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TV SHOWS AS GENRES OF MUSIC: a thread
The Simpsons = early hardcore punk
-roots in the late 70s LA punk scene
-reaction to reagan-era class dynamics and nuclear family propaganda
-anarchic, subversive, extremely influential
-sneakily tight writing
-unbelievably embarrassing in its current form
-roots in the late 70s LA punk scene
-reaction to reagan-era class dynamics and nuclear family propaganda
-anarchic, subversive, extremely influential
-sneakily tight writing
-unbelievably embarrassing in its current form
Buffy the Vampire Slayer = pop-punk
-inextricable from late 90s/early 00s culture
-overly self-aware, too-witty pop culture references
-at its best is extremely well-constructed and addictive
-faux-progressive politics have aged terribly
-created by a sex pest
-inextricable from late 90s/early 00s culture
-overly self-aware, too-witty pop culture references
-at its best is extremely well-constructed and addictive
-faux-progressive politics have aged terribly
-created by a sex pest
It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia = screamo
-loud, abrasive, chaotic, lots of high-pitched screaming
-occasionally a smidge too edgy in its early years but well-intentioned at heart
-distinctly irritating fanbase
-likes metalcore but isn’t metalcore
-philly
-loud, abrasive, chaotic, lots of high-pitched screaming
-occasionally a smidge too edgy in its early years but well-intentioned at heart
-distinctly irritating fanbase
-likes metalcore but isn’t metalcore
-philly
Freaks & Geeks = late 90s twinkly emo
-poignant, nostalgic, and extremely embarrassing all at the same time
-painfully white and midwestern
-only lasted about a year, rarely on streaming til recently
-feels like a secret even though everyone knows about it
-poignant, nostalgic, and extremely embarrassing all at the same time
-painfully white and midwestern
-only lasted about a year, rarely on streaming til recently
-feels like a secret even though everyone knows about it
Seinfeld = college rock/early American post-punk
-kinship with hardcore punk (read:Simpsons) but softer and more urbane
-people think it’s about nothing, but it’s actually about the little things
-lots of horrible watered-down copycats in the 90s
-accessible but elegant writing
-kinship with hardcore punk (read:Simpsons) but softer and more urbane
-people think it’s about nothing, but it’s actually about the little things
-lots of horrible watered-down copycats in the 90s
-accessible but elegant writing
Arrested Development = mathcore
-complex, tightly constructed, and immaculately performed
-sometimes too frantic and fast-paced to keep proper track of
-discover new little elements every time you return to it
-weird relationship with sex and sexuality
-complex, tightly constructed, and immaculately performed
-sometimes too frantic and fast-paced to keep proper track of
-discover new little elements every time you return to it
-weird relationship with sex and sexuality
Community = 90s post-hardcore
-over-intellectualizes its own emotions
-polished/well-written but idiosyncratic and hostile to outsiders (despite desperately needing a bigger audience to survive)
-highly dysfunctional workplace
-creator went on to a way bigger, shittier project
-over-intellectualizes its own emotions
-polished/well-written but idiosyncratic and hostile to outsiders (despite desperately needing a bigger audience to survive)
-highly dysfunctional workplace
-creator went on to a way bigger, shittier project
The Office = radio indie folk a la Of Monsters & Men
-basic and vanilla despite what their fans think
-everyone liked it for at least a few months in the late 00s/early 10s
-shamelessly rips off Neutral Milk Hotel
-reddit refuses to stop talking about it
-basic and vanilla despite what their fans think
-everyone liked it for at least a few months in the late 00s/early 10s
-shamelessly rips off Neutral Milk Hotel
-reddit refuses to stop talking about it
might add more as they come to me
