“I got off track on this one, which I regret. How awesome.
I’m told that the Netflix show is pretty great. I haven’t seen it yet. In fact, can we do a quick list of shows I haven’t seen yet? And maybe people will stop asking?
+Game of Thrones: Sorry, I just don’t know if I can do a medieval thing with dragons. GoT might be the best one of those, but I cashed in those chips so long ago that I just can’t see watching another one. I don’t think I can be convinced. How many times can I care about who is going to be a king of some shithole that’s just going to become a town that the train goes through on the way to London in a couple hundred years?
+The Sopranos: I tried like three times. I can’t get into it. The mob movies, the shows. Something about the mob seems very silly to me, or very made-up somehow. Maybe Dick Tracy spoiled me for mob stuff because you can only see it as these ridiculous bad guys with names like Lips Manlis.
+Mad Men: Just not into outfits. Also, the cuteness of “Isn’t it crazy we didn’t give a fuck about recycling in 1965?” wears off super fast. It’s like watching a movie about the 1700’s and being constantly amazed that they don’t have Dodge Chargers and shit. Yeah, stuff was different 50 years ago. No shit.
+Doctor Who: One episode. It’s not for me. At the risk of angering a billion people, it’s a show that feels, to me, very aware of how clever it’s being at any given time. Real life of the mind stuff. Also, I can’t figure out if this is supposed to be silly or not.
+Firefly: Just to make sure I piss off anyone I didn’t lose already. I think I saw two episodes. Just not for me. I don’t really get how this is a space western. Because people wear boots? I’m inventing a new genre, the Western Horror, which is Dawn of the Dead with more hats.
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