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DanaC · 04-11-2009, 06:34 AM

My friend, (f)J* and I were discussing Dexter. Like me, she had heard about it and formed a particular impression of it. I had avoided seeing the show for some time. Talking to her, our preconceptions of the show had been very similar. Then I saw an interview with Michael C Hall and realised who it was. I gave the show a go and discovered I had completely misunderstood it.

Because she and I had had similar ideas about it, I was pretty damn sure if she actually watched it, she'd see how brilliant it is. Why this is important to me I don't know. But it seems to stem from the fact I feel I know she has misjudged it. Because I had too. And in the same way. So...I talked it up. After a couple of attempts to work it into conversation, she seemed to be getting interested. A couple of thinmgs I'd said had seemed to settle with her. Brilliant. I'll lend it her.

Then she tells me she caught ten minutes of an episode on TV. Series 2. She'd caught a random ten minutes of a show that isn't a weekly repating formula but a novel that pans out across a series long arc, with intricate character and plot development and from that she decided she'd been right with her previous preconception.

Now...why this bothers me I don't know. But I do know I won't rest until I have rehabilitated Dexter for her. *Shrugs*

my best friend J, used to like DrWho. He saw it for the cheesy stuff it was, but he also got the whimsy and charm. He then fell off the current (at the time) series. Fine. There are bad series of DrWho. I happen to think it had more to do with where he was at than where the show as at but no matter.

Except with J thats never enough. He's an absolutist. He either likes something or dislikes it. So, instead of just not liking the current series he revises his opinion of all previous Dr Who and says it's awful.

Why is this important? No idea. But it is. So I waged a six month campaign (on and off, I am not totally ridiculous). He eventually caved and watched a double bill, handpicked to show the programme's essential qualities. He really liked it. He's considering watching the special this weekend.

6 months. Always there at the back of my mind. That's what I mean by obsession. I channel it into bombarding you guys with each obsession as it hits. A comedian, a band, a tv show. Clips and reviews and references to it.

I can, if I really exert myself resist those impulses. But it really is an effort and I don't often want to:P

* (f) J is a friend, and partner of (m) J who is my best and oldest friend.

04-11-2009, 06:34 AM	#6
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	My friend, (f)J* and I were discussing Dexter. Like me, she had heard about it and formed a particular impression of it. I had avoided seeing the show for some time. Talking to her, our preconceptions of the show had been very similar. Then I saw an interview with Michael C Hall and realised who it was. I gave the show a go and discovered I had completely misunderstood it. Because she and I had had similar ideas about it, I was pretty damn sure if she actually watched it, she'd see how brilliant it is. Why this is important to me I don't know. But it seems to stem from the fact I feel I know she has misjudged it. Because I had too. And in the same way. So...I talked it up. After a couple of attempts to work it into conversation, she seemed to be getting interested. A couple of thinmgs I'd said had seemed to settle with her. Brilliant. I'll lend it her. Then she tells me she caught ten minutes of an episode on TV. Series 2. She'd caught a random ten minutes of a show that isn't a weekly repating formula but a novel that pans out across a series long arc, with intricate character and plot development and from that she decided she'd been right with her previous preconception. Now...why this bothers me I don't know. But I do know I won't rest until I have rehabilitated Dexter for her. Shrugs my best friend J, used to like DrWho. He saw it for the cheesy stuff it was, but he also got the whimsy and charm. He then fell off the current (at the time) series. Fine. There are bad series of DrWho. I happen to think it had more to do with where he was at than where the show as at but no matter. Except with J thats never enough. He's an absolutist. He either likes something or dislikes it. So, instead of just not liking the current series he revises his opinion of all previous Dr Who and says it's awful. Why is this important? No idea. But it is. So I waged a six month campaign (on and off, I am not totally ridiculous). He eventually caved and watched a double bill, handpicked to show the programme's essential qualities. He really liked it. He's considering watching the special this weekend. 6 months. Always there at the back of my mind. That's what I mean by obsession. I channel it into bombarding you guys with each obsession as it hits. A comedian, a band, a tv show. Clips and reviews and references to it. I can, if I really exert myself resist those impulses. But it really is an effort and I don't often want to:P * (f) J is a friend, and partner of (m) J who is my best and oldest friend.