Tom
An Old Friend
I've noticed a quality about my viewing habits for TV shows and movies.
I am attracted to intelligent characters and complex scientific interactions.
I first noticed this when I was glued to Doogie Howser MD at primetime.
Once I realized my affinity I reviewed why I liked the shows I liked.
All of them were cerebral in nature. From extreme common sense to highly cognative actors.
Quincy was full of common sense. The Pretender was adapt at multiple talents.
Spock was my favorite character on Star Trek.
I've tried watching The Simpsons and Family Guy for entertainment and I always came away feeling like had been insulted. Its beyond me why those shows are so popular?
I watched Carl Sagan do Cosmos then I watched Neil DeGrasse Tyson do Cosmos. Tyson's cosmos did not fill me with wonder like Sagan did. Sure it had eye candy but it just didn't feel as intelligent. I really like Tyson's common sense approach on most things but the show just felt wanting.
Some of the Big Bang Theory dialog from Sheldon indicates that someone in a writer's booth understands my passion for the technical.
There are a few movies that touch that spot but most take an interesting concept and fuddle it bad. Like the movie LUCY. I like the movie but I felt that they failed to show much of what might be possible. Most movies stop just short of brilliance. TRANSCENDENCE was a movie that was brilliant but was crushed on purpose.
Its like when Barclay modified the Enterprise to reach the Cytherians in the episode The Nth Degree. The Holodeck was the technology and Barclay was completely sure of himself and in command of his faculties. Then they ruined it and dumbed him down again.
Ender Wiggins is another character that is dumbed down that is gifted. The character is in Battle School to kill the imposing force of aliens and protect his species. Then when he succeeds brilliantly he is troubled by morality. For all the screening they completely missed his morality issues? To me its plain nonsense.
Criminal Minds is currently one of my favorite shows. Spence is my favorite character on the show. I like how they profile human behavior but there are some really dumbed down moments that make me walk away.
For some reason Hollywood seems to think that people are stupid. That they can't handle the technical in more than small doses. Its like they are being directed as to just how much intelligence is allowed to be exposed to the public at one time.
On the other hand, I have watched Youtube videos and seen enough Facebook and social media post to realize that most of the population IS STUPID. They require PAMPERING. Their small egos must be STROKED.
Then there are those of us that have actually read science fiction and understand the concepts explored. We can't tolerate the stupidity of the masses. So we are left with what we get. We are the elite few.
I am attracted to intelligent characters and complex scientific interactions.
I first noticed this when I was glued to Doogie Howser MD at primetime.
Once I realized my affinity I reviewed why I liked the shows I liked.
All of them were cerebral in nature. From extreme common sense to highly cognative actors.
Quincy was full of common sense. The Pretender was adapt at multiple talents.
Spock was my favorite character on Star Trek.
I've tried watching The Simpsons and Family Guy for entertainment and I always came away feeling like had been insulted. Its beyond me why those shows are so popular?
I watched Carl Sagan do Cosmos then I watched Neil DeGrasse Tyson do Cosmos. Tyson's cosmos did not fill me with wonder like Sagan did. Sure it had eye candy but it just didn't feel as intelligent. I really like Tyson's common sense approach on most things but the show just felt wanting.
Some of the Big Bang Theory dialog from Sheldon indicates that someone in a writer's booth understands my passion for the technical.
There are a few movies that touch that spot but most take an interesting concept and fuddle it bad. Like the movie LUCY. I like the movie but I felt that they failed to show much of what might be possible. Most movies stop just short of brilliance. TRANSCENDENCE was a movie that was brilliant but was crushed on purpose.
Its like when Barclay modified the Enterprise to reach the Cytherians in the episode The Nth Degree. The Holodeck was the technology and Barclay was completely sure of himself and in command of his faculties. Then they ruined it and dumbed him down again.
Ender Wiggins is another character that is dumbed down that is gifted. The character is in Battle School to kill the imposing force of aliens and protect his species. Then when he succeeds brilliantly he is troubled by morality. For all the screening they completely missed his morality issues? To me its plain nonsense.
Criminal Minds is currently one of my favorite shows. Spence is my favorite character on the show. I like how they profile human behavior but there are some really dumbed down moments that make me walk away.
For some reason Hollywood seems to think that people are stupid. That they can't handle the technical in more than small doses. Its like they are being directed as to just how much intelligence is allowed to be exposed to the public at one time.
On the other hand, I have watched Youtube videos and seen enough Facebook and social media post to realize that most of the population IS STUPID. They require PAMPERING. Their small egos must be STROKED.
Then there are those of us that have actually read science fiction and understand the concepts explored. We can't tolerate the stupidity of the masses. So we are left with what we get. We are the elite few.