Coffee Talk

[puffpiece]

At the risk of sounding like Linda Richman, I'd like to give you a topic to discuss among yourselves or at least comment on.

True or False: There is NO SUCH THING as a primetime, hour-long TV show that isn't about addiction and/or daddy issues.

I say TRUE. Thoughts?

Comments

[shipbuilding]

Does this include reality TV or just scripted shows?

I like this, I am thinking about it. Dexter was the first show to pop into my mind, because it has both in spaaaaaades.

[puffpiece]

Scripted.

And, yeah, Dexter doesn't even try to be metaphorical with it either.

[shipbuilding]

Yeah, the show has become maaaaaaaaaaajor daddy issues this season, even moreso than the last.

I can't tell if there really are daddy issues everywhere, or I just see daddy issues everywhere. It's so Freudian!

[puffpiece]

I think they really are everywhere, I just can decide if it's because Hollywood writers are largely alcoholics/addicts with daddy issues, or if they're just out of ideas.

[lazip]

Hmmm. I'm thinking about shows like the L&O series, which routinely involve some of each, but not necessarily all of the time. Pretty much every other one I can thing of on currently on network TV (I don't have cable or dish) does involve one or both as fairly constant themes (medical dramas include lots of addiction-related stories, many romantic dramas include some daddy-issue stuff). Must think on more, though, and look at ABC, CBS, and NBC websites because I don't know all of the hour longs.

[puffpiece]

The key telling factor is not necessarily whether the weekly stories deal with addiction/daddy, but whether either are stories for any of the main characters. Like, on CSI, Warrick has a gambling addiction, Catherine has major daddy issues. Life features a female cop who's a recovering addict, and her daddy issues are a major story arc. I don't watch the L&O shows unless we're visiting Mac's parents (they seems to be what's on), but I'd be willing to bet they're there.

Then again, that's kind of why I was curious to see what y'all thought. No matter how I try, I can't watch everything.