Twiddled Perception.

[xyzzysqrl]

Man. It takes having a slightly altered perception to realize that... you know, the body count on that lighthearted comedy series is -really- high. And that character there has post-traumatic stress disorder -really- bad. And... so on.

It's a weird experience, re-watching your favorite show and crying where you used to laugh. Not really an unpleasant one. It's a nice emotional tension release. It's just... different.

(Man, maybe I oughta stop posting to the journal for a month or so. If this keeps up I'm gonna have to do the color scheme all in black and find some really whiny bands to listen to and get thicker frames on my glasses and maybe move to Iowa.)

Comments

[circuit-four.livejournal.com]

Which show?

Heh, I used to have interesting experiences getting stoned and intentionally watching Family Guy under insane reality filters: "Everybody acts crazy because Stewie really has perfectly mind control technology, but since he's just a baby it's not very good." "Everything on this show is happening literally, in real time, as Peter's perceptions, with no cuts... including the commercials." Taking a comedy as tragedy, where things actually matter, does sound like an interesting frame break -- especially given how much cruelty-based comedy (some of it very funny!) there is these days.

[bossgoji.livejournal.com]

Unless I'm mistaken, Martian Successor Nadesico, which is a hilarious genre parody of mecha shows... except when it's playing it painfully and cruelly straight. Me and Xyzzy have been watching it in tandem via net-streams over the past couple days.

[xyzzysqrl]

You are indeed correct. I watched a few episodes aside, and realized: "Oops. Well, that's gonna be sad... er, so is that..." *pause for hilarity* "...oh and then they just kinda drop that bomb out of nowhere, don't they..."

Should you wanna break from the show entirely, I Don't Blame You.

[terrycloth.livejournal.com]

Alien 9? I don't remember a really high body count, but it had the PTSD really bad.

[xyzzysqrl]

Nadesico, as Goji pointed out above.

[otter3.livejournal.com]

dude, that's what salem is for!

[foxish.livejournal.com]

Change your name to River and learn to play the guitar but only in minor keys? Get yourself a cat with a silver spot on its forehead and name it something like Cleopatra or Schrodinger?

A change in perception comes sometimes. Believe me you, I wish I could look at something more than once and get the same response, but my brain fluctuates more often than ...something...very wibbly.

[koogrr.livejournal.com]

Which... lighthearted... comedy series?

[xyzzysqrl]

Nadesico, as Goji pointed out above.