--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > On 01/15/2013 06:59 AM, turquoiseb wrote: > > I've commented here before about "Copper," the BBC/ > > BBC/America co-production that I thought was excellent. > > Now there is another one, called "Ripper Street." It > > is already showing in Britain, and is about to start > > showing in the US this Saturday. > > > > I've seen the first episode, and I think it's as good > > as "Copper." As you can guess from the title, it's a > > gritty cop drama set in the Whitechapel area of London > > in 1889, shortly after the Jack The Ripper murders. > > > > Worth checking out, unless you're one of those wussy > > types who can't stand violence, nudity, or good TV. > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ripper_Street > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaK6KjaNlPc > > Seen the promos for it. BTW, it's "pile on" time by the > TV networks. Comedy is the theme as HBO and Showtime all > have new seasons of comedies. I watched the "Enlightened" > season 2 opener which got off to a fun start and the same > for "Girls". That leaves the US version of "Shameless", > "House of Lies" and "Californication" to watch.
Never got into "House of Lies" or "Shameless," and was disappointed with the first new episode of "Californication." I never got off on the self- obsessed self-obsession of "Girls," and thus never watched much of it; don't intend to now. As for "Enlightened," as an interesting data point for you, I didn't even know the season had restarted, because the new episode never appeared on my "Top Ten TV Show Downloads" list on TPB. That, to me, means that no one is watching it, because no one is sharing it. And, having watched this new episode, I understand why -- it's as close to painful as watching TV can be. Laura Dern's character is as close as it gets to watch- ing some of the self-obsessed narcissism we see on FFL on television. She is so *desperate* to be "important," to be at the center of world-shaking events, to feel that she is changing the world in important ways, that she spends her whole life imagining that this is so, and oblivious of how people around her really perceive her. Meanwhile, while considering herself so sensitive, she is *completely* unaware of the needs of or the welfare of others around her. She just uses them to help her accomplish her narcissistic goals. Fascinating role, but as I say, painful to watch. Then again, reading FFL is pretty painful these days, too. Between Share's blissninnyness, Nabby's desperate cling- ing to lifelong fantasies, and Buck's ravings, the forum has become a parody of New Age spirituality. I've watched all three of the "Ripper Street" episodes shown on BBC so far, BTW, and still recommend it. It's a pretty good series.
