Author Topic: Reading the Dexter Thread...........Doesn't Anybody Miss The A-TEAM???? (Read 4696 times)

cslinger · « **on:** September 18, 2008, 06:59:38 AM »

You know good ole' live action cartoon where the good guys always win, the bad guys always loose and nobody ever really gets hurt. I loved and still love that show.

The Dexter he is a serial killer anti-hero thread just got me to thinking about this and why I like the cartoonish antics of the A-Team so much.

Sorry I digress......sucka. Cheesy

Boomhauer · « **Reply #1 on:** September 18, 2008, 07:04:59 AM »

I just want Nightcrawler's stories to be put into a good TV show.

grin

Manedwolf · « **Reply #2 on:** September 18, 2008, 07:05:50 AM »

Quote from: cslinger on September 18, 2008, 05:59:38 AM

You know good ole' live action cartoon where the good guys always win, the bad guys always loose and nobody ever really gets hurt. I loved and still love that show.

The Dexter he is a serial killer anti-hero thread just got me to thinking about this and why I like the cartoonish antics of the A-Team so much.

Sorry I digress......sucka. Cheesy

The A-team never hit anyone because they were using Minis.

cslinger · « **Reply #3 on:** September 18, 2008, 07:12:59 AM »

Hey they used the occasional M16/AR15 and there was the M60 of course. Besides those Mini's were laser guided death to anything with Bridgestone, Michellin or GoodYear on the side. Cheesy

Anybody ever see the Family Guy A-Team episode....pure comedy gold.

Chris

seeker_two · « **Reply #4 on:** September 18, 2008, 07:15:33 AM »

Quote from: Avenger29 on September 18, 2008, 06:04:59 AM

I just want Nightcrawler's stories to be put into a good TV show.

grin

Agreed.....guess we'll just have to watch "Burn Notice" until Nightcrawler sells the TV rights.... grin

Actually, I miss the "edgy" shows like "Miami Vice" and "Crime Story"....and the lighthearted ones like "Magnum P.I." and "Riptide"....TV has really gone downhill since the early '90's....except on USA & Sci-Fi networks...

coppertales · « **Reply #5 on:** September 18, 2008, 07:19:14 AM »

The thing I remember about the show was the amount of ammo fired and no one ever got shot........................chris3

cosine · « **Reply #6 on:** September 18, 2008, 07:23:59 AM »

I'm young enough to not have been in existance when The A-Team was originally aired, but I've watched a bunch of reruns and have to admit I like the show.

Headless Thompson Gunner · « **Reply #7 on:** September 18, 2008, 07:24:19 AM »

A-Team is good stuff, but sometimes you don't want that syrupy happy predictable fantasy. Sometimes gritty and dark and dirty are more interesting than the same old "good guys always win" cliche.

cslinger · « **Reply #8 on:** September 18, 2008, 07:24:47 AM »

I can think of only two episodes where somebody actually got shot on camera.

Balog · « **Reply #9 on:** September 18, 2008, 07:54:34 AM »

Quote from: Headless Thompson Gunner on September 18, 2008, 06:24:19 AM

A-Team is good stuff, but sometimes you don't want that syrupy happy predictable fantasy. Sometimes gritty and dark and dirty are more interesting than the same old "good guys always win" cliche.

I find this more true of books than tv. I've not encountered a good anti-hero type show on the tube, although I admit I've never seen Dexter. Movies seem to do it a bit better, from "Boondock Saints" to the new "Batman."

Edit: and of course Firefly, but that didn't last long enough to really qualify.

The Annoyed Man · « **Reply #10 on:** September 18, 2008, 09:05:36 AM »

Speaking of the A-Team:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=0bUxi_Eo6fU
Yeah, I know, probably posted before, but it's too awesome not to repost grin

.

HankB · « **Reply #11 on:** September 18, 2008, 09:55:17 AM »

Quote from: coppertales on September 18, 2008, 06:19:14 AM

The thing I remember about the show was the amount of ammo fired and no one ever got shot........................chris3

That, and the huge ball of fire that came out the front and through the sides of the ~~flash hider~~ flash enhancer.

Oh yeah . . . and the theme song. One pantywaisted liberal program critic sneeringly referred to it as " . . . music to recruit mercenaries by . . . "

41magsnub · « **Reply #12 on:** September 18, 2008, 09:57:49 AM »

I've been rewatching the A-Team lately and it is entertaining as long as I turn off my brain for the gun fights.

Manedwolf · « **Reply #13 on:** September 18, 2008, 10:01:06 AM »

I would rather watch Miami Vice.

MicroBalrog · « **Reply #14 on:** September 19, 2008, 12:19:04 AM »

The Firefly guys were anti-heroes?

280plus · « **Reply #15 on:** September 19, 2008, 02:56:25 AM »

Give me Andy and Barney any old day. I'd rather laugh. grin

LadySmith · « **Reply #16 on:** September 19, 2008, 03:07:55 AM »

Quote from: MicroBalrog on September 18, 2008, 11:19:04 PM

The Firefly guys were anti-heroes?

Yes.

Heroes are supposed to be courageous individuals who are usually self-sacrificing and have exemplary morals that reflect the society they represent. Think Superman who was for truth, justice and the American way.

The Firefly folk are outlaws at best, criminals at worst, self-serving and morally flexible but in ways we can all appreciate. Malcolm for example has fired on an unarmed man, kicked a bound and wounded guy into an engine, smacked a woman, stolen property and broken countless laws of the rightful governing body.
You gotta love him.

MicroBalrog · « **Reply #17 on:** September 19, 2008, 09:56:46 AM »

Actually, Malcolm mostly salvages and raids government supply trains. Can't say it's a terrible bad thing to steal from the people who destroyed your independence and everything you cared for.

As for breaking the laws of the rightful governing body, considering what these guys did to River, to start with, I don't see anything morally wrong with breaking their laws.

Perd Hapley · « **Reply #18 on:** September 19, 2008, 02:11:15 PM »

A classical hero is squeaky clean and completely above-board. Even if he has run-ins with the law, we are always sure that he is truly innocent.

Can't say that for the Firefly bunch.

Balog · « **Reply #19 on:** September 19, 2008, 02:23:12 PM »

One word Micro: Jayne. grin

And if pointing out that a .gov did something wrong makes it ok to ignore all their laws, well..... No one would ever need to obey any laws, would they? And the fine Firefly folks did indeed rob from non-.gov sources. Last I checked theft is still mala in se, no matter what .gov you're under.

280plus · « **Reply #20 on:** September 19, 2008, 02:30:13 PM »

Don't know if this is a rerun but HERE is a story about a true hero!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhB4kDwZu7M

LadySmith · « **Reply #21 on:** September 19, 2008, 11:01:01 PM »

^
Great story, 280Plus! laugh

MicroBalrog · « **Reply #22 on:** September 20, 2008, 02:00:22 AM »

Well, if a hero has to be morally perfect, then I suppose you're right.

LadySmith · « **Reply #23 on:** September 20, 2008, 02:44:49 AM »

Nobody's perfect, but heroes strive to be. Anti-heroes? Not so much.

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Author Topic: Reading the Dexter Thread...........Doesn't Anybody Miss The A-TEAM???? (Read 4696 times)