Arrested Development by Thomas Pynchon

[rich]

Fargo has very offbeat characters (ala big lebowski), usually a protagonist
that throws the natural order out of whack--billy bob thornton's character.
eg in season 1; Varga in season 3 (a wonderful David Thewliss). the doofus
parole officer in season 3 played by ewan macgregor is very much like a
Zoyd-type schlub there's the general vibe of outside forces (the
underworld, aliens, corporate interests, government/law enforcement)
closing in on average people caught up in events larger than what they're
used to.

rich

On Sat, Jun 17, 2017 at 11:39 PM, Lex Alfonso <
alfonsoandtheargonauts at gmail.com> wrote:

> Oh? I haven't seen it yet.
>
> Do tell
>
> On Thu, Jun 15, 2017 at 10:44 PM, rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> there are some Pynchonian elements to Noah Hawley's fab show, Fargo
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 15, 2017 at 7:33 AM, Keith Davis <kbob42 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Funniest show ever...
>>>
>>> Www.innergroovemusic.com
>>>
>>> > On Jun 15, 2017, at 6:55 AM, Lex Alfonso <
>>> alfonsoandtheargonauts at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > been thinking about arrested development
>>> >
>>> > newly renewed for a fifth season
>>> >
>>> > non-linear narrative
>>> >
>>> > large cast of eccentrics with telling names
>>> >
>>> > intertextuality and metatextuality
>>> >
>>> > satire of american culture as perceived through esoteric interests
>>> (close up magic, maritime law, amateur theatre)
>>> >
>>> > historical events as framing devices (iraq war, 08 housing crash)
>>> >
>>> > post-industrial civilisation under the microscope
>>> >
>>> > i dunno, i feel it
>>> -
>>> Pynchon-l / http://www.waste.org/mail/?listpynchon-l
>>>
>>
>>
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