tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111651634417201066.post124164633526608930..comments2023-10-20T11:26:45.229-04:00Comments on Notes on Popular Culture: (Fully Fleshed Out) Characters NeededMediaMavenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12548519999729515206noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111651634417201066.post-7828818136393516632008-09-23T20:52:00.000-04:002008-09-23T20:52:00.000-04:00The girls at work talk about Gossip Girl every Tue...The girls at work talk about Gossip Girl every Tuesday. Every Tuesday they ask me if I watch it, I say, no I don't. They then say, OMIGOD you HAVE to watch it! It is SO GOOD! Hearing what they talk about, it sounds like a crapfest.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01233884811870938830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111651634417201066.post-2890127756238925452008-09-11T09:40:00.000-04:002008-09-11T09:40:00.000-04:00Is that really why guys are watching Gossip Girl? ...Is that <I>really</I> why guys are watching Gossip Girl? Those steamy posters are very misleading, then. At my most optimistic, I can concede that might be why they continue watching after one episode. That, or the implied sex is really steamy.<BR/> <BR/>Perhaps the show got better over time? Metacritic shows a jump from 54 for season one to 71 for season two, <B>with Entertainment Weekly now giving it a perfect score.</B> Apparently it has reached the zenith of "rich, gorgeous teenagers doing things that we find reprehensible even when adults do them" television.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14569180426066178711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111651634417201066.post-16377605975929591992008-09-11T09:07:00.000-04:002008-09-11T09:07:00.000-04:00You know what? I have an odd love-hate with someth...You know what? I have an odd love-hate with something like this. I love it because I think it is good that even a terrible show like Gossip Girl has fully-fleshed out characters. But I think it also kind of shows how a lot of time, men have to have other men to relate to before they'll grant something validity or even try it. I think it goes back to men being the norm. Women can watch movies populated with men and badly written women characters, and come out thinking that it was an enjoyable journey even if "what's her name" was just there for eye-candy. "What's her name" should have totally had a better story and actually been utilized, I'm not denying it. But a great deal of men disliking Sex and the City because it doesn't have a relatable man (and all of the women deal with those "womenly" issues) seems to indicate that a lot men don't have the same ability to see something of themselves in the opposite sex. If you couldn't tell, I've been reading The Second Sex again...petplutohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01053307189721906583noreply@blogger.com