chase the money. Why do we place so much on it? It runs our lives.
Enough! I'll stop here.
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Posted by DUN
Monday, December 28, 2009 8:40 PM
Well,before I get in to it;been a hectic year and haven't had much time to surf here.The shows I hopefully will see this year. 1.firefly(2) 2.chuck(3) 3.fringe(2) 4.warehouse13(2) 5.we shall see.
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Posted by DUN
Sunday, August 09, 2009 9:59 AM
As the years march by( pauses,as another one goes by,vroom..)it seems too me that there is less and less sci-fi on the box.All the classics,oridinals like Dr.Who,lost in space,thunderbirds,space 1999,Quantium leap,sliders,nowhere man,chuck,Firefly,loads others there seems to be a decline in producing them anymore;and if they do it's only for a short period of time.
On the other hand it could be just me turning into a misarable old git and living in the past.
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Posted by DUN
Sunday, August 09, 2009 9:58 AM
As the years march by( pauses,as another one goes by,vroom..)it seems too me that there is less and less sci-fi on the box.All the classics,oridinals like Dr.Who,lost in space,thunderbirds,space 1999,Quantium leap,sliders,nowhere man,chuck,Firefly,loads others there seems to be a decline in producing them anymore;and if they do it's only for a short period of time.
On the other hand it could be just me turning into a misarable old git and living in the past.
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Posted by ABBEYGIRL
Wednesday, July 22, 2009 10:34 PM
Hey! If anyone is looking to get into some Firefly RPGs, please check out the following:
Virtual Firefly: The Book on FFF.NET (current episode = http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.asp?b=21&t=37351)
and
www.theverseonline.com
-abbey
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Posted by CHRISISALL
Sunday, April 05, 2009 6:23 PM
Notice the back end of the new Enterprise? Clearly, this was not designed by someone of colour...
SHE HAS A WHITE GIRL'S ASS NOW!!!!
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Posted by DUN
Saturday, March 28, 2009 8:48 AM
The first show that really annoyed me when they axed it.
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Posted by DEWRASTLER
Wednesday, March 25, 2009 2:14 PM
I finally watched Buffy. All 7 seasons, in about two months. It really was good. There's too much to go into and sum up in the amount of time that I want to spend writing this, so I'll put it simply. It reminded me why I love TV so much. Watching the characters grow over 7 seasons was amazing. It kind of hits you deep when it's over and you realize you just grew up with these people. I kind of think I missed a bit of that by watching it so quickly, but I couldn't really put it down. It reminded me of when I finally finished watching all the season's of That 70s Show. I started watching that show with my Dad when it first aired, then missed a few seasons and finally got them on DVD. When I finally watched the finale, I realized that was ten years of my life being summed up right there. I changed and grew as a person as the people (again I said people and not characters b/c they were real to me) did on screen. I kind of went on a tangent there, but that's what Buffy made me think of when it was all said and done.
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