why I don't like "Tell Me You Love Me" but REALLY like "Don't Tell Me You Love Me"
Ok,
So I saw previews of this new show on HBO -- "Tell Me You Love Me." I hate it. I've never watched more than three seconds of a preview with the sound off, but I hate it (even though my opinion is totally uninformed obviously, so I don't think I have much of a right to this view). It seems like wanna be Neil LaBute.
Of course, I could be wrong. But I can't be sure, 'cause I won't watch it. I can't condemn a show I won't watch. Or I can, but who would care what I say?
So, instead of criticizing "Tell Me You Love Me," I'll talk about why I LOVE the Night Ranger song "Don't Tell Me You Love Me."
There will be several posts.
For one thing, it begins "in medias res." "It aint' the way you move..." So, beginning with a pronoun, already a delicious ambiguity is introduced. What's the antecedent? It's like we're eavesdropping on an intimate conversation, perhaps voyeuristically. Jack Blades (bass and vocals) is poetic here...More to come
So I saw previews of this new show on HBO -- "Tell Me You Love Me." I hate it. I've never watched more than three seconds of a preview with the sound off, but I hate it (even though my opinion is totally uninformed obviously, so I don't think I have much of a right to this view). It seems like wanna be Neil LaBute.
Of course, I could be wrong. But I can't be sure, 'cause I won't watch it. I can't condemn a show I won't watch. Or I can, but who would care what I say?
So, instead of criticizing "Tell Me You Love Me," I'll talk about why I LOVE the Night Ranger song "Don't Tell Me You Love Me."
There will be several posts.
For one thing, it begins "in medias res." "It aint' the way you move..." So, beginning with a pronoun, already a delicious ambiguity is introduced. What's the antecedent? It's like we're eavesdropping on an intimate conversation, perhaps voyeuristically. Jack Blades (bass and vocals) is poetic here...More to come
posted by Mark Meritt at 11:14 PM
1 Comments:
Hmmm... what can I add to this discussion? I shared your irrational prejudice against the HBO show (even though I have never seen a complete episode, I was disliking it instantly and didn't try to find out if it got better). I think I have lukewarm liking for the Night Ranger song... not great love like the kind I feel for "Sister Christian." But I'd be willing to be argued into giving the song greater consideration.
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