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Hey all--
Been away from the boards for a bit (not the least of which was going to see Scott Bakula do his benefit performance of "I Do, I Do" tonight over in Culver City, CA).
Wanted to respond about the MIA episode first. I was indeed stating that -AS FAR AS UNIVERSAL WAS CONCERNED- the song at the end of MIA wasn't crucial. I completely understand people's strong reaction to it, and I would have--were I Universal's head--tried to deal with it.
Now that being said, I've been watching Season 3...and while the lack of original music didn't bother me so much in Season 2, it's begun to really stick out for me--and it's because of something I've realized.
Sam's leaping through his own lifetime--basically the latter half of the 20th century. In every episode, therefore, the series has to make it clear when you are time-wise. And one of the -easiest- ways to do that is through music. Styles don't always change as quickly as music does, and even with every single attempt QL did to make clothes and cars and props match time-frame, one of the best ways the show made things connect was through the music being played.
The generic music in Season 3 especially is far less time-specific. It makes the leaps somehow, IMHO, sit in a void that is much harder to connect with time-wise.
So it's bothering me more this time.
Hey all--
Been away from the boards for a bit (not the least of which was going to see Scott Bakula do his benefit performance of "I Do, I Do" tonight over in Culver City, CA).
Wanted to respond about the MIA episode first. I was indeed stating that -AS FAR AS UNIVERSAL WAS CONCERNED- the song at the end of MIA wasn't crucial. I completely understand people's strong reaction to it, and I would have--were I Universal's head--tried to deal with it.
Now that being said, I've been watching Season 3...and while the lack of original music didn't bother me so much in Season 2, it's begun to really stick out for me--and it's because of something I've realized.
Sam's leaping through his own lifetime--basically the latter half of the 20th century. In every episode, therefore, the series has to make it clear when you are time-wise. And one of the -easiest- ways to do that is through music. Styles don't always change as quickly as music does, and even with every single attempt QL did to make clothes and cars and props match time-frame, one of the best ways the show made things connect was through the music being played.
The generic music in Season 3 especially is far less time-specific. It makes the leaps somehow, IMHO, sit in a void that is much harder to connect with time-wise.
So it's bothering me more this time.