Subj : soap operas
To   : ARELOR
From : Elf
Date : Sat Mar 25 2023 08:12:00

 -=> Quoting Arelor to Matthew Munson <=-

 Ar> I have noticed there is a huge trend for creative stories to turn
 Ar> darker, edgier and generally more hopeless.

 Ar> I suspect this change of trends reflects the decline of our society at
 Ar> some primal level. I see it in my own writing. When I was young and
 Ar> full of energy I wrote novels that were heroic, positive and
 Ar> lighhearted. When life started punching me in the face I started
 Ar> sprinkling sour sauce on my tales. One's state of mind always reflects
 Ar> on his creative work. 

That's probably why I prefer to watch older TV shows still. I like
*some* newer shows, but my wife and I still watch old re-runs from the
90's too. For new shows, we have been enjoying 'The Rookie' and the
'911' series (as silly as some of the episodes are). At least they don't
seem so dark. I also prefer the previous Star Trek series like TNG,
Voyager, DS9 and even Enterprise. The Picard series is so dark and the
language not so fitting for an "enlightened" people of the era. But, the
new Star Trek Strange New Worlds series is really good and back to an
episodic format and much lighter than Picard.

Alas, I think you're right about the condition of our society and it's
sad. Hopefully society will turn around and seek out more uplifting
forms of entertainment.


~Elf

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