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Subject: Re: I say why not make procedurals Porn
From: Tommy Joe <j...@bellsouth.net>
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On Nov 1, 6:42=A0am, bozo <Bozo_De_N...@37.com> wrote:

> You know sump'n, it just dawned on me, not only do you write the Four
> Amigos of Quirkiness and Crime Fighting into the same book, but you
> start putting them in the same room together naked too ... this used
> to be called gratuitous sex, but i call it morphing them into what is
> inevitably and conspicuously missing, which is their sexuality, DUHH,
> i mean what the hell else are you gonna do with them, don't you see,
> if the smartest damn people in the room start taking off their clothes
> after solving the most intractable problems in town, especially if it
> solves 'crime', don't they remain heroes? Isn't this all about
> pornographic peccadilloes and virtue ... "Hey Watson, Monk, Columbo
> and Denofrio, get your your quirky asses over here and solve this
> crime, and put your damn clothes back on too" ... it's sort of like
> the big elephant in the room isn't it (no pun intended), you just
> can't ignore the sexuality of the smartest people in the room if
> that's where the story goes, especially if they're the only ones
> capable of solving all the problems in the room too ... Now imagine if
> you had to throw Ellen into the mix too? Having to accept the raw
> naked sexuality of all the movers, shakers and saviors in society is
> really the big last step isn't it? It's easy to accept and approve
> Superman if he's just a neutered cartoon.


     Bozo, you're too cryptic (or perhaps too advanced?) for me to
keep up.  Number one, I really don't care about cartoon super heroes
to begin with.  Secondly, I watch tv but hate cop shows.  I did enjoy
Columbo even if it was a bit unrealistic.  I have news for people who
watch movies or tv looking for realism:  It's not real and it never
will be.  I enjoyed Columbo and have watched repeats many times, which
to me is the mark of a show that stands the test of time, at least
with me.

TJ