tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post2458517359177217193..comments2024-03-28T00:02:35.850-05:00Comments on driftglass: Watching The Detectives driftglasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09379167083253389153noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-1489947080481504922015-07-12T22:52:53.421-05:002015-07-12T22:52:53.421-05:00This season of TD is *far* better, by a damn sight...This season of TD is *far* better, by a damn sight, than "The Leftovers"; that annoying, baffling piece of crap HBO is for some reason <i>still</i> supporting.Striderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14891568020027487586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-33657571080685485902015-07-10T09:36:36.781-05:002015-07-10T09:36:36.781-05:00What's the Macguffin?
BTW while traveling on ...What's the Macguffin?<br /><br />BTW while traveling on vacation my whole family enjoyed your commentary on 'Breaking Bad' (and were pissed off at me the day I left my Ipod in the hotel). I know you have limits on your time, but I wish you and Blue Gal could put together separate podcasts on TV dramas - They are equally as good as your political stuff.Fritz Strandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12733366866269874594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-825234634226523182015-07-09T21:58:24.544-05:002015-07-09T21:58:24.544-05:00The Lynchian opening with the Elvis impersonator i...The Lynchian opening with the Elvis impersonator is the most overt reference yet, but so far TD is well below any of Lynch's best stuff, Twin Peaks or Mulholland or Blue Velvet, and it's working less as homage than as feeble imitation. Louie C.K. did a better job doing Lynch (with Lynch actually in the show) in 2014 than TD is doing this year on a readymade Lynch landscape. The greatest surface difference between this year's TD and last year's is the complete absence of a character who fascinates, where last year there were two hugely interesting people carrying the whole show. Also, the acting last season was 100% strong, and this year it's all over the place. Coliin Farrell seems to be fine, except the writers keep giving him contradictory attributes, and not in a way that makes him complex, but in a way that makes it seem like they've forgotten who he is from week to week. Everyone else's performance is either anemic (esp. Vaughn, fighting way over his weight class) or muddled.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09300961605043014522noreply@blogger.com