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Date Posted: 12:36:54 04/11/02 Thu
Author: heather
Subject: Re: Just another soapbox show.
In reply to: Bill 's message, "Just another soapbox show." on 22:36:56 02/18/02 Mon

Well put! Season One was brilliant, but as for season two... well they might as well move the show to 4pm and call it an after school special. Maybe the youngsters like it, but I find the season two episodes to be boring and predictable. Like I really need to tune in to find out if drinking and driving is a bad thing. And eating disorders! Who cares? Don't even get me started on the N word.

BTW I still tune in every week hoping for some of the brilliance of Season One. It's not just the plotlines that have slipped, the directing isn't what it used to be either. The superb acting of Anthony Heald and others is the only thing keeping this show afloat now.

>I really enjoyed BP the first couple of seasons.
>
>But now it's just become another Social Concern of the
>Week show.
>
>That's where it's going wrong. That's why it's going
>down hill.
>
>I can live with show adressing social issues. But when
>the show becomes a lecture it is no longer
>entertaining. It goes down the tubes. I'm particularly
>talking about the eating disorders episode.
>
>Now tonight it's a poorly veiled anti-drunk driving
>lecture.
>
>If they choose to "adress social issues" the issue
>should be woven into the story. Show some-one doing
>what they shouldn't, show the horrible consequenses,
>then shut up. The watchers emotional attachement to
>the character should do the rest. Lecturing just turns
>the listeners ears off.
>
>Besides, there are only so many social issues, if you
>use that crutch you eventually run out of stories.
>
>Smell this ear! That's the smell of a turned off ear.
>:)
>(sorry, couldn't resist)

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