American Horror Story - Silly?

Dr. Cheese · #1 12-01-2011, 04:29 PM

This show started off as pretty interesting, but I think that the ghosts hanging around and chatting, and all of the ghost/mortal sex is getting dreary. I also thought the introduction of the Elizabeth Smart/Black Dahlia ghost was tacky. I know it has been almost 65 years since Smart was murdered and turned into the "Black Dahlia," but she still was a real person who would be 87 or 88 if she were still alive. I think that since no one knows who killed and desecrated her body, speculation tends to focus on her instead of a killer. Portraying a murder victim as a whore who basically had it coming, just isn't fair, IMHO.

MatticusMania · #2 12-01-2011, 04:32 PM

I found the show kind of silly and disjointed from the 1st episode, but found that others seemed to like it, to my suprise.

Marial · #3 12-01-2011, 04:34 PM

It's chock full of crazy nonsense. It really makes very little sense. I'm enjoying it immensely.

jabsys · #4 12-01-2011, 04:39 PM

The last few episodes haven't been as good as the first ones, it feels like they're stretching it out as long as possible, I can't see how they're going to keep the story going into a second season.

Having no idea who Elizabeth Smart/Black Dahlia, I just assumed it was another made up character, doesn't seem right making up a story for a real person.

DWBass · #5 12-01-2011, 04:57 PM

That show lost my interest very quickly! Not gonna make it another season!

Dr. Cheese · #6 12-01-2011, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by DWBass

That show lost my interest very quickly! Not gonna make it another season!

I think it designed to be a one season show, but I an losing interest.

Dr. Cheese · #7 12-01-2011, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by jabsys

The last few episodes haven't been as good as the first ones, it feels like they're stretching it out as long as possible, I can't see how they're going to keep the story going into a second season.

Having no idea who Elizabeth Smart/Black Dahlia, I just assumed it was another made up character, doesn't seem right making up a story for a real person.

Yes, the Black Dahlia was a real unsolved murder in LA. It was a very brutal murder and dismemberment. Underground pictures of the crime scene and autopsy made the case famous. They were very gruesome; I saw them and they gave me chills.

Marial · #8 12-01-2011, 05:12 PM

James Ellroy wrote a book about his mother's murder. Very similar.

My Dark Places

jabsys · #9 12-01-2011, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by DWBass

That show lost my interest very quickly! Not gonna make it another season!

Already has, they've confirmed there's going to be a season 2, another 13 episodes.

Sonic_Death · #10 12-01-2011, 06:24 PM

I'm a proponent of the show, but I'll be the first to admit it has taken a couple of strange turns.

I'll stick with it because I am still enjoying watching on numerous levels, but the additions of so many ghosts coming and going arbitrarily is definitely off-putting. I do actually like the disjointedness and the multiple storylines though... it adds a certain quality to the show. It's fun to not exactly know what is going on, or what scenes are "real" or part of the house's illusion.

Barkless Dog · #11 12-03-2011, 04:35 AM

We watch it & I have to admit I felt like my "Lost" chain was getting pulled a lot (which they are still doing with a mystery behind a mystery), but the last episode & where it appears to be leading to, takes the show to a different level. Far more than just the house & its spirits. Still entertaining with no real redeaming characters, maybe the maid?

amroach · #12 12-03-2011, 06:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Marial

It's chock full of crazy nonsense. It really makes very little sense. I'm enjoying it immensely.

+1

mmbongo · #13 12-03-2011, 07:55 AM

As long as the young housekeeper is there bending over in her underwear, I'm fully in.

MakiSupaStar · #14 12-04-2011, 02:32 PM

I like it. It's entertaining. I don't watch it for anything else.

Texan · #15 12-04-2011, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by mmbongo

As long as the young housekeeper is there bending over in her underwear, I'm fully in.

+1000

It's no Walking Dead, but its a good show. My wife is a big fan.

Richland123 · #16 12-04-2011, 03:24 PM

I have not watched the first 4 episodes yet but saw a few others and find the show to be very quirky. I know it is on purpose but I am not quite sure if I will stick with it much longer.

I do really like The Walking Dead and don't miss a show and the new show on AMC called Hell On Wheels is a great western with terrific acting.

Dr. Cheese · #17 12-23-2011, 09:35 PM

I really liked the way the show finished. I can see where it was concieved as a single season show. I heard that it was picked up for a second season, I hope if it is, it starts with entrirely different story line. Going back to the same old house would very quickly jump the shark.

jabsys · #18 12-24-2011, 05:12 AM

Last episode was one of the better ones, I can't wait for the next season to start now, it's a new location and new cast for the second season.

mongo2 · #19 12-24-2011, 05:58 AM

It lost me after 3 episodes.

J. Crawford · #20 12-24-2011, 09:54 PM

I watch it religiously. Beau, the son in the attic who is killed by "burn man", is portrayed by a kid I went to high school with. Kind of cool fact.

Next season is "in a new location, with new ghosts. Some of which are portrayed by the same actors. A hint can be found in the last 3 episodes of the show." Im pumped.