Wen's interessiert: Ein Posting, was mir wirklich aus dem Herzen gesprochen hat:


This is my first post here, but like most of you, I have been a fan of Tim/Joss/Et al. since Buffy premiered and have followed all of their shows through Angel to Firefly.

Wonderfalls was my new "it" show because I actually looked forward to (Fridays) Thursdays since I was literally getting bored with not having anything remotely interesting to watch on TV at the end of the week.

I hate reality shows.

The biggest hypocracy and slap in the face to canceling quality shows like Wonderfalls is that these so-called reality shows aren't even "reality" and are often scripted just like every other show you see on TV...

Yet I understand that they fullfill the criteria that studios and networks run on as a business and that is produce a product that consumers (viewers) are willing to pay for and then give it to them in various formats to maximize profits and cash flow...

But it still makes me mad that once again the mentality of FEAR that Hollywood runs on (as far as true creativity and originality) has won out yet again simply because no one has the foresight to give real, quality shows like Wonderfalls time to build up their audiences that might just possibly bring in an eventual cash flow (revenue) and instead is still just concerned about short term, instant profit maximizing gimmicks and catering to the lowest common denominator with crap like "The Swan" and other bullshit shows like that.

It makes me sick.

It's the same mentality that is (and has been for years) destroying this country (the U.S.) and its people.

I really liked Wonderfalls for the simple fact that it was the most real -- pardon the pun -- Show on network TV these days amid all the so-called reality shows.

Wonderfalls spoke to me.

I identified with it... Specifically, with the character of Jaye.

For the first time (in a long time) Wonderfalls presented a real (as far as a fictional character can be) representation of my generation (see my user name) and she wasn't just some stereotype who spouted witty one-liners and popculture references, and who actually had a real heart and appeal to her.

She was cynical... Yet vulnerable.

She was flawed... Yet deep down had a good heart.

She was stubborn...Yet willing to try new things (even if reluctantly via the objects forcing her to do so).

She had REAL parents in that they truly loved her and DIDN'T judge her and accepted her, quirks and all, and did the best they could and weren't written as the stereotypical "idiots" or "obstacles" that prevented Jaye from "being all she can be" as most hackneyed "dramas" protray parents as whenever the show is focused around a 20something.

And most importantly...

Even though Jaye thought that the world she lived in didn't need, or want her... She was willing to try and change other people's worlds by helping them out (again, even if reluctantly).

I think this, to me, is the biggest "message" that Wonderfalls could have hoped to get across to not just my generation, but everyone else in this time of cynacism: HOPE.

Wonderfalls was hope in the guise of good entertaiment.

Whether that was Tim Minear's original intent or not doesn't really matter (no offense, Tim) because I'll take hope in the guise of good entertainment any day of the week than so-called reality shows that show the worst that humanity has to offer... And even twice on Sunday.

Wonderfalls addressed the big "What If? and "Taking The Big Risk" which in the end, all revolve around HOPE at the most basic level.

And hope is a VERY powerful commodity and is the one thing that is going to save us all, as spieces, because quite frankly... We're NOT moving forward in any way shape or form, folks. We're at war to maximize profits. That's pretty sad considering we've landed on Mars... Yet we're more concerned with getting our young men and women off the battlefield of a war many think should have never been started in the first place.

I realize that Wonderfalls is just a TV show... But I think the reason people gravitated toward it and "dialed into it" was exactly because of what's going on in the world and how HOPE is in such short supply these days. Truly.

Anyway...

I apologize if I rambled on... But I just had to let Tim and everyone else know that I think TV can be a positive influence -- like any tool -- IF we allow it to do so. Again, "Taking the Big Risk" and saying "What If?" TV becomes what it used to be regarded as:

A medium with the potential to not only reach millions... But change the lives of millions as well.

Sincerely,

Generation Ex