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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