Comments on: Am I the only one who thinks "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" is a really creepy show? http://philwelch.net/2007/05/15/am-i-the-only-one-who-thinks-law-order-special-victims-unit-is-a-really-creepy-show/ the adventures of phil welch, student of philosophy Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:10:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Lalah http://philwelch.net/2007/05/15/am-i-the-only-one-who-thinks-law-order-special-victims-unit-is-a-really-creepy-show/#comment-166 Lalah Fri, 18 May 2007 06:31:00 +0000 http://philwelch.net/wordpress/?p=157#comment-166 <i>"I think lots of people who have gone through traumatic experiences try thinking about them and the issues surrounding them in order to work through it."</i><br/><br/>So true! And *this* is why I have seen every WW2 film ever made!! <br/><br/>My father lived through the Nazi occupation of Holland, and this experience shaped who he is. He was facinated with WW2 in books, newsreels, documentaries. I always thought that he was seeking to understand the enormity of what he had absorbed as a child his entire adult life. <br/><br/>While I believe that we can learn something of the nature of sexual predation from such a show...when is becomes *entertainment,* it seems to me that it crosses a line I'm not comfortable with. “I think lots of people who have gone through traumatic experiences try thinking about them and the issues surrounding them in order to work through it.”

So true! And *this* is why I have seen every WW2 film ever made!!

My father lived through the Nazi occupation of Holland, and this experience shaped who he is. He was facinated with WW2 in books, newsreels, documentaries. I always thought that he was seeking to understand the enormity of what he had absorbed as a child his entire adult life.

While I believe that we can learn something of the nature of sexual predation from such a show…when is becomes *entertainment,* it seems to me that it crosses a line I’m not comfortable with.

]]> By: Lalah http://philwelch.net/2007/05/15/am-i-the-only-one-who-thinks-law-order-special-victims-unit-is-a-really-creepy-show/#comment-164 Lalah Fri, 18 May 2007 05:40:00 +0000 http://philwelch.net/wordpress/?p=157#comment-164 Well said, Phil. <br/><br/>I find a lot of current shows are creepy. Far too many of them are all about death. Death and rotting bodies. Death and maggots. Death and bullet holes, stab wounds, bruises.<br/><br/>I find SVU creepy and voyeuristic. Most of the Law and Order shows (I have watched a few) are far too predictable. Well said, Phil.

I find a lot of current shows are creepy. Far too many of them are all about death. Death and rotting bodies. Death and maggots. Death and bullet holes, stab wounds, bruises.

I find SVU creepy and voyeuristic. Most of the Law and Order shows (I have watched a few) are far too predictable.

]]> By: Steph http://philwelch.net/2007/05/15/am-i-the-only-one-who-thinks-law-order-special-victims-unit-is-a-really-creepy-show/#comment-163 Steph Thu, 17 May 2007 23:46:00 +0000 http://philwelch.net/wordpress/?p=157#comment-163 It's no more odd than any of the other Law & Orders or Criminal Intents. The shows are weird, their plots are twisted, and a lot of it is creepy.<br/><br/>That is why they are interesting. It’s no more odd than any of the other Law & Orders or Criminal Intents. The shows are weird, their plots are twisted, and a lot of it is creepy.

That is why they are interesting.

]]> By: Philip L. Welch http://philwelch.net/2007/05/15/am-i-the-only-one-who-thinks-law-order-special-victims-unit-is-a-really-creepy-show/#comment-162 Philip L. Welch Wed, 16 May 2007 07:12:00 +0000 http://philwelch.net/wordpress/?p=157#comment-162 You'd <i>think</i> they'd find it upsetting, and some of them undoubtedly do, but I think lots of people who have gone through traumatic experiences try thinking about them and the issues surrounding them in order to work through it. You’d think they’d find it upsetting, and some of them undoubtedly do, but I think lots of people who have gone through traumatic experiences try thinking about them and the issues surrounding them in order to work through it.

]]> By: Spungen http://philwelch.net/2007/05/15/am-i-the-only-one-who-thinks-law-order-special-victims-unit-is-a-really-creepy-show/#comment-161 Spungen Wed, 16 May 2007 06:23:00 +0000 http://philwelch.net/wordpress/?p=157#comment-161 I highly doubt the show's fan base consists of victims of sex offenses. I would think they'd find that material upsetting. More likely, they're just crime groupies. I highly doubt the show’s fan base consists of victims of sex offenses. I would think they’d find that material upsetting. More likely, they’re just crime groupies.

]]> By: Anonymous http://philwelch.net/2007/05/15/am-i-the-only-one-who-thinks-law-order-special-victims-unit-is-a-really-creepy-show/#comment-159 Anonymous Tue, 15 May 2007 15:40:00 +0000 http://philwelch.net/wordpress/?p=157#comment-159 In its inception, the show wasn't too bad. But after a couple of seasons it really degraded. I haven't seen much of the last 2 seasons myself.<br/><br/>Now Law & Order: Trail by Jury...That show was a total crapfest.<br/><br/>ThirdManFromTheLeft In its inception, the show wasn’t too bad. But after a couple of seasons it really degraded. I haven’t seen much of the last 2 seasons myself.

Now Law & Order: Trail by Jury…That show was a total crapfest.

ThirdManFromTheLeft

]]> By: Timothy http://philwelch.net/2007/05/15/am-i-the-only-one-who-thinks-law-order-special-victims-unit-is-a-really-creepy-show/#comment-158 Timothy Tue, 15 May 2007 14:39:00 +0000 http://philwelch.net/wordpress/?p=157#comment-158 No, it's creepy. Weird and creepy. No, it’s creepy. Weird and creepy.

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