tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post1664578297226542230..comments2024-03-01T21:01:15.174-06:00Comments on Biblical Christianity: What if Joss Whedon directed "House, M.D."?DJPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-4146642987792292272016-03-19T03:27:33.965-05:002016-03-19T03:27:33.965-05:00Sorry, things I forgot:
If Joss Whedon had been d...Sorry, things I forgot:<br /><br />If Joss Whedon had been directing House, at least there would've been moments when the show made fun of itself. So it wouldn't have been too over the top.<br /><br />And what bugged me about FOX is that they didn't like Malcolm Reynolds' character, because he was "too dark" or whatever. Mal was by far a better character than House IMO. So I found it very hypocritical, that they cancelled Firefly, but kept House.<br /><br />rant overBoglárkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04499640869239737226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-21812328356237991342016-03-17T12:15:48.468-05:002016-03-17T12:15:48.468-05:00I know I'm very, very late for the party, but ...I know I'm very, very late for the party, but I've just binge-watched Firefly) which was cancelled by the same network, that House was on), and I have to say this.<br /><br />I think if Joss Whedon have been directing House, he wouldn't have destroyed the female characters for one thing. I used to love House M.D. and I loved Cuddy's character too, but in s4, she was reduced to a sex joke, in s5, she was a total schizo, in s7 she whined more than the previous seasons combined. <br /><br />And in the beginning House's misantropy was fun, later it was just too much. Not just his behaviour, but the fact that he was getting away with anything. Creating mayhem in the ER or clinic to get cable, giving the hostage-taker his gun back, car in the living room.<br /><br />The writers were always trying to top themselves, but everything was becoming more and more unrealistic and ridiculous. The medicine too, especially if they tried too hard with the drama. I guess in a fantasy show like Buffy, it's different when they're trying to top themselves, and they stay away from reality (like Buffy getting a rocket launcher or how Joyce and other people in Sunnydale didn't realise they lived on a Hellmouth). But if in a medical show, they show things like one syringe of medication curing a man that's been sick for years, a man talking with his heart stopped, a kid levitating, House curing a lung-in-the-box, erasing a patient's memory, or just getting back his license after asylum and jail. That's just too over the top. <br /><br />There were so much insane stuff in later seasons, that I just can't believe that FOX cancelled Firefly, and didn't cancel House sooner (like right after season 5).Boglárkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04499640869239737226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-71246028604600534032008-09-12T13:58:00.000-05:002008-09-12T13:58:00.000-05:00Sure; filops@yahoo.com. But I'll probably say "Ask...Sure; filops@yahoo.com. But I'll probably say "Ask your pastor."DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-66800621863257925412008-09-12T13:55:00.000-05:002008-09-12T13:55:00.000-05:00I did see Dr. Horrible, and once again Joss Whedon...I did see Dr. Horrible, and once again Joss Whedon totally blows me away with his writing not to mention Neil Patrick Harris did a great job acting.<BR><BR/>As for the Buffy and Angel comics, they have compiled them together...however I think the first "book" is issues 1-5 and the other is 6-10, found in hardcover and paper back. They contain the same witty banter that the show always had.<BR><BR/><BR/>Also, I know we don't really know each other but I really respect your view cause I know how biblically centered you are. I had a few personal questions I was wondering if I could bounce off of you and get some feedback, do you have an email I could send those too?Pitbull78https://www.blogger.com/profile/10510288773845470403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-735497597950372002008-09-12T10:56:00.000-05:002008-09-12T10:56:00.000-05:00Welcome!No; I'm waiting for the comics to be bound...Welcome!<BR/><BR/>No; I'm waiting for the comics to be bound in a single volume.<BR/><BR/>Yes, I'll want to see Dollhouse.<BR/><BR/>Did you see Dr. Horrible's Sing along?DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-61115191031554233042008-09-12T10:53:00.000-05:002008-09-12T10:53:00.000-05:00Hey Dan, how excited I was to see you had another ...Hey Dan, how excited I was to see you had another blog beside Pyro.<BR><BR/>Question: Do you follow the Buffy and Angel comic books that pick up where the tv series left off? Joss Whedon writes quite a few of them...<BR><BR/>You are correct though, I have never seen a writer like Joss Whedon who so perfectly develops characters and has awesome and intriging plot-arcs. He is working on a new show called Dollhouse staring Eliza Dushku and Amy Acker (Faith and Fred from Buffy and Angel)Pitbull78https://www.blogger.com/profile/10510288773845470403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-68690694143778019852008-02-24T04:08:00.000-06:002008-02-24T04:08:00.000-06:00hahaha... great post. wow, I guess you're spot on....hahaha... great post. wow, I guess you're spot on. What does Whedon himself say about House?jacobsteelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00814127450460438992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-71188727022166597692007-04-20T10:53:00.000-05:002007-04-20T10:53:00.000-05:00We enjoy House as well. The acting is indeed supe...We enjoy House as well. The acting is indeed superb. I haven't caught the abortion episode, but I'm impressed by your plot summary. <BR/><BR/>Mostly, I've been disturbed by the unfettered naturalism in the show. For instance, hopes and fears are often reduced to chemical reactions in their brains. Sex is often reduced to a mere biological function. <BR/><BR/>I recall an episode where a youth's "revelations" from God turn out to be audio/visual hallucinations caused by a tumor - an example of the "delusion" (to borrow from Richard Dawkins)of religion.<BR/><BR/>Often times, House's reductionistic view is challenged, as in your example. Yet, this doesn't occur often or clearly enough. That would be my one criticism of the show. <BR/><BR/>BTW: Great post - I loved your Josh Whedon predictions!Shaun Marksburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10181166499490318238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-48982628981077099812007-04-19T18:31:00.000-05:002007-04-19T18:31:00.000-05:00I got "over" Lost after the first season. I'm enjo...I got "over" Lost after the first season. I'm enjoying "Heroes" though...Craig Schwarzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11156017639962303656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-53662420964555104462007-04-19T15:00:00.000-05:002007-04-19T15:00:00.000-05:00Yes; since we're up to date with 24, and almost ca...Yes; since we're up to date with 24, and almost caught up with House, I figure Lost is next.DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-86354101805323097022007-04-19T14:19:00.000-05:002007-04-19T14:19:00.000-05:00We like watching House. He is surly, sarcastic, an...We like watching House. He is surly, sarcastic, and blunt...kinda like some bloggers I know. :)<BR/><BR/>I am so over his female co-worker though. The girl is annoying. Not Cuddy, the other one.<BR/><BR/>No one approaches me in the hallowed hours between 10 and 11 on Wednesday nights, because that is when LOST is on.candyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06088593538648596769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-24982691326998708762007-04-19T12:11:00.000-05:002007-04-19T12:11:00.000-05:00Dan,I think House is one of the few shows that por...Dan,<BR/><BR/>I think <I>House</I> is one of the few shows that portrays a Calvinistic view of unredeemed humanity. One of House's major premises is that everyone lies. And he's right! Everyone's efforts to restore his faith in humanity fall flat, but the occasional glimpse of the <I>imago Dei</I> does break in.<BR/><BR/>I don't excuse the depravity in <I>House</I>, but neither does <I>House</I>. Most recently, the show debunked the idea of friends with benefits, a staple of consequence-free TV. <BR/><BR/>House and Foreman have major issues with Christianity from their pasts, but even their Christ-hauntedness seems far more real than the consistently disappointing optimism of Wilson, Cuddy, and (until recently) Cameron.<BR/><BR/>I can't really comment on Buffy, but I would posit that <I>House</I> presents more (though not nearly all) of a Christian worldview than the treacly <I>Touched by an Angel</I> (may it never return!). But I'm sure that's not news to anyone!Jeremy Feldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04365235864118080729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-22981957423903424032007-04-19T09:06:00.000-05:002007-04-19T09:06:00.000-05:00Book is a very convincing ex-government agent gone...Book is a very convincing ex-government agent gone underground as a religious missionary. In other words, I don't think Whedon ever intended to create a real Christian with grounded faith, but a guy struggling with his past who finds peace in the comfort and solitude of the futuristic church.<BR/>We might say that he has once escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, but as soon as he is removed from that situation and placed in amongst a group of "bad guys" he is once again entangled and overcome, and (though I might debate this a bit) the movie seems to show us that his latter end is worse than the beginning. (2 Peter 2:18-22)<BR/>Perhaps I'm reading my own presuppositions into the character (it's probably the case), but I don't think he was ever meant to be a real, solid, 3d Christian any more than Father Callahan or Echo were ever meant to be real Christians.<BR/>Please disabuse me of this if you can - I hate to think that the best Christian example that we have from TV is Ned Flanders.Trinianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862753729583546914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-78664909127178638152007-04-19T07:02:00.000-05:002007-04-19T07:02:00.000-05:00House is a favourite in our household. :) Yes, ...House is a favourite in our household. :) Yes, House is a "not nice" man, but he has good qualities...kinda like a hound dog on a scent. And you can slowly start to see him change, to realize that there is more to life. <BR/><BR/>Anyways, despite it's formulaic (sp?) approach, it's still a winner.Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07731853888897956775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-72425249414726707582007-04-19T01:40:00.000-05:002007-04-19T01:40:00.000-05:00Filmed, apparently, on another planet. (c;Heh - I ...<I>Filmed, apparently, on another planet. (c;</I><BR/><BR/>Heh - I have a chuckle whenever I hear a really broad, Aussie accent in one of the minor characters. Did you know that Creiss also did the voice for Pilot?Craig Schwarzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11156017639962303656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-28621083967457657602007-04-18T18:36:00.000-05:002007-04-18T18:36:00.000-05:00Vaguely religious. Whedon seemingly can write conv...Vaguely religious. Whedon seemingly can write convincing murderers, jerks, monsters, relativistic nihilists, and fiends, but can't (or doesn't want to) write an identifiable, sympathetic, 3-D Christian character to save his life.<BR/><BR/>From my Serenity review, linked in the article:<BR/><BR/>"Whedon is not nearly as successful as Straczynski was in peopling his universe with believable, full-orbed, practicing religious people. He has a wonderful character named Book, but never seems to know exactly what to do with him. In the series Book is your typical liberal-created clergyman, non-judgmental and gripped with his own unresolved issues. Here he says 'Believe! I don't care what you believe -- just believe.' Uh huh."<BR/><BR/>As to Farscape: some of the best makeup ever. Filmed, apparently, on another planet. (c;<BR/><BR/>But dank, dark, depressing plotlines.DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-76425726116869719302007-04-18T18:20:00.000-05:002007-04-18T18:20:00.000-05:00I thought *Book* on *Serenity* was a fairly sympat...I thought *Book* on *Serenity* was a fairly sympathetic religious character. His religion was hopelessly syncretistic of course. But at least he had a Bible. <BR/><BR/>Ah, *Serenity* withdrawls. Actually, I've been watching Farscape recently, which is a really good Sci Fi. A little bit smutty in places unfortunately, but aside from that, very well done.Craig Schwarzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11156017639962303656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-82483697050262266342007-04-18T17:31:00.000-05:002007-04-18T17:31:00.000-05:00"If I had one criticism, it mght be of the fact th..."If I had one criticism, it mght be of the fact that every episode we've seen follows exactly the same formula...."<BR/><BR/>I agree. It is one of two failings, the other is the long winded rants that happen in the office usually involving a whiteboard.<BR/><BR/>Dr. 1 - It could be...<BR/>House - No otherwise this would have happened.<BR/>Dr. 2 - This disease would explain this symptom.....<BR/>Dr.3 - Yeah but it doesn't explain...<BR/>Etc. Etc. Etc.<BR/><BR/>Long winded, boring, full of medical jargon and like Dan said very formulaic (spelling? Sorry.)<BR/><BR/>But apart from this House is a great show, very witty and the humor is very dry/sarcastic.<BR/><BR/>D!Dez Reaveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07453842328855138800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-67673809067002016662007-04-18T17:12:00.000-05:002007-04-18T17:12:00.000-05:00We watch House regularly. Although he is horrible...We watch House regularly. Although he is horrible, at the same time there is something about him that draws me back again and again.<BR/><BR/>I have not been able to get into 24 at all. Probably because I have not watched it from the beginning and really don't want to take the time to try to catch up.Rileysownerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17212451614350376972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-14409880543276584772007-04-18T13:05:00.000-05:002007-04-18T13:05:00.000-05:00...or chronic leg pain.(c;...or chronic leg pain.<BR/><BR/>(c;DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-75913986322986822042007-04-18T12:44:00.000-05:002007-04-18T12:44:00.000-05:00Heh, I'll start watching House for the episode whe...Heh, I'll start watching House for the episode when the hospital starts a clinical research project using a new drug called G-23 Paxilon Hydrochlorate to cure insomnia.Trinianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862753729583546914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-85486077707329795132007-04-18T11:45:00.000-05:002007-04-18T11:45:00.000-05:00You forgot one thing Dan if Whedon was writing it ...You forgot one thing Dan if Whedon was writing it inevitably some young woman would turn out to be the savior of the universe (vis a vis Buffy or River)P.D. Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17885909266458802577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-61260478112054656162007-04-18T10:26:00.000-05:002007-04-18T10:26:00.000-05:00The three shows I try not to miss are 24, House, a...The three shows I try not to miss are 24, House, and The Office. House is becoming a little bit harder to stomach with its increasing sexual references, but I don't think I have seen a show develop its characters so well. The plot is very redundant, as you stated, and is one major flaw, but I find myself so pulled into the characters that the medical dilemma is secondary. The abortion episode impressed me too, although the show certainly has enough moral decay to counter that small beam of light. <BR/><BR/>I think the single best scene in a while was in 24 two weeks ago when Jack single-handedly took out about 7 terrorists. Great stuff.Pastor Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11064672747243307518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-8010968780173395652007-04-18T09:59:00.000-05:002007-04-18T09:59:00.000-05:00BTW, if you found the gritty space western genre a...BTW, if you found the gritty space western genre as captivating as I did, then might I suggest <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowboy_Bebop" REL="nofollow">Cowboy Bebop</A> to ease the terrible pain caused by no more Firefly. It lacks some of the breadth of characters that Firefly had in its 9-person crew, but has much of the same style (gravitas + silliness) with a similar feel and depth to the stories. I would at least check out the movie if you haven't already.Trinianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862753729583546914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-8448231123175565962007-04-18T09:46:00.000-05:002007-04-18T09:46:00.000-05:00Hooray for uneasy, cranky anti-heroes!Now if you'l...Hooray for uneasy, cranky anti-heroes!<BR/><BR/>Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go over here and watch Serenity again.Trinianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862753729583546914noreply@blogger.com