tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post4076718688172423483..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: The TV character I currently hate the mostBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-86323557473353252942013-10-23T06:08:54.975-07:002013-10-23T06:08:54.975-07:00There has never been a case of a muslim terrorist ...There has never been a case of a muslim terrorist being reported to authorities by members of their own community. It just seemed contrived in order to appease any potential criticism. <br />--------------<br />Hello Hamid, <br />I'm not sure if it was the case, the public will be aware of it anyway. <br />I don't know if it happened but if it had, i'm pretty sure it would'nt be documented. For protection purpose for once !<br />Just my opinion of course and I see your point anyway !Opollocknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-74585795750412669342013-10-22T19:55:44.626-07:002013-10-22T19:55:44.626-07:00I suspect that the focus on Dana is for a reason. ...I suspect that the focus on Dana is for a reason. A possibility: Dana is kidnapped, which causes Brody to risk everything and come out of hiding to bring her home. He saves his family, but he is killed. And the family learns he was not responsible for bombing CIA headquarters.Myrnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-46420362069356522252013-10-22T13:05:06.902-07:002013-10-22T13:05:06.902-07:00Finding Matt Lauer is easy. He's at the other ...Finding Matt Lauer is easy. He's at the other end of the knife that's stuck in Ann Curry's back.<br /><br />Ken, this post makes me think of a question: How do actors deal with playing a hated character? Particularly when the actor perhaps wasn't well known before the part and becomes identified with someone despicable. Are there occasions when the writers sort of hate (or resent having to include) a character and make the character even more hateable (perhaps even unintentionally)?Charles H. Bryannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-6577584800768488942013-10-22T08:49:37.467-07:002013-10-22T08:49:37.467-07:00Hi Ken, I don't know if you answer comments - ...Hi Ken, I don't know if you answer comments - I am curious to hear from a professional/expert (instead of people outside looking in) WHY a show like Homeland can be SO good for 2 (1.5ish) seasons and then go off the rails so dramatically? Is it losing a key writer? Did they get research that said they needed more X or Y? It's clear WHAT you think is wrong but why does it happen, and specifically why with Homeland? Thanks for the Blog and your perspective!ryannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-20337971847117433142013-10-22T03:13:05.434-07:002013-10-22T03:13:05.434-07:00Mike, Ted Cruz is a politician. He has HIS best in...Mike, Ted Cruz is a politician. He has HIS best interests at heart but calls them America's. <br /><br />And you can't blame ObamaCare when corporations are simply capitalizing on the controversy surrounding it to save money at the expense of their minimum-wage employees. <br /><br />I found last season's explosion terribly disturbing. We need more family dramas on the air. Terrence Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09365112876091271689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-44597144396497645062013-10-22T00:49:08.790-07:002013-10-22T00:49:08.790-07:00I don't watch "Homeland", so I have ...I don't watch "Homeland", so I have no idea who/what all you guys are talking about. I'm just happy as hell to FINALLY get the joke behind the name of the character "Frau Farbissina" in the "Austin Powers" movies! <br /><br />A sheynem dank!<br /><br />StormStormnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-59829664924769070072013-10-21T23:52:44.397-07:002013-10-21T23:52:44.397-07:00I'm not on side with you on this one. I have a...I'm not on side with you on this one. I have a lot of problems with Homeland -- one problem is that I'm hooked on the show even though I hate it. But Dana is, in a way, the moral center of the show, at least in this season (where Saul seems to have gone to the dark side). What I like about Dana is that she's the most "real" person in the show, perhaps the one innocent vicim among all the show's characters. Her portrayal of a girl struggling for a normal life in the eye of horrific circumstances is quite affecting. And the young actress is a standout.<br /><br />As for annoying characters, I was sincerely disappointed when Brody didn't blow up the suicide vest in Season 1. I was desperate to see him gone, and for the show to develop a new plot for the next season. But no. He's still there, ham acting and all.Marty Fufkinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-32280418275497849282013-10-21T22:49:50.379-07:002013-10-21T22:49:50.379-07:00Ken, I'm with @Eduardo...
So many folks since...Ken, I'm with @Eduardo...<br /><br />So many folks since season 2 jumping on the hating-Dana bandwagon.. bordering on frenzy. Leave the girl alone.<br /><br />For me the show is actually getting more interesting... moving away from the cat and mouse twists and turns to being a bit more nuanced... exploring what it's like for Brody's family, specifically his daughter, in this crazy aftermath, and also exploring Carrie and Brody's coming close to insanity - in the case of Carrie last night, what it must mean to truly be a spy... to the point where you live the pretense so intensely, you lose your sense of self, and then reality and pretend merge.<br /><br />The show has always required one to suspend belief a bit, but I think this season's storytelling is now demanding more patience of viewers, and I like it.<br />R's Womannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-87986873941374485522013-10-21T22:49:34.477-07:002013-10-21T22:49:34.477-07:00Ken, I'm with @Eduardo...
So many folks since...Ken, I'm with @Eduardo...<br /><br />So many folks since season 2 jumping on the hating-Dana bandwagon.. bordering on frenzy. Leave the girl alone.<br /><br />For me the show is actually getting more interesting... moving away from the cat and mouse twists and turns to being a bit more nuanced... exploring what it's like for Brody's family, specifically his daughter, in this crazy aftermath, and also exploring Carrie and Brody's coming close to insanity - in the case of Carrie last night, what it must mean to truly be a spy... to the point where you live the pretense so intensely, you lose your sense of self, and then reality and pretend merge.<br /><br />The show has always required one to suspend belief a bit, but I think this season's storytelling is now demanding more patience of viewers, and I like it.<br />R's Womannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-57602103054328847642013-10-21T22:09:17.903-07:002013-10-21T22:09:17.903-07:00So now you hate Ted Cruz who had the best interest...So now you hate Ted Cruz who had the best interests of Americans at heart. Millions are seeing their health insurance taken away or their premiums double, and many more jobs are being switched to part-time less than 30 hours only because of ObamaCare, and somehow Ted Cruz is the bad guy.Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-44172851551850887112013-10-21T22:07:57.764-07:002013-10-21T22:07:57.764-07:00This was obvious as the second season ended. real...This was obvious as the second season ended. really, you think they would have a third season planned? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-60472086828275987772013-10-21T19:56:42.156-07:002013-10-21T19:56:42.156-07:00The character i hate the most is Walden Schmidt (2...The character i hate the most is Walden Schmidt (2.5 Men). I stopped watching the show because of him. I have nothing against Ashton Kutcher, i am not attracted to Demi Moore or Mila Kunis... Ok, seriously, i just didn't buy the character's storyline.GChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538381631009033656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-9834593252369415842013-10-21T16:08:16.839-07:002013-10-21T16:08:16.839-07:00I am a daily reader and I almost never comment but...I am a daily reader and I almost never comment but I completely agree here! I detest, and have for the prior two seasons detested, Dana with a passion in my heart. Imagine my disappointment to find that she actually failed in her suicide attempt.Nishika Kumblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11104514129219691224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-63688215126842677342013-10-21T14:25:51.716-07:002013-10-21T14:25:51.716-07:00The Israeli show on which Homeland is based, Priso...The Israeli show on which Homeland is based, Prisoners of War, is so much better and worth anyone's time: <br /><br />http://www.hulu.com/prisoners-of-war<br /><br />It's the book > movie analogy x 100.Darrennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-82027650172698964132013-10-21T14:00:49.939-07:002013-10-21T14:00:49.939-07:00That middle picture reminded me of a pale David Or...That middle picture reminded me of a pale David Ortiz<br /><br />Richbasurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10580128565141263640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-78118873602146968722013-10-21T11:51:30.036-07:002013-10-21T11:51:30.036-07:00Yes, the new episodes of The Good Wife have been c...Yes, the new episodes of <i>The Good Wife</i> have been compelling, but for more than a week I've seen ads for the next episode (10/27) calling it the biggest episode of the season, so by CBS' own admission (or so it seems) it's all downhill from there. gottacooknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-5805002437445427172013-10-21T11:05:48.129-07:002013-10-21T11:05:48.129-07:00Sounds like they should kill the character off.
No...Sounds like they should kill the character off.<br />Now there is a real surprise.chuckcdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-7353677134725677812013-10-21T09:57:25.880-07:002013-10-21T09:57:25.880-07:00Totally disagree. I think the actress playing Dan...Totally disagree. I think the actress playing Dana is so good that the irrelevance of her story line is almost... irrelevant. I can't take my eyes off her, and think she's amazing. I wish I could buy stock in her, she's got a great career ahead, I think. Funnier, to me, was, at least in the first two seasons, how amazingly inane the son's lines are. My favorite being, when they're taken to the safe house, "Hey, Mom, they've got cable!"Bob Clasterhttp://www.bobclaster.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-8553989508779116422013-10-21T09:47:58.031-07:002013-10-21T09:47:58.031-07:00don't watch Homeland... never watched most of ...don't watch Homeland... never watched most of the shows everyone else loves.<br /><br />But I sincerely DOUBT anyone could be more irritating than Flo from Progressive. If that company offered me free insurance I wouldn't take it because of her.... and her odious wig.Gordonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-44359356419104457692013-10-21T09:39:55.177-07:002013-10-21T09:39:55.177-07:00The problem with Homeland is the first season was ...The problem with Homeland is the first season was so good they couldn't imagine not using Brody again. Now, the actor is great. He was great on Life. But his arc and the story should have been one season only. Second season should have been another stand-alone story. They turned a brilliant TV novel into a soap. Oh, and Ken, your Captcha is still nearly impossible to make out. Can't you find another way not to let robomonkeys or whatever spam you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-11861024692803101762013-10-21T09:31:16.791-07:002013-10-21T09:31:16.791-07:00Dana is annoying but Carrie is worse. The whole C...Dana is annoying but Carrie is worse. The whole Carrie/Brody relationship is freaking ridiculous. Besides, for some reason it isn't even believable and seems contrived. She is also a traitor for not doing her job and turning in Brody for the MURDER of the second highest position in the US. Dana needs to grow up but Carrie needs to be committed.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07969704500818113538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-72332863601326000922013-10-21T09:22:34.188-07:002013-10-21T09:22:34.188-07:00What about Brody and the heroin?
"Here, have...What about Brody and the heroin?<br /><br />"Here, have some heroin."<br /><br />"Thank you, but I don't want any heroin."<br /><br />"Well, I'll leave it here in case you change your mind."<br /><br />"Oh OK, If you insist, I don't mean to be rude. I guess I'll become a heroin addict."ODJenningsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-52645809927594623752013-10-21T08:52:07.896-07:002013-10-21T08:52:07.896-07:00We're a week behind in the UK, so can't co...We're a week behind in the UK, so can't comment on the latest episode, but something that bugged me about last week's episode was the sudden injection of political correctness with the imam of the local mosque calling the cops on Brody and telling him "You're not a muslim. You're a terrorist". Does anyone really believe that would happen in reality? There has never been a case of a muslim terrorist being reported to authorities by members of their own community. It just seemed contrived in order to appease any potential criticism. <br /><br />Dana's nowhere near as irritating as Carrie has become. Jim S hit the nail on the head. Carrie has repeatedly violated rules and laws, much of it because of her ridiculous love for Brody. I know that's there for drama but I can't believe an agent would be so unprofessional as to sleep with a suspected terrorist, then exonerate him in the assassination of the VP, and then help him flee the country!<br /><br />That said, I'll still watch it as I loved the previous seasons and I'm hoping for some twists and surprises.Hamidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-25379351955709015942013-10-21T08:49:45.508-07:002013-10-21T08:49:45.508-07:00Sorry I have to watch as Morena is pregnant and he...Sorry I have to watch as Morena is pregnant and her assets are amazing. Also fun to watch her hide her stomach.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-83924017133097006212013-10-21T08:39:38.858-07:002013-10-21T08:39:38.858-07:00How long did you have to search for those three pa...How long did you have to search for those three particular photos? I've never even seen Homeland, but those three pictures make me want to smack the character. If her appearances generate that sort of visceral response in me, then I can empathize with the dislike of someone who has to watch her week after week.Aaron Sheckleynoreply@blogger.com