http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/features/culture-warrior-camp-with-a-straight-face.php A Website About Movies Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/features/culture-warrior-camp-with-a-straight-face.php/comment-page-1#comment-132127 LandonPalmer Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:06:20 +0000 http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/?p=33771#comment-132127 While its original intent may have been more serious, it seems that we don't disagree that this intent was hardly realized in the execution of the majority of the original series. I would argue further that because the original BSG intended to be serious and came out, for the most part, not so, that this makes its campiness more legitimate and genuine (as opposed to films that try hard to achieve camp status, like Snakes on a Plane). Furthermore, I would argue that the campiness generally perceived in the original series in hindsight is more important than the specific degree of campy content actually existing in the series itself, as the original BSG, intending a serious tone or not, has, without a doubt, not exactly aged gracefully. Perception, in many ways, carries more cultural weight than reality. For instance, Miami Vice, despite that its excess in style and melodramatic content was probably always obvious, is perceived differently now than it was in the 80s, and the retro 80s feel adds to its campiness. While its original intent may have been more serious, it seems that we don't disagree that this intent was hardly realized in the execution of the majority of the original series. I would argue further that because the original BSG intended to be serious and came out, for the most part, not so, that this makes its campiness more legitimate and genuine (as opposed to films that try hard to achieve camp status, like Snakes on a Plane). Furthermore, I would argue that the campiness generally perceived in the original series in hindsight is more important than the specific degree of campy content actually existing in the series itself, as the original BSG, intending a serious tone or not, has, without a doubt, not exactly aged gracefully. Perception, in many ways, carries more cultural weight than reality. For instance, Miami Vice, despite that its excess in style and melodramatic content was probably always obvious, is perceived differently now than it was in the 80s, and the retro 80s feel adds to its campiness.

]]> http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/features/culture-warrior-camp-with-a-straight-face.php/comment-page-1#comment-219316 LandonPalmer Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:06:00 +0000 http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/?p=33771#comment-219316 While its original intent may have been more serious, it seems that we don't disagree that this intent was hardly realized in the execution of the majority of the original series. I would argue further that because the original BSG intended to be serious and came out, for the most part, not so, that this makes its campiness more legitimate and genuine (as opposed to films that try hard to achieve camp status, like Snakes on a Plane). Furthermore, I would argue that the campiness generally perceived in the original series in hindsight is more important than the specific degree of campy content actually existing in the series itself, as the original BSG, intending a serious tone or not, has, without a doubt, not exactly aged gracefully. Perception, in many ways, carries more cultural weight than reality. For instance, Miami Vice, despite that its excess in style and melodramatic content was probably always obvious, is perceived differently now than it was in the 80s, and the retro 80s feel adds to its campiness. While its original intent may have been more serious, it seems that we don't disagree that this intent was hardly realized in the execution of the majority of the original series. I would argue further that because the original BSG intended to be serious and came out, for the most part, not so, that this makes its campiness more legitimate and genuine (as opposed to films that try hard to achieve camp status, like Snakes on a Plane). Furthermore, I would argue that the campiness generally perceived in the original series in hindsight is more important than the specific degree of campy content actually existing in the series itself, as the original BSG, intending a serious tone or not, has, without a doubt, not exactly aged gracefully. Perception, in many ways, carries more cultural weight than reality. For instance, Miami Vice, despite that its excess in style and melodramatic content was probably always obvious, is perceived differently now than it was in the 80s, and the retro 80s feel adds to its campiness.

]]> http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/features/culture-warrior-camp-with-a-straight-face.php/comment-page-1#comment-131724 Aleric Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:17:16 +0000 http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/?p=33771#comment-131724 I have to disagree with you on the orginal BG Landon. If you go back and watch the original film and the first few episodes of the first season you will see that the original intent was to be a serious film and series. But like most series of its time the censors and the spin doctors of their day kept changing and altering the original scripts to the point that by the end of the second season you could tell Glen Larson and the original team had given up. Talk to Dirk Bennidict and Richard Hatch to hear their tales of how they were barraged with people trying to make the show more "happy" and less gloomy. I have to disagree with you on the orginal BG Landon. If you go back and watch the original film and the first few episodes of the first season you will see that the original intent was to be a serious film and series. But like most series of its time the censors and the spin doctors of their day kept changing and altering the original scripts to the point that by the end of the second season you could tell Glen Larson and the original team had given up. Talk to Dirk Bennidict and Richard Hatch to hear their tales of how they were barraged with people trying to make the show more "happy" and less gloomy.

]]> http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/features/culture-warrior-camp-with-a-straight-face.php/comment-page-1#comment-219315 Aleric Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:17:00 +0000 http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/?p=33771#comment-219315 I have to disagree with you on the orginal BG Landon. If you go back and watch the original film and the first few episodes of the first season you will see that the original intent was to be a serious film and series. But like most series of its time the censors and the spin doctors of their day kept changing and altering the original scripts to the point that by the end of the second season you could tell Glen Larson and the original team had given up. Talk to Dirk Bennidict and Richard Hatch to hear their tales of how they were barraged with people trying to make the show more "happy" and less gloomy. I have to disagree with you on the orginal BG Landon. If you go back and watch the original film and the first few episodes of the first season you will see that the original intent was to be a serious film and series. But like most series of its time the censors and the spin doctors of their day kept changing and altering the original scripts to the point that by the end of the second season you could tell Glen Larson and the original team had given up. Talk to Dirk Bennidict and Richard Hatch to hear their tales of how they were barraged with people trying to make the show more "happy" and less gloomy.

]]> http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/features/culture-warrior-camp-with-a-straight-face.php/comment-page-1#comment-131497 nomar Sat, 21 Feb 2009 21:27:44 +0000 http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/?p=33771#comment-131497 just like how will smith is going to ruin the karate kid with his remake. fail just like how will smith is going to ruin the karate kid with his remake. fail

]]> http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/features/culture-warrior-camp-with-a-straight-face.php/comment-page-1#comment-219314 nomar Sat, 21 Feb 2009 21:27:00 +0000 http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/?p=33771#comment-219314 just like how will smith is going to ruin the karate kid with his remake. fail just like how will smith is going to ruin the karate kid with his remake. fail

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