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Topic subjectRE: I tend not to compare fiction to real life
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13182544, RE: I tend not to compare fiction to real life
Posted by astralblak, Tue Aug-08-17 10:36 PM
good for you. i do, but if you don't want to cool. I aint mad at ya

>I don't need it to be "believeable" in my real universe..just
>within the universe that the show created
>
agreed and in the world of the of this show they are writing it into a corner were Issa and Lawrence getting back together will be hard to believe, for me, right now.

>and in the universe of Insecure, everything that has happened
>fits the characters in the way they are written
>
agreed.

>other than being glad that black folks are writing and telling
>their own stories and casting black actors and hiring black
>crew members, i don't need the characters or the story to
>"speak to me"... just entertain me.
>
I am entertained and can be critical. Tyler Perry does all of the above and still fuck most his movies, ideas, and character tropes.

>and it is. and i'm loving it.
>
seems like me and most of the people in this thread are, don't mean I gotta turn my brain off

>the writers (read: issa) are telling the story they want to
>tell. we have no idea where its going and nor should we. It
>has not been predictable at all so far, imo.
>
>d

OK. some parts for me have been predictable and it's still be enjoyable.