Simone Becque
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A Little Late In Commenting
Sorry for not commenting during the week, but time got away from me and I wanted to return to your thoughtful post. I am struck to by the way Masters of Sex treats its college setting. I think "Masters of Sex" also uses the academy setting to co ... -
Laurel, I really enjoyed your
Laurel, I really enjoyed your post and I think it pulled on a lot of contradictions inherent in the current expectations of college attendance. One thing I have noticed among students is a desire only to "go through the motions" of getting a col ... -
Re: Bloody Accents!
Necessary Accents
I really enjoyed this this piece. I've often wondered why it always, or sometimes necessary for actors to adopt an American accent at all. Sometimes, in the case of Matthew Rhys, it seems critical to both of the shows [Brothers and Sisters, The Ameri ... -
Hannah Horvath in Iowa!
Thanks Ethan! I too am interested to see this next season of Girls. I wonder if they will use Hannah's time away from the City as a time for her personal growth, but then again, knowing what we know about Hannah, that seems in part unlikely. It seems ... -
Mayberry and Niceness
Both the above comment threads from Staci and Dr. Harkins' on genre and niceness lead me back to an episode of "The Andy Griffith Show," and Mayberry though not Midwestern is certainly a representation of the rural. I must confess, I haven& ... -
Re: Anywhere is Nowhere
I had a longer draft that included the irony of a movie about fracking filming in Pennsylvania but hiding that fact, which has always made me think that they really didn't want the film to seem like Penn. I don't think you are being too cynical, ... -
Picking Up on Show's Like "The Good Wife"
I'll pick up this point in my post on Thursday, but what does it mean that although some of the show's you mentioned are "set" in the Midwest they are filmed elsewhere? Johnson discuss MTM's Minneapolis location, but very little a ...