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Date Posted: 17:26:06 11/07/01 Wed
Author: Jamey Lee
Subject: Re: Lauren's a villain?
In reply to: Michael 's message, "Lauren's a villain?" on 16:33:06 11/07/01 Wed

>Jamey:
>
>I found myself nodding in approval at everything you
>said in this post all the way up to the last portion,
>which I have been kind enough to quote. Are you
>suggesting that Lauren is a villain? If so, how?

No, I didn't mean it that way! Lauren is GOOD, but I am just saying that she might be the logical one to replace if we need to "thin the herd" of characters as we add others like Ronnie. I suggested that we not eliminate those we hate, like Martha or Jerome's mom,(Mrs. Peters) because they are what really makes the series juicy.

>
>On another note, I think the true sign of a show that
>can be successful is one that transcends political
>persuasions, for lack of a better term. Personally,
>I'd hate to watch a show that was too one-sided on
>either part of the political spectrum. I wonder if
>it's proper to be placing "Boston Public" under the
>"liberal" or "conservative" column, though. People
>aren't watching the show for its politics, and if they
>are, well I don't know how much fun those people would
>be in a social situation ...

I couldn't agree with you more. (even though you seemed to be disagreeing with me, ;-) ) I would not want to watch a show with an agenda or which seemed preachy. I think that was what was great about the novels by Stephen King, that he seemed to write every word with SOLE purpose of entertaining you. That is what makes Boston Public special. Thick with action and surprises. I like BP not because I think it is liberal. I said it could be perceived as liberal, because it deals with education and social issues, and not war, or shooting drug kingpins, as conservatives seem to enjoy. I happen to be liberal, but I mentioned in another post that my favorite show used to be The Simpsons, which definitely is watched by pretty much the full length of the political spectrum, and made fun of everybody.

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