What they don't say speaks volumes

The Boston Globe attempts to explain the appeal of TV's morally ambiguous charters.

"Michael C. Hall (Dexter) Damian Lewis (Life) and Hugh Laurie (Dr House) seize attention by making a lot out of the smallest gestures.

"Hall, Laurie, and Lewis preside over their shows like conductors directing an orchestra. They don't just set the tone, they provide the moral tensions that drive the entire series forward.

... While Laurie's House is a showboat performance, awesome for its acerbic rants and flagrant puppeteering, Hall and Lewis play recessive figures who say more by what they don't say."

Be that as it may, I'm not sure their appeal says something entirely positive about us as viewers.

emily | 9:32 PM | TV series and characters - why the appeal |
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