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Smallville Thoughts
Oct. 18th, 2002 11:01 amIt's been quiet here. Which is to say, it's been anything but quiet for my boss, and while my work piles up, I can't actually proceed. It's been this way for three days now.
And during that time I've been trying to write about Smallville and/or Enterprise, the two shows I watch despite finding a distinct lack of enthusiasm for them among many friends. I've concluded that Enterprise, whatever value it may have as entertainment, leaves little for a nascent critc to say. By now, you either care or don't care, and until someone says, "remember when Next Gen/DS9 got good? It's happening again," you won't have much to say either way.
But Smallville, I think there is a lot to say about it. Just not as much as you can say about Buffy or Angel or The Simpsons or any of a dozen shows with either subtext or satirical value. Smallville is not deep at all. It's just fun. Or is it?
Today, just to warm up, some context.
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And during that time I've been trying to write about Smallville and/or Enterprise, the two shows I watch despite finding a distinct lack of enthusiasm for them among many friends. I've concluded that Enterprise, whatever value it may have as entertainment, leaves little for a nascent critc to say. By now, you either care or don't care, and until someone says, "remember when Next Gen/DS9 got good? It's happening again," you won't have much to say either way.
But Smallville, I think there is a lot to say about it. Just not as much as you can say about Buffy or Angel or The Simpsons or any of a dozen shows with either subtext or satirical value. Smallville is not deep at all. It's just fun. Or is it?
Today, just to warm up, some context.
( Read more... )
