[kj] kj self parody ?

[P Bernardi]

Mike Judge and Matt Groening (creators of Beavis and Simpsons) are 
actually smart, witty and very observational.  I havent watched the 
Simpsons in about 3 to 4 years, but there was usually spot on commentary 
about society and insight to our surroundings.

Judge's King of the Hill TV show is also sublime and intelligently written.



FLIGHT BRINGER wrote:

> You must live in a World with a big black line down it and one side is 
> labeled "Awesome" and the other side labeled  "Sucks". To constantly 
> use Awesome and sucks seems to suggest that you re not that well 
> versed in expressing yourself. Its the same as just being able to 
> grunt "Good" or "Bad". I can understand people using those expressions 
> when they are just learning the language, but i cant understand people 
> over 6 years old who cannot express themselves without using awesome 
> or sucks. I'm beginning to think that all Americans are stupid
> Do Americans see Beavis & Butthead and The Simpsons as some kind of 
> intelligent cultural thing, something to adhere to?
>
>
>> From: Leigh Newton <angrytomhanks at yahoo.com>
>> Reply-To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" 
>> <gathering at misera.net>
>> To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" 
>> <gathering at misera.net>
>> Subject: Re: [kj] kj self parody ?
>> Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 13:23:59 -0800 (PST)
>>
>> Beavis and Butthead never said "awesome". They said
>> "cool". Other than that, i think you're pretty spot on
>> about the state of KJ. Every good band has their
>> heyday and that heyday has to end at some point. It
>> doesn't necessarily mean that everything they do from
>> that point on will suck (although that is the case for
>> many bands). Bands like Nomeansno, Skinny Puppy,
>> Fugazi (if they're even a band anymore), Slayer, and
>> Killing Joke still continue to put out albums, tour,
>> and keep things relatively fresh, despite the fact
>> that their respective "classic" periods are all just
>> tiny little dots in the rearview mirror. Oh well. You
>> can't stay awesome forever, can you?
>>
>> Leigh
>>
>>
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