Yes, yes, YES. I mean, let's take the feminism problems out of the equation. The writing itself is awful. The scenes felt hacked together with the use of a chainsaw and a roll of duct tape. There was no subtlety to it, and a hell of a lot of telling rather than showing. The characters never showed any sense of humor at all or said anything that made me do anything other than make a face, making for an uneven balance in the dialogue. Hell, even Lost's pilot episode featured the occasional bit of humor -- even in the worst situations, people still say and do things that provide morbid humor for the audience ... well, except for this show.
And I don't like any of these people. Jaime is always dour. The sister is a brat. The boyfriend is an asshat. The boss is a jerk. Jesus, why do I want to watch these people every week?
It felt a lot like a bad fanfic, and if reading the first chapter of a godawful fanfic is enough to make me avoid the rest of the story at all costs, I'm certainly not going to continue to watch a show that made me mutter, "God, this thing needs a beta," just hoping it gets better. I've already got Life, Pushing Daisies, Journeyman and Chuck added to my watch list. I'm done.
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Date: 2007-09-29 06:04 pm (UTC)And I don't like any of these people. Jaime is always dour. The sister is a brat. The boyfriend is an asshat. The boss is a jerk. Jesus, why do I want to watch these people every week?
It felt a lot like a bad fanfic, and if reading the first chapter of a godawful fanfic is enough to make me avoid the rest of the story at all costs, I'm certainly not going to continue to watch a show that made me mutter, "God, this thing needs a beta," just hoping it gets better. I've already got Life, Pushing Daisies, Journeyman and Chuck added to my watch list. I'm done.