"The Glades" TV Show...a small rant

[Jeff Crowell]

So, my wife turned on an episode of The Glades where they slammed the whole UFO phenomenon. A UFO "buff" was killed by a couple of guys who made it look like a UFO abduction/slaying gone horribly bad. It was the typical, cookie-cutter UFO slam programming where there was something that appeared UFO-ish occurring but it was all explained away as something very normal by the end of the program. Then, the last scene, the main character was sitting outside looking up at the sky when he sees some red lights in a pattern. As he's watching the lights streak away at incredible speeds. As typical the program mocked the UFO phenomenon, made people interested in UFO's appear to be geeks, idiots, and laughable jokes in society, but ended with a "but what if..." question scene that was supposed to leave the phenomenon 'open' to possibility.

It irritated me to no end.

Speaking of irritation, I'm watching an episode of Weird or What and they have David Hatcher-Childress on right now. Ugh.

J.

 

[Randall]

So, my wife turned on an episode of The Glades where they slammed the whole UFO phenomenon ... As typical the program mocked the UFO phenomenon, made people interested in UFO's appear to be geeks, idiots, and laughable jokes in society, but ended with a "but what if..." question scene that was supposed to leave the phenomenon 'open' to possibility ... It irritated me to no end.

Hey I always love a good rant and couldn't agree more when it comes to that sort of anti-ufology social programming by pop media proxy. They did something similar with the UFO nuts in the film Contact. That was still a good movie but you also can't escape the fact that it's targeted mockery. Although it might be less subtle than the type of propaganda in Reefer Madness ... isn't there a similar principle at work here?

 

[Gene Steinberg]

So, my wife turned on an episode of The Glades where they slammed the whole UFO phenomenon. A UFO "buff" was killed by a couple of guys who made it look like a UFO abduction/slaying gone horribly bad. It was the typical, cookie-cutter UFO slam programming where there was something that appeared UFO-ish occurring but it was all explained away as something very normal by the end of the program. Then, the last scene, the main character was sitting outside looking up at the sky when he sees some red lights in a pattern. As he's watching the lights streak away at incredible speeds. As typical the program mocked the UFO phenomenon, made people interested in UFO's appear to be geeks, idiots, and laughable jokes in society, but ended with a "but what if..." question scene that was supposed to leave the phenomenon 'open' to possibility.

It irritated me to no end.

Speaking of irritation, I'm watching an episode of Weird or What and they have David Hatcher-Childress on right now. Ugh.

J.

Regardless, "The Glades" is just an average procedural drama. Who cares about the plots anyway?

 

[Jeff Crowell]

Yeah, we're just a bunch of aluminum foil wearing nuts. They had that....on their show....aluminum foil hats.

I've worn one once, actually...made it myself, but I'm not embarrassed to say it.

 

[Jeff Crowell]

Regardless, "The Glades" is just an average procedural drama. Who cares about the plots anyway?

I got the impression they were all about trying to 'sell' the main character, a swarmy smart-ass. Just another Rockford Files copy cat.

 

[Gene Steinberg]

Sorta, though this guy is presented as a real cop, someone from Chicago working in a small Florida town, and thus tainted by the big city. It's also interesting to note that star Matt Passmore is yet another Aussie who found a home on American TV.

 

[Randall]

Yeah, we're just a bunch of aluminum foil wearing nuts. They had that....on their show....aluminum foil hats. vI've worn one once, actually...made it myself, but I'm not embarrassed to say it.

I'll probably regret this ...​

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[boomerang]

I'll probably regret this ...​

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LOL. I'm guessing the pyramid shape serves a kind of dual purpose. Preventing the Grays from reading your mind while sharpening it at the same time. No wonder your posts are so incisive !