tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post3755836563711407384..comments2023-09-07T22:24:51.654-05:00Comments on League of Melbotis: NBC's "Kings" and PTODThe Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04836241071795980225noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-34915601945802725992009-03-18T17:27:00.000-05:002009-03-18T17:27:00.000-05:00Douglas Rushkoff worked on one of the best Frontli...Douglas Rushkoff worked on one of the best Frontline investigations "The Merchants of Cool". It was an examination on the manipulation of youth culture by giant media corporations.NTThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03901133429286964552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-6331577356911836022009-03-18T14:32:00.000-05:002009-03-18T14:32:00.000-05:00I find the show pretty interesting, too, although ...I find the show pretty interesting, too, although there seem to be a lot of places where it could potentially derail and go off the tracks. I'm a big Ian McShane fan, though, (he was great on Deadwood) so I'm hoping that this show continues to hold up. Somehow the fact taht it's on network TV instead of HBO has me worried, but that's not really fair, right?J.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03903186469796595837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-73994081772219808672009-03-18T12:18:00.000-05:002009-03-18T12:18:00.000-05:00I totally missed that series. Not sure I even hea...I totally missed that series. Not sure I even heard about it. I'll see if Austin Books has any copies left. I don't know this Douglas Rushkoff's work, but I can check it out.<BR/><BR/>Green is a comic fan. Makes me wonder...The Leaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04836241071795980225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-6599219125895115632009-03-18T10:41:00.000-05:002009-03-18T10:41:00.000-05:00Interesting, there was a Vertigo comic that did so...Interesting, there was a Vertigo comic that did something similar called Testament. It was retelling Old Testament stories in an allegorical way set in the "near" future.NTThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03901133429286964552noreply@blogger.com