I've been watching the highly-acclaimed, Martin Donovan-in-2nd-season Showtime series Weeds and several things are killing me:
1) Why doesn't she sell her house?
2) Why doesn't she downgrade on the house?
3) Why doesn't she get a real job?
4) Why doesn't she get a credit card?
5) Didn't her dead husband leave her with some insurance or anything?
6) Why doesn't she sell some of her shit?
7) Why is she leasing a Land Rover? Get a Corolla or something modest and affordable! Fuck, you'd have a Corolla paid off in five months for what you pay to LEASE a Rover.
The entire premise of the show just doesn't hold. Not that I don't believe that she could be left broke--most "rich" people who live in subdivisions like that are one six-figure paycheck away from the repo man and an ass-pounding from the IRS. Those people usually have no liquidity. If you have to flash it, you probably don't really have it.
Posted by Zerd at March 10, 2008 10:47 PMI, on the other hand, have been thoroughly enjoying watching the Showtime series Dexter. It's probably equally improbable, but I haven't seen any major plot holes yet.
Heroes had a couple of "Hey, wait a minute" moments, but it's just too enjoyable to complain about.
Posted by: Dave at March 11, 2008 06:49 PM