Two shows have been driving me crazy lately... they are #Game of Thrones and #The Walking Dead.
They drive me crazy because I really want to like both of them. I like Zombie/post-apocalypse stuff and I like the Medieval/fantasy stuff. These are two shows that are made for grown-ups, have legs and are about things I like in my entertainment. But they both frustrate the living hell out of me, and I think I know why.
They're both made by assholes.
For example, let's talk about the philosophy in The Walking Dead. Or better yet, read this Cracked article that does.
Let's talk about the philosophy in Game of Thrones... I'm not even sure there is one. It seems more like just a mysognyistic hate-fueled fan-fiction written by a miserable person out to punish everybody except Samuel Tarly. Which isn't surprising from this guy:
For cripe's sake, just look at the guy.
Which brings me to my point.
Immersing yourself in literature is a sense of immersing yourself in the philosophy of the author. It is actually very intellectually exposed because --as the reader--you let your guard down. The lessons and morals of the story slide through unexplored by your rational mind because they come through the activities and repercussions that the characters face. We rarely think through what the lesson is, and whether or not it is valid.
So why the hell are we watching so many shows that have such terrible philosophies? Why are people who are clearly assholes making so much of our entertainment?
They drive me crazy because I really want to like both of them. I like Zombie/post-apocalypse stuff and I like the Medieval/fantasy stuff. These are two shows that are made for grown-ups, have legs and are about things I like in my entertainment. But they both frustrate the living hell out of me, and I think I know why.
They're both made by assholes.
For example, let's talk about the philosophy in The Walking Dead. Or better yet, read this Cracked article that does.
Let's talk about the philosophy in Game of Thrones... I'm not even sure there is one. It seems more like just a mysognyistic hate-fueled fan-fiction written by a miserable person out to punish everybody except Samuel Tarly. Which isn't surprising from this guy:
For cripe's sake, just look at the guy.
Which brings me to my point.
Immersing yourself in literature is a sense of immersing yourself in the philosophy of the author. It is actually very intellectually exposed because --as the reader--you let your guard down. The lessons and morals of the story slide through unexplored by your rational mind because they come through the activities and repercussions that the characters face. We rarely think through what the lesson is, and whether or not it is valid.
So why the hell are we watching so many shows that have such terrible philosophies? Why are people who are clearly assholes making so much of our entertainment?
