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32372, You needed to read mamet to re-evalute this show?
Posted by gmltheone, Tue Sep-27-05 08:43 AM
>i'm starting to think that this show isn't actually that
>good
>
>tries a bit too hard to be quirky, doesn't it?
>
>and REDeye made a good point about the cast of wacky
>characters that forces you to identify with one straight
>man... it doesn't work
>
>there's no real point, no objective to most of the goings-on
>on the show... they're merely decorative, narrative, and maybe
>even a little condescending to the audience
>
>maybe i've just been reading too much David Mamet lately

It's a glib TV show. One that doesn't require reading mamet. I like mamet a lot, but some of his stuff can be pretentious and self-indulgent. *cough*Spartan*cough*


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