Current shows?
Yeah, that was what I was thinking of.
Life
Was that in answer to my question? Which protagonist was breaking the law in that?
Do you mean Suzi?
Uhh, yes. Oops. Quick posting before meeting not conducive to making sense.
Sweet lumpy minion, you're the only one that understands. Probably 'cause I haven't sucked the brain out of you yet.
Glory ,'Potential'
Natter 66: Get Your Kicks.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
§ ita § - Sep 01, 2010 7:01:14 am PDT #21539 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
megan walker - Sep 01, 2010 7:05:12 am PDT #21540 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I'm trying to think of shows where the protagonists indulge in self-centred crime.
Probably almost anything on HBO and Showtime, no? Big Love and Weeds come to mind.
tommyrot - Sep 01, 2010 7:06:04 am PDT #21541 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
This is just too cute: Chewbacca, Han Solo and R2D2 drawn as if part of A.A. Milne's Winnie the Pooh
I'm surprised I didn't catch this earlier, but James Hance has recently released a series of lovely images. Here, he re-imagines Han Solo as Christopher Robin, Chewbacca as Pooh Bear, R2D2 as Piglet, and even (this is cool) an AT-AT as Eeyore.
SuziQ - Sep 01, 2010 7:09:28 am PDT #21542 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
ita - not sure. I woke up this morning and after I brushed my teeth, I realized one had a rough part. Now my tongue won't leave it alone. Blech.
So today's plan. Work from home, karate at 12:30, home to shower then off to the dentist and finally more work. Wheee?
hippocampus - Sep 01, 2010 7:14:31 am PDT #21543 of 30001
not your mom's socks.
So much ~ma to ND and Pix, both healing and lower-stress flavors.
SuziQ ugh! I hope the tooth is fixed quick, and glad it doesn't hurt.
§ ita § - Sep 01, 2010 7:19:07 am PDT #21544 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Big Love and Weeds come to mind.
Weeds! That's the pot-selling show I couldn't remember the name of. Big Love I'm assuming the crime is polygamy, right?
Would it be fair to say that Sopranos represents some sort of turning point on TV with respect to criminal protagonists? And, even so, we're not supposed to love them (although, of course, I'm sure many people did).
White Collar and Leverage present us with criminals we are supposed to love (and boy, do I). Even though they're not primarily self-serving, they have a moral compass that allows for it, it's just not what they're doing right now.
And in Supernatural, fraud is just part of what they do to get by, and we're supposed to love them anyway.
I'm not suddenly having a moral revelation, just wondering if there was a relatively recent sea change.
Frankenbuddha - Sep 01, 2010 7:22:08 am PDT #21545 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Would it be fair to say that Sopranos represents some sort of turning point on TV with respect to criminal protagonists? And, even so, we're not supposed to love them (although, of course, I'm sure many people did).
In terms of being successful, yes. But Profit certainly was ahead of the trend.
quester - Sep 01, 2010 7:24:21 am PDT #21546 of 30001
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
It's been a recurring trope, but it may be more prevalent now. I'd add Sons of Anarchy and The Riches to the list of recent shows.
In the past it showed up in places like It Takes a Thief, Remington Steele and I'm sure I'm forgetting some.
Dana - Sep 01, 2010 7:25:03 am PDT #21547 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Oh, The Riches. Good one.
Leverage is just the Robin Hood trope. I'm not sure I'd call it new.
§ ita § - Sep 01, 2010 7:27:24 am PDT #21548 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Profit certainly was ahead of the trend.
And, honestly, what with the mother-loving, pretty damned hard core in comparison to anything onscreen right now.
I'd add Sons of Anarchy and The Riches to the list of recent shows.
Yes, totally.
places like It Takes a Thief, Remington Steele
Hmm. Now I'm wondering--was Remington a reformed criminal, or an abstaining one? I count Leverage, for instance, as abstaining ones (there was an indication that, I think, Hardison indulged during the hiatus, because they weren't fighting injustice at the time), and I think of that as a different trope.