tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post1831329974544786183..comments2024-03-14T13:06:38.883+00:00Comments on cultural snow: Thou shalt knit killTim Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14681067872556519250noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-49977326575768969562011-06-11T15:18:50.024+01:002011-06-11T15:18:50.024+01:00It's not necessarily the story, but the treatm...It's not necessarily the story, but the treatment of the characters and the ambiguity of the characters that makes the killing worth the effort.Garthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15637097897454660933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-68743255214845919102011-06-04T19:13:26.798+01:002011-06-04T19:13:26.798+01:00The Killing and State of Play were excellent. I li...The Killing and State of Play were excellent. I liked Murder One and didn't like Twin Peaks. I don't know the other one at all.<br /><br />I do actually think it's very significant that Sarah's gender isn't treated as important. Female characters in crime shows often totter round in high heels, tight clothes and full make up. Sarah does none of those things- she hardly changes her clothes even. Laure in The Spiral is a bit like that too, only she gets to have sex. Like all good fiction detectives, their home lives are a mess and they are totally obsessive. That's not new for detectives, but new for screen women detectives, and great to watch.<br /><br />As you've pointed out; all the stories have been told, it's the telling that changes.speccyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12910768878700620483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-80589364065005541472011-06-03T02:11:19.720+01:002011-06-03T02:11:19.720+01:00A refreshing change though - I think - to see her ...A refreshing change though - I think - to see her juggling all that stuff in a normal well-rounded way - as well as accompanying her crime-fighting jumper on patrol. Don't see much of it with women on the telly. In good telly anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-2952902067578413302011-06-02T20:44:30.163+01:002011-06-02T20:44:30.163+01:00I liked State of Play a lot. Didn't know they ...I liked State of Play a lot. Didn't know they remade it "over there". Sounds dreadful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-19510061685547813642011-06-02T06:32:57.788+01:002011-06-02T06:32:57.788+01:00Good point, Vicus. Merdre, as Ena Sharples used to...Good point, Vicus. Merdre, as Ena Sharples used to say over a milk stout.<br /><br />And another good point, Annie. And from Laura, we also get Vertigo.<br /><br />Well, I thought about the gender thing, BWT, but to what extent is Sarah's gender really crucial? Some have pointed to her work-life balance problems, but in an egalitarian society like Denmark, that affects men as well (we see her colleague Meyer having to juggle his own family commitments). <br /><br />As for the woman on the tube, it might have been more appropriate if she'd <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Train-Man-Nakano-Hitori/dp/1845293517/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1306992662&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow">been reading this</a>.<br /><br />Not perhaps our most elegant sartorial contribution to the world, Michele, but definitely the warmest.Tim Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14681067872556519250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-86648966658944581822011-06-02T04:59:18.383+01:002011-06-02T04:59:18.383+01:00um, I was busy pondering this:
http://speakin-col...um, I was busy pondering this:<br /><br />http://speakin-colors.blogspot.com/2009/11/very-british-fair-isle-jumpers.html<br /><br />damn search enginesMichele R. Strüb https://www.blogger.com/profile/00463816728591334836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-56951895571483477192011-06-02T00:33:51.202+01:002011-06-02T00:33:51.202+01:00Haven't seen all those others you mention so e...Haven't seen all those others you mention so er... Only The Killing has a female lead. So it's not all passive women being killed or mourning. There's a snub-nosed - no that's a gun - a be-jumpered competent woman who doesn't get her kit off. How refreshing.<br />Meanwhile I reassured a cautious woman on the tube about the drunk young man sitting opposite her who was on the verge, constantly on the verge, of tipping into her lap. I could tell he was drunk because he hadn't been able to put his shoes on properly - like a small boy in a hurry. And I could tell she was lovely because she was reading ノルウェイの森, in translation. I didn't get round to telling her about you, but you were on my mind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-14699212498886009412011-06-01T10:38:07.324+01:002011-06-01T10:38:07.324+01:00Twin Peaks was inspired by Otto Preminger's La...Twin Peaks was inspired by Otto Preminger's Laura too. In which (plot spoilers) a detective falls in love & becomes obsessed with a beautiful dead girl, the dead girl turns out to be not dead, and a nasty piece of work to boot. I kind of like that. Better than being a mere plot point.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15941917503687179585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-86306432360132237582011-06-01T07:23:45.962+01:002011-06-01T07:23:45.962+01:00Most drama is derivative. The whole of Coronation ...Most drama is derivative. The whole of Coronation Street is based on the Ubu plays.Vicus Scurrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13731007799031343701noreply@blogger.com