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Post by tnr9 on Feb 21, 2023 3:14:55 GMT
It is why I don’t watch romantic movies….but it is in all forms of entertainment. Why? Meaning for the same reasons I stated? It's stressful? Romantic movies make impossible relationships seem possible. I would rather watch a darker movie like blue valentine which provides a more accurate representation of how a relationship can at first seem amazing but then falls apart. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2023 15:50:01 GMT
I devoured the All Creatures books when I was growing up... sounds like they ruined it moving it to television, and made it about something else.
I don't have a television either, haven't for years. Most shows are some kind of stupid IMHO, give me a nature documentary and I'm good. Animal dynamics are pretty fascinating and not too cringey 😆
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Post by tnr9 on Feb 21, 2023 17:52:56 GMT
I will add this….when I was younger, I read all of the lord of the rings books and I thought they were great. I don’t recall analyzing any of the attachment issues of the characters…..but I was recently watching the movies and I found myself thinking….man, Aragorn has FA attachment issues….lol. I think the fact that the imagination that comes through with reading has been stripped away…makes us focus more on the characters personality flaws.
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Post by iz42 on Feb 22, 2023 5:28:37 GMT
I think the "will they or won't they" thing is part of many TV show plots because they can keep the viewer coming back to see what happens. I'm currently watching Abbott Elementary and they tease the viewer this way - making you think two characters will get together romantically and it's always a near miss. Attachment wise, I feel like Janine and Gregory in that show are secure but they are both just sort of clueless. I actually thought they did a lovely job adapting All Creatures for the most part, but they used the romance stuff as a "hook" for the viewer who hadn't read the books. There's an Australian show called Offspring that I find sort of infuriating because of the unaware insecure attachment of many of the characters. Would be curious if anyone else has watched this. seeking In terms of other shows, all I can think of at the moment is Downton Abbey, but you may have already seen that. |
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Post by sunrisequest on Feb 22, 2023 11:21:42 GMT
Omg, I loved Offspring... although it was nearly 10 years ago since I watched it... I used to be completely in love with Dr Patrick Reid... and I used to live in the same suburb in Melbourne where it was filmed, so I basically spent most of my spare time creeping around the streets hoping to catch a glimpse of him. I remember that all the characters were so completely dysfunctional, but I suspect lurking around grimy backstreets looking for Dr Reid, drinking in the Union in the hope of seeing Nina and becoming best friends with her, and being genuinely devastated when the series ended is potentially more dysfunctional than the lot of them, so I will keep my judgment to myself.
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Post by seeking on Feb 22, 2023 12:55:19 GMT
We were devastated when Anne with an E ended. It did end too soon due to network stuff, but still....
I get frustrated watching characters not share their feelings etc. Even though I know it's TV, there's a part of me that feels my own wounds around that creep back in.
I had a mom friend screen the first episode of Downtown Abbey -- or maybe it was Queen's Gambit, now that I think of it... said it was too dark. I think I read some parent reviews of Downtown and decided against it - my kiddo is an HSP and she gets embarrassed easily with talk about sex, etc. So we're still on the look out.
But despite some frustrating with character relationships, All Creatures has been beautiful to watch.
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Post by iz42 on Feb 22, 2023 19:16:05 GMT
Omg, I loved Offspring... although it was nearly 10 years ago since I watched it... I used to be completely in love with Dr Patrick Reid... and I used to live in the same suburb in Melbourne where it was filmed, so I basically spent most of my spare time creeping around the streets hoping to catch a glimpse of him. I remember that all the characters were so completely dysfunctional, but I suspect lurking around grimy backstreets looking for Dr Reid, drinking in the Union in the hope of seeing Nina and becoming best friends with her, and being genuinely devastated when the series ended is potentially more dysfunctional than the lot of them, so I will keep my judgment to myself. Haha I can totally see this. They created Patrick Reid's character as a hunky DA for Nina to pine after endlessly and I feel like the show encouraged the viewer to do the same. It's entertaining but so many of the family members in the show are lacking boundaries... at times it made me genuinely uncomfortable. |
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Post by alexandra on Feb 22, 2023 19:40:57 GMT
Queen's Gambit is 1000% not appropriate for kids. It's about abandonment, abuse, genius/madness, and drug addiction!
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Post by iz42 on Feb 22, 2023 21:48:18 GMT
Downton Abbey isn't dark exactly, but there are definitely some adult themes that come up. Nothing too graphic. But the episodes are also long and might be kind of boring for a kid.
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Post by mrob on Feb 23, 2023 9:02:19 GMT
Omg, I loved Offspring... although it was nearly 10 years ago since I watched it... I used to be completely in love with Dr Patrick Reid... and I used to live in the same suburb in Melbourne where it was filmed, so I basically spent most of my spare time creeping around the streets hoping to catch a glimpse of him. I remember that all the characters were so completely dysfunctional, but I suspect lurking around grimy backstreets looking for Dr Reid, drinking in the Union in the hope of seeing Nina and becoming best friends with her, and being genuinely devastated when the series ended is potentially more dysfunctional than the lot of them, so I will keep my judgment to myself. Offspring and it’s spin-offs we’re all a bit crazy, and waay too familiar. |
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Post by krolle on Mar 9, 2023 21:49:27 GMT
seeking, this is not a recommendation for your daughter as it is not kid-appropriate, but if one of the two shows you've watched is the Bachelor, you should check out the first season of the scripted show UnReal. It goes behind the scenes into how messed up the producers are on a personal level, and their manipulation of the contestants. It's an incredibly well written, yet trashy, season of drama that actually won a Peabody award! It was based on the experience of a producer who had a mental breakdown after several seasons and left the show, this was kind of her tell-all about behind the scenes. But it'll definitely have triggering moments... A much more wholesome recommendation would be Parks and Recreation. The first few episodes are terrible, but then if you stick with it, it gets really good and funny and endearing. There's some insecurity, but it is more a team of coworkers fighting external silliness than driven by relationship drama. In a similar vain to parks and rec I find 'the office' to have been 'mostly' light hearted but interesting from a relationship standpoint. The character Ryan is a parody of FA behaviour. Michael scott mostly AP. And Jim and Pam mostly secure.....my guess. |
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