Vineland, the TV Series

[Robin Landseadel]

On Feb 18, 2009, at 9:47 AM, Henry Musikar wrote:

> For me, VL stands out in the Pynchon canon as, next to COL49, the  
> easiest
> read, but more importantly, the most exterior, i.e. least internal,  
> work.
>
> There's more to the Tube in VL than the usually entertaining  
> references to
> shows, real and imagined. This one has a higher dialogue to weight  
> ratio
> than any other P-work (someone talk me down if I'm wrong), making it  
> easier
> to transfer to the Tube, and with less loss, than any other work by  
> OBA.
>
> Henry Mu

I concur, Vineland consciously is modeled after made-for-TV movies and  
miniseries, from its flashbacks within flashbacks right up to its  
happily-ever-after conclusion.