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I don't know, after watching the show, I just felt so sad and empty. This show was all structure and no content. It seems so consumed in NOT being fake, that it never connected to anything real to me. It also makes me sad to entertain the possiblity that the world could be made up of people like this, not because they are unhappy, but because they are so empty. I think this show must be for people blessed enough in the world to have the luxury of being this self-absorbed.
I imagine they all drive SUV's and have never done any charity work in their lives, except for the conscience-salving black tie gala at the Country Club once a year. And the worst thing of all is this poor sap of a writer who actually thought she was portraying "real people with real problems." You mean like the problem of reading the kids to sleep to avoid true intimacy with each other? Oh, I'm just heartbroken over their terrible predicament (note the sarcasm, please).
I suppose in theory there is a demographic this might appeal to, who really do think they have the weight of the world on their shoulders because the kids are getting in the way of their sex life. But the question is, do I really want to know any of these people? Or more bluntly still, do I really want to watch them whine about these supposed problems. I think I care about as much as if I were seeing them call AAA after their SUV ran out of gas.
But I want to know, am I missing something here?
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Re: Did anyone else feel the same way after watching it?
Feb 14, 2008 1:02 AM
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I agree with another messenger that I dont want the writers to "entertain"me per se with over the top storylines. I am interested in just watching the characters unfold. Watching the process of their every day life struggles to me is interesting.
I can see glimpses of my own life and relationships in these storylines. So I became slowly engulfed in this show. Specifically with the couple with sex issues. For some reason I always found post marital storylines to be boring. At the show ending I found myself cheering for this couple! As well as for the single couple. The sex scenes dont bother me so much. If the purpose of the show is to expose the realities of relationships, well guess what sex is a big part of that. Anyhow, after watching Oz, I can pretty much watch anything. I find this show unformulaic and hope it returns for another season.
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Re: Did anyone else feel the same way after watching it?
Feb 14, 2008 1:02 AM
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I agree with another messenger that I dont want the writers to "entertain"me per se with over the top storylines. I am interested in just watching the characters unfold. Watching the process of their every day life struggles to me is interesting.
I can see glimpses of my own life and relationships in these storylines. So I became slowly engulfed in this show. Specifically with the couple with sex issues. For some reason I always found post marital storylines to be boring. At the show ending I found myself cheering for this couple! As well as for the single couple. The sex scenes dont bother me so much. If the purpose of the show is to expose the realities of relationships, well guess what sex is a big part of that. Anyhow, after watching Oz, I can pretty much watch anything. I find this show unformulaic and hope it returns for another season.
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Re: Did anyone else feel the same way after watching it?
Jan 26, 2008 10:40 AM
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This show is just an excuse for porn. Honestly, after watching Eleanor Roosevelt and her bouncing breasts atop a man, I quit watching.
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Re: Did anyone else feel the same way after watching it?
Oct 15, 2007 1:45 PM
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I agree with Chuck. Replacing all male leads with the weiner sock puppets would actually be more entertaining. And groundbreaking. HBO will probably do that in the 3rd season.
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Re: Did anyone else feel the same way after watching it?
Oct 15, 2007 1:45 PM
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I agree with Chuck. Replacing all male leads with the weiner sock puppets would actually be more entartaining. And groundbraking. HBO will probably do that in the 3rd season.
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Re: Did anyone else feel the same way after watching it?
Oct 15, 2007 1:36 PM
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Hey, my wife doesn't like to have sex with my child in the house, so I chase her around and we laugh and I tease her and we end up locking the door and making it. So, what's the problem? Is life just too much to bear? I don't know, I find the lack of personality and humor in this show boring. Give me a crazy guy running around the bedroom with a sock on his weiner chasing his wife. Maybe that will entertain! LOL
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Re: Did anyone else feel the same way after watching it?
Oct 15, 2007 4:26 AM
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> Wow. You really seem to have a thing against people
> who drive SUVs. Guess what? They can actually be in
> pain, too. The show is not about people doing
> charity work, it is about people who are in pain - in
> relationships that are strikingly "normal" on the
> outside.
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> Are people who drive SUVs shallow, empty people who
> don't do charity work? Please. Open your mind a
> little.
To borrow the vernacular you used, "Wow. You really seem to have a thing for" completely missing the point. My one reference to SUV's was a metaphor of sorts to illustrate the type of self-involved people on the show. You know, the ones who are incredibly blessed with good health, prosperity and the effortless opportunities that minorities have to fight for, yet they somehow manage to work themselves into a state of profound unhappiness by ignoring their blessings and hyperfocusing on the flaws in their relationships. Some of the characters also seem to focus on complete trivialities, and miss the big picture altogether, kind of like your post in defense of SUV drivers.
And as far as charity goes, if I have to explain to you why prosperous, healthy, young, straight white folks might get a better dose of happiness and perspective from charity work than from a $200/hour psychologist, then I'm not sure its even worth the effort.
If I need to open my mind, you need to open your soul.
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Re: Did anyone else feel the same way after watching it?
Oct 10, 2007 10:01 PM
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Wow. You really seem to have a thing against people who drive SUVs. Guess what? They can actually be in pain, too. The show is not about people doing charity work, it is about people who are in pain - in relationships that are strikingly "normal" on the outside.
Are people who drive SUVs shallow, empty people who don't do charity work? Please. Open your mind a little.
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Oct 10, 2007 9:44 PM
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After the first show, and I watched it with my partner, who couldn't sit for the entire show, I wasn't sure about this. I agree the content was a bit scarce, but...the chemistry (or lack thereof) was intense, so I kept watching, and now, for whatever reasons, I'm hooked. It has an unusual intensity that you don't grab at the first viewing, but when you hang in there long enough, you start to relate to certain aspects of the show. Maybe not each character in full, but parts of a charachter. I've been an HBO fan for a long time, and I wouldn't write this one off yet.
Laurie
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Oct 9, 2007 11:31 PM
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It's a little straight and white but it's extremely well done. Please don't entertain us. Forget about the folks who find the characters dull. It takes time to get to know someone. The writing is well done, the dialogue is true to life and the acting is superb. Special kudos to Ally Walker. Her acting is Emmy worthy.
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Oct 8, 2007 2:50 PM
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> I am an ABCNews.com reporter doing a story on Tell Me
> You Love Me. I am interested in talking to anyone who
> is married who has some strong feelings about the
> show. Do you and your husband discuss the scenarios?
> Are they real? Do they trigger any hot button issues
> in your own marriages. Please e-mail me if you'd like
> to talk for my story.
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> susan.x.james.-@abcnews.com
I've been married 32 years, and I find the show so boring I didn't make it through episode one.
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Oct 6, 2007 6:17 AM
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Oct 3, 2007 11:42 AM
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I am an ABCNews.com reporter doing a story on Tell Me You Love Me. I am interested in talking to anyone who is married who has some strong feelings about the show. Do you and your husband discuss the scenarios? Are they real? Do they trigger any hot button issues in your own marriages. Please e-mail me if you'd like to talk for my story.
susan.x.james.-@abcnews.com
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Re: Did anyone else feel the same way after watching it?
Oct 2, 2007 11:28 PM
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> I have to say that I didn't find a single one of the
> characters very likable. They all seemed very
> self-absorbed and empty as you said. I also feel
> they really overemphasized sex- I just don't think it
> should have been thrown in our faces in almost every
> scene, and I don't feel it's that realistic. I would
> have liked to see more dialogue and interaction
> instead of graphic sex. The characters are very
> wooden so far. Maybe as the show goes on we will
> feel closer to them but I just found it to be a very
> very sad portrayal of marriage. If you showed this
> to a group of prospective married couples and told
> them this is what they were in for, I guarantee none
> of them would make it to the altar. I know the show
> is supposed to be about the struggles of married
> couples but it appears that all of the characters are
> too self centered to even be in a relationship. When
> it was over I felt the same- sad and worried that
> there really are people out there like these
> characters who seem to feel so sorry for themselves
> and contribute nothing to the world.
I absolutely agree with you. I think my aunt summed it up when she observed that the show is like "watching a train wreck; you don't want to watch, but you can't tear your eyes away." I was curious at first to find out whether the writers were women, 'cause the way the characters were portrayed, it seems generally that all the women are self-absorbed jerks and their men are their hapless victims. When I watch this show, I feel like slapping the women and telling them to get a life! The women are very unsympathetic. Hey Cynthia! Men have a part in screwing up relationships, too. That's why I think this show is so unrealistic.
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