I watch a lot of American TV. I have almost zero interest in Bulgarian TV shows. I don't know why; when Забранена любов first came on, cringe-worthy awful as it was, I couldn't look away. I devoured it whole online, when I was supposed to be writing my MA thesis. Some time later Стъклен дом materialized and I was very much into that, too. And then I just stopped watching for some reason.
How I Met Your Mother is not much better than those two, if you really come down to it. It has some clever entertainment, and Barney is a pitch-perfect parody, but in the heart of it, it still insults your intelligence and willingness to suspend disbelief. It's no FRIENDS, which had warmth and remarkable relatability to it. House MD fazed out in the 5th season or so (to me, it was over once I learned House/Stacy wasn't happening). Grey's Anatomy is nothing more than a soap opera with some misguided falsetto equalism, all soaked in supercheesy drama. Lie to Me is a terrible disappointment all around, with all the predictable cliches of personal stories, terrible acting and inter-character chemistry with the lushness of the Gobi.
So I can't really say why I'm so averse to Bulgarian shows... They're something creative, happening in Bulgaria, or what I always bemoan not getting enough of. I want to read Bulgarian novels, watch Bulgarian films, TV shows, and yet I can't bring myself to actually sit through any (minus the novels, which I actively seek out and read and am underwhelmed so far). I'm looking for something local, something very local and hitting straight home, to engage my imagination, to ignite my empathy and engross me the way Olga Krasteva, Pavel Vezhinov and Dimitar Dimov did when I was little, I long for it, in all honesty, but can't be bothered to give it the time of day. Why? I can't explain.
Is there anything on TV or at the cinema I should check out? Thoughts?
How I Met Your Mother is not much better than those two, if you really come down to it. It has some clever entertainment, and Barney is a pitch-perfect parody, but in the heart of it, it still insults your intelligence and willingness to suspend disbelief. It's no FRIENDS, which had warmth and remarkable relatability to it. House MD fazed out in the 5th season or so (to me, it was over once I learned House/Stacy wasn't happening). Grey's Anatomy is nothing more than a soap opera with some misguided falsetto equalism, all soaked in supercheesy drama. Lie to Me is a terrible disappointment all around, with all the predictable cliches of personal stories, terrible acting and inter-character chemistry with the lushness of the Gobi.
So I can't really say why I'm so averse to Bulgarian shows... They're something creative, happening in Bulgaria, or what I always bemoan not getting enough of. I want to read Bulgarian novels, watch Bulgarian films, TV shows, and yet I can't bring myself to actually sit through any (minus the novels, which I actively seek out and read and am underwhelmed so far). I'm looking for something local, something very local and hitting straight home, to engage my imagination, to ignite my empathy and engross me the way Olga Krasteva, Pavel Vezhinov and Dimitar Dimov did when I was little, I long for it, in all honesty, but can't be bothered to give it the time of day. Why? I can't explain.
Is there anything on TV or at the cinema I should check out? Thoughts?
Нямам идея, но искам да прочета твои ревюта на бг сериали. :)
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