Wednesday, January 10, 2007

I Want To Go And Live In My TV Set.

Current DVD-watching is season 7 of The West Wing. I've talked about that show here a bit before as I've made my way through it on DVD, and, given that I'm not a big fan of politics, it may have seemed a little odd that I've gotten so into a series that appears to be pretty far from my usual sort of fare. The truth is, though, that TWW is exactly the sort of thing you might expect me to watch, because it's absolutely, 100%, pure, undistilled, alternate-universe fantasy. And wish-fulfillment fantasy, at that. Man, I so want to live in a world where I'd have trouble deciding which presidential candidate to vote for because I think they're both good choices, instead of the same damned lesser-of-two-evils crap over and over.

Most especially, though, I want to live in a world where politicians have a clue about science and some remote shred of respect for the concept of "separation of church and state."
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6 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 10, 2007 3:41 PM

    sooo, you won't be going to Richardson's Prayer Brunch I take it ;)

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  2. BettyJanuary 10, 2007 4:54 PM

    I think that can safely be assumed, yes. :)

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  3. FredJanuary 10, 2007 7:23 PM

    Of course you like it. The West Wing is really sci-fi/fantasy.

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  4. BettyJanuary 10, 2007 7:31 PM

    Hey, thanks for that link. It's an interesting analysis.

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 12, 2007 9:35 AM

    Just FYI:

    Director J.J. Abrams has confirmed that the script for Star Trek XI has been completed, that it will concern Capt. Kirk and Spock as very young men, that shooting will begin this year, and that the movie is targeted for release in 2008. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Abrams said that the story will satisfy even non-Trekkers. "On the one hand, for people who love Star Trek, the fix that they will get will be really satisfying, '' he told the magazine. ''For people who've never seen it or know it vaguely, I think they will enjoy it equally, because the movie does not require you to know anything about Star Trek. I would actually prefer [that] people don't know the series, because I feel like they will come to it with an open mind."

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  6. BettyJanuary 12, 2007 11:09 AM

    You know, somehow I fail to find any of that encouraging...

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