tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676316.post4644407537262121410..comments2024-03-26T08:18:06.895-04:00Comments on Moristotle & Co.: Sunday Review: Last Tango in Halifax (TV serial)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676316.post-51203711209986993462014-03-05T09:05:52.565-05:002014-03-05T09:05:52.565-05:00Finally, Bill, would you please explain what you m...Finally, Bill, would you please explain what you mean by "persons who take a special interest in the emotional entanglements of others who get involved in creating the same frustrating social entanglements themselves"? Thanks in advance.Moristotlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02211602374384087074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676316.post-46498979115138722662014-03-04T18:04:04.947-05:002014-03-04T18:04:04.947-05:00Bill, on further reflection, I realized that the l...Bill, on further reflection, I realized that the label "soap opera" doesn't suit <i>Last Tango in Halifax</i>, for ithe artful way it weaves togrther "related story lines dealing with the lives of multiple characters" so tightly serves the single, central line having to do with Alan & Celia that the result has the feel of a long movie much more than of an episodic serial.Moristotlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02211602374384087074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676316.post-6381860317191842412014-03-04T16:40:10.051-05:002014-03-04T16:40:10.051-05:00Bill, I know a graduate of TUHS whose father was a...Bill, I know a graduate of TUHS whose father was a pig farmer. I wonder whether his father and yours are or were acquainted....<br /> Your use of the term "soap opera" apparently to derogate <i>Last Tango in Halifax</i> prompted me to double-check just what the definition or understanding of the term is. Here's how Wikipedia defined it: "A soap opera, or simply a soap, is a serial drama, on television or radio, that features related story lines dealing with the lives of multiple characters. The stories in these series typically focus heavily on emotional relationships to the point of melodrama. The name soap opera stems from the fact that many of the sponsors and producers of the original dramatic serials' broadcast on radio were soap manufacturers."<br /> Well, the "serial drama, on television or radio, that features related story lines dealing with the lives of multiple characters" part certainly fits, but I don't think that <i>Last Tango</i> "focus[es] heavily on emotional relationships to the point of melodrama." The focus is more typical of a good feature film.<br /> And, of course, commercials for other products have long since outpaced soap. Of course, looking at the series on DVD as we did, there weren't <i>any</i> commercials to watch.Moristotlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02211602374384087074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676316.post-52805012034306164042014-03-03T12:50:21.831-05:002014-03-03T12:50:21.831-05:00The writing may have been great, etc., but I found...The writing may have been great, etc., but I found the plot to be a special variety of soap opera: the kind that tailiors its appeal to the interests of persons who take a special interest in the emotional entanglements of others who get involved in creating the same frustrating social entanglements themselves. Bill, son of a pig-farmer and graduate of TUHS. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676316.post-28025777228064068392014-03-02T09:52:00.202-05:002014-03-02T09:52:00.202-05:00Yeah, I know exactly what you mean. However (ironi...Yeah, I know exactly what you mean. However (ironically), they do manage to work in a chase of sorts....Very skilled writer(s) and deft staff all around. First-rate dramatic entertainment, with real issues and real human beings.Moristotlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02211602374384087074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676316.post-88090862625044612812014-03-02T09:17:46.994-05:002014-03-02T09:17:46.994-05:00What, no shot outs or car chases? How can you call...What, no shot outs or car chases? How can you call this a movie?[smile]Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676316.post-1436084679808351132014-03-02T07:54:57.024-05:002014-03-02T07:54:57.024-05:00When two families unknown to one another for 60 ye...When two families unknown to one another for 60 years are brought together through Facebook, their interactions spark life-changing developments.Moristotlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02211602374384087074noreply@blogger.com