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Inspired by ROCKETnumber9, Gaping Void, and Stephen King
Women like action. Men like musicals.
I am a woman. I never watch Lifetime, but I watch Spike every day. This isn’t because I’m unusual ~even though i am~ it’s because genres shouldn’t be defined around imaginary groups of people. Spike is action. Why not just say that? It’s just as easy as following perpetuating, ~question for another time~ shlepping shallow stereotypes. ~which reminds me stephen king has been after me to turn off the television and read~ It would probably widen the audience.
Then Spike would have to distinguish itself among other “action” networks. That means, the spikeheads would have to figure out what the common thread in their programming is. There is one. And it can be described and defined more clearly than “action” or “television for men.” This is mental work they are going to have to do. Broad, bi-lateral swaths of the population might have served when we, the people, had no control. But that’s not cutting it anymore.
Spike’s failure to do this mental work has made me suspect all along, and I’ve always watched Spike grudgingly.
So they really don’t have as much leeway as they seem to think they do with those annoying ads in the corner of everything I watch. They block important parts of the screen. ~with little ads for their shows. so i can watch more of their shows with ads for their shows~
~but stephen, i’m busy turning this big wheel~
~you know what that wheel reminds me of? several species of small furry animals gathered together in a cave and grooving with a pict~
5 responses so far ↓
1 Kaelie // May 12, 2008 at 7:55 pm
Just for the record, I honestly prefer action movies to romance movies. I don’t know–romance movies make me uncomfortable. It’s not just stuff like the Notebook, they just make me cringe. They’re usually SAPPY and so UNREALISTIC. However, the Baz Luhrmann films are an exception–Romeo + Juliet makes me cringe, though, I won’t lie.
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2 Taylor // May 12, 2008 at 8:28 pm
I like a romance well done, it’s just that so few of them are.
3 Linda // May 13, 2008 at 6:38 pm
OK, You have been busy here at the blog homestead. I must chime in on the Spike TV.
I watch it every night only because I can’t get enough CSI ever.
(Unless I am on a Law and Order SVU binge.)
I can pass on wrestling night though.
I still endorse The Painted Veil as one of the best romances because it shows flawed characters and amazing cinematography.
4 Taylor // May 13, 2008 at 6:44 pm
Oh, the Wrestling drives me nuts. I watch Star Trek mostly. But if I were a proponent of laws of any sort, I would certainly outlaw wrestling, as it weakens the nation.
5 Taylor // May 13, 2008 at 6:44 pm
Need to add The Painted Veil to my list of summer movies (which is getting long!)
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