Osprey
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- Feb 18, 2005
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I think that you misunderstood the post that you quoted. The episode that he was commenting on was about sex change, not homosexuality, and he was praising it for openly talking about that timely issue in an intelligent, non-lecturing way.Show A:
A very obvious gay couple live in NY city as get into daily hijinks with their friends. The show does not explicitly say that the couple is gay, but it is told through their actions that they are.
Show B:
A gay couple living in NY city get into daily hijinks with their friends. It is explained to the viewer, via narrations by the characters, that they live homosexual lifestyles.
Both shows present roughly the same premise, a gay couple living in NY who get into funny situations.
The only difference are the narrative styles. One chooses to talk openly about the homosexual nature of the couple, while the other doesn't.
The way you present your arguments make it seem like the show is only good if they don't talk about the subject matter at hand. The ol' "It's ok to be gay............just don't talk about it" argument that has found new life in some circles in the last number of years.
I personally do not like Picard or DISC. But I will not slam the two shows for openly talking about homosexuality, because that's not where the problem lies. Their problems are plot structure, the writing of the characters, and lack of coordination and direction.
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