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Fair enough and all very good points, my original objection is your rejection that popularity is not a fair gage of successful art.  And I am probably more arguing against that original idea that anything specific to you, and so in that, as I said, fair enough in your criticism of my argument.

It's not that I didn't like Enlightened (I didn't sure, but that is hardly the point) it is that my failure to like Enlightened might have to do with very real flaws in the way the program was designed.

The point you're missing is that Van Gough IS insanely popular, possibly the most popular impressionist there is, if not most popular visual artist.  Copies of his work is all over the place, and people flock to see his original works that are on display.   His work communicates to a broad section of people, and not

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you really miss my point…Van Gogh may have died in poverty, but are you really suggesting he isn't popular now?   Trust me, if Van Gough had dozens of folks on the internet saying to millions of art fans of the day "Hey Check out Van Gough he is awesome and real depressed"  he would have had many more likes of his art

i understand your protest, my point simply is that great art is popular expressly because it does communicate to a wide audience.   Shakespere is great art because he communicated ideas well even across language barriers and remains popular even long past his original air date, when he was arguably even more popular.

I have seen an insane ammount of "there is such a good show here if they would just stop x" reviews here in AV club and elsewhere.  I don't get it myself.   When the X is the basic premise, characters, and dialogue, there isn't much more to do.  But it's popular, and there are a number of critics who adore it.  I

But the point is it wasn't exactly on channel dedicated to mass entetainment, it's on the arthouse circuit, and still can't make it, expressly because it doesn't do the one thing art has to, communicate.   I hate two broke girls, but I don't fault them their success, and their ability to communicate to a broad

Maybe I'm in the minority, but I always tell people about shows that move me.  I really don't think Enlightened lacked defenders or promoters, so don't blame yourself.  Just recognize that sometimes shows go away, and we feel their loss, but that doesn't remove what that piece of art gave to us at the time we first

I was trying to think of a defense of HBO, but i suddenly realized I can't think of one.  Of late the only Cable series I am watching are on Showtime of all places.  I've really been drawn into Shameless this season.

The reality is, even with all the critical praise, the show just didn't have an attraction to a wide audience, and given that it did receive a nonstop barrage of critics saying save the show, that interest in the show was never picked up just says its audience likely was never there in the number to warrant an HBO

I will agree it is powerful, and truthful in it's own way (someday, the events of the Midnight sun likely will play out, and the idea that humans might still be around at that time and so powerless is real possibility) but with TZ there is usually a sense of redemption in it somewhere.  yes, someone can throw them

I will respectfully disagree, I felt the expanded universe of the New TZ's exploration of the story was well produced and explored the very questions that were ignored in the original.

I've done that at least six times so fare in the comment, but was able to fix quickly…don't feel bad.

The latest reprise of the TZ explored that story, actually, with adult Billy Mummy and Cloris Leachman.   It's a pretty lousy life that Billy made for himself, but he puts a good face on it, fortunatly he does get a shot at redemption and the possiblity of being a better parent than his own were.

I've always wondered how or if Billy Mummy and Ron Howard interacted as children.  Or if as adults, Billy looks are Ron's life (or vice versa even perhaps) and thinks if only I had taken or gotten that other role I'd have been there.

Believe it or not, that is exactly what Doctor Marvin Monroe tells Homer in the Simpson take on this story.   Homer is a bad parent and that is why Bart is a bad kid, ironically that is what the general theme of the Simpsons is at times.  Kids are very powerful, and you can be like the Salts and just say yes to any

Midnight Sun is great…but I wonder if it's power is weakend by it's twist.  The idea that, the nighmare of you are living is another's fondest wish is interesting, but within the we're in trouble no matter what the outcome scenerio that is presented, are we really provided with an honest perspective on the question of

Personally I always took it that he was rendered into an inanimate object while remaining sentient…that is, he didn't die, he was just now a jack in the box, and couldn't move or speak, he was just a toy, but he was painfully aware of that fact.  Which is why the townspeople asked that Anthony send it to the corn

of course adventure time is a particularly heart felt show, with some real feelings of loss and the pain of lonliness.  Honestly, the ice kings videos were possibly the saddest thing I've ever seen in a cartoon.