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[foxxcub]

Excerpt from "Maximum Insecurity: Genre Trouble and Closet Erotics in and out of HBO's Oz" by Joe Wlodarz (as published in the Duke University magazine Camera Obscura):

What in fact makes Oz so deliciously compelling (and steamy) is the way it consistenly thwarts clear, coherent, and unambiguous expressions of gay desire and identification in favor of a more enticing erotic uncertainty. For it is indeed the combination of hypermasculinity and feminization, the displays and conflicts of manhood, affective excess, and sexual ambiguity that make the series so irresistable to its fans--especially to women and gay male fans--and that, accordingly, establish the program as such as an intriguing example of and source of slash fiction.

It's sad how much that paragraph alone makes me flail in fangirl bliss. GodDAMN, I love this show.

I am such a nerd.

(Thanks again, luci_2!!)

Comments

[inthekeyofd.livejournal.com]

I believe it was a Chris article, the conversation, that was part of the interview was something about Do you watch TV?, I said yes, didn't mention Oz, but said what a fan of Chris and SVU I was, turns out the guy (who I have come to know and absolutely adore--he's so so nice) watched/s it as well and told me about the article, and I guess recommended me for the job..I've been here ever since. *smile*

And Critics..don't let them get you down, sure, all of us say things about shows, but that's done out of love, critics take it to the next freakin' level.

If they have a problem with the violence..well, I think what my mother (who was also a fan of Oz) said,..."IT'S A SHOW ABOUT PRISON, WHAT IN THE HELL DO THEY EXPECT."

And honestly, Oz is the reason why I can't watch prison break, as a wise man put it--actually it was J.K Simmons who said it when they asked if he watched Prison Break..it's like going from the Major Leagues to College baseball..believe me, no offense intended, but a prison show on Cable that can explore more, show more, really has an advantage over network tv.

Plus, once you've been Chris Keller-ized, all other prisoners just can't compare. *smile*

[foxxcub.livejournal.com]

I totally understand the Prison Break comparison, but I started watching PB before Oz, so I kind of can't give it up...although it's gotten to the point now where the little things irritate me, like them not being naked in the hole, the guys calling the guards "C.O.s" instead of hacks, etc. And T-Bag really is Schillinger Lite, LOL.