Summary:Â We interrupt our series about the TV show “Castle” to answer a reader’s question. This analysis reveals dark aspects of US culture (with worse to come in future chapters), but are the lessons from “Castle” typical of American TV? To answer that we’ll look at one of the shows in the hit Naval Criminal …
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Summary:Â Today we look at the collision of values between our hero, Richard Castle, and the lovable rogue Rogan. Fans express outrage at the thought that Rogan might be right. For good reason, because this illustrates in miniature the evolution of American society in a direction we prefer not to see. This is the fourth …
Summary:Â Let’s start our series about the TV show “Castle”, mining it for insights about ourselves (America), with an easy parallel. Fans of “Castle” tend to see the show as fan fiction, which requires amnesia about its actual history. Much as Americans have amnesia about much of our history. That’s fun for fans and 4th …
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Summary:Â The post about the TV show “Castle” began a new series on the FM website. Before we start, let’s review what we do here. The FM website delivers harsh truths (or guesses at such). It’s a poor business strategy delivering unpopular news. On the other hand, the record shows we’re good at it. Here’s …
What we do here. Why it’s unpopular. And our new theme. Read More »
Summary:Â The skilled actors of the TV show “Castle” bring to us a season finale that, properly understood, will make each of us look in the mirror and wonder what’s become of us — as citizens, as Americans. Who kidnapped Richard Castle minutes before his wedding in the Season 6 finale? This post explains not …
Explaining the season 6 finale of “Castle”, and what’s coming next. Spoilers! Read More »
