NOW READ THIS: Josh Friedman's "Sledgehammer and Whore" TV dissection

davidicke.com Friedman If you need a Friday pick-me-up before you're released unto the weekend world, check out Josh Friedman's blog post "Sledgehammer and Whore." Friedman — former showrunner of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and writer of Stevie Spielberg's War of the Worlds — penned this piece for his blog, I find your lack of faith disturbing, that is ostensibly about his recent encounter with a fabled Hooker with a Heart of Gold and a Friedman-impostor, but it's really a giggly breakdown of the current television landscape, focusing on procedurals (like Law & Order) vs. "Event" television (like Lost). Please don't let Friedman's seemingly mediocre credentials fool you. Dude's funny. Here's a snippet: With the death of Lost and 24, we find ourselves looking for the next bit of pop culture big-fucking-dealness that we can get ourselves all worked up for. And when I say "we" I'm referring to Fans of TV with a capital F and not simply those for whom TV is the thing that occupies the space between dinner and the sleep apnea machine. We Fans of TV want that Big Sexy Going Down the Rabbit Hole Feeling and no matter how much my mother loves Simon Baker, The Mentalist just isn't going to do it for us. The Mentalist, is, however, going to make a shitload of money for all involved. It's easy on the eyes and is habit-forming much in the same way two glasses of red wine a night is: you'll get a nice, warm buzz but you're not gonna get really wasted and wake up with Cobb's malevolent freight train blasting through your cortex. The Mentalist isn't the best sex you've ever had, but it's also not likely to leave you to finish yourself off while your partner falls asleep to reruns of "Cheaters". h/t Deadline

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NOW READ THIS: Josh Friedman's "Sledgehammer and Whore" TV dissection

POSTED: Friday, July 23, 2010, 7:03 PM

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If you need a Friday pick-me-up before you're released unto the weekend world, check out Josh Friedman's blog post "Sledgehammer and Whore." Friedman — former showrunner of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and writer of Stevie Spielberg's War of the Worlds — penned this piece for his blog, I find your lack of faith disturbing, that is ostensibly about his recent encounter with a fabled Hooker with a Heart of Gold and a Friedman-impostor, but it's really a giggly breakdown of the current television landscape, focusing on procedurals (like Law & Order) vs. "Event" television (like Lost). Please don't let Friedman's seemingly mediocre credentials fool you. Dude's funny. Here's a snippet:

With the death of Lost and 24, we find ourselves looking for the next bit of pop culture big-fucking-dealness that we can get ourselves all worked up for. And when I say "we" I'm referring to Fans of TV with a capital F and not simply those for whom TV is the thing that occupies the space between dinner and the sleep apnea machine. We Fans of TV want that Big Sexy Going Down the Rabbit Hole Feeling and no matter how much my mother loves Simon Baker, The Mentalist just isn't going to do it for us. The Mentalist, is, however, going to make a shitload of money for all involved. It's easy on the eyes and is habit-forming much in the same way two glasses of red wine a night is: you'll get a nice, warm buzz but you're not gonna get really wasted and wake up with Cobb's malevolent freight train blasting through your cortex. The Mentalist isn't the best sex you've ever had, but it's also not likely to leave you to finish yourself off while your partner falls asleep to reruns of "Cheaters".

h/t Deadline

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