tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34649134.post200619807890364609..comments2023-06-30T05:16:57.517-07:00Comments on Gosporn: The King of HeartsMichaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00531037998720855468noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34649134.post-74162715133616141472008-10-28T15:30:00.000-07:002008-10-28T15:30:00.000-07:00Just re-reading your post and it struck me:“A Dyna...Just re-reading your post and it struck me:<BR/><BR/>“A Dynasty is ALL about inheritance, and we can read the biblical record as a great struggle between sons/families for the inheritance of the Father. “<BR/><BR/>Dallas (hand-in-hand with Dynasty) was based on the father-brothers ‘love triangle’ in Steinbeck’s ‘East of Eden’ - the title referring to Cain’s exile. The brothers conflict for dad’s money and love. One good/one bad …Interestingly the ‘mother’ in Steinbeck bares more resemblance to Alexis Carrington…Chloehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18031346340538017552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34649134.post-28446818914305281402008-10-20T08:40:00.000-07:002008-10-20T08:40:00.000-07:00Hi Dr. DL, and thanks back. You're comment reminde...Hi Dr. DL, and thanks back. You're comment reminded me that soap operas are called such because they're primary purpose was to sell soap to house wives. A Star Trek geek factoid/myth is that on the first day on the set of the Original Series, Gene Roddenberry gathered the cast around him and told everyone that the only reason they were all there was to sell soap!<BR/><BR/>Which synchs nicely with my theory that we're all here acting our little hearts out in order to make ecstasy, AKA "soap".<BR/><BR/>Cheers, MichaelMichaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00531037998720855468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34649134.post-69785933851534145252008-10-20T00:26:00.000-07:002008-10-20T00:26:00.000-07:00Firstly, thanks for confirming my own belief that ...Firstly, thanks for confirming my own belief that life is a soap opera.<BR/><BR/>Fallon I recall was later abducted by ‘aliens’. .. (possibly another inter-species sex link)<BR/><BR/>Mmm Eros…didn’t he marry Psyche? Their story always reminded me a bit of Beauty and the Beast. (For good reason - http://www.essortment.com/all/erospsyche_rvde.htm )<BR/><BR/>Myth becomes fairytale becomes soap opera ...<BR/><BR/>P.S TY for your lovely comment. It meant a lot.Chloehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18031346340538017552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34649134.post-78626483876431170872008-10-19T19:15:00.000-07:002008-10-19T19:15:00.000-07:00Thanks for the comments all. Joan Collins was fier...Thanks for the comments all. Joan Collins was fierce! She was like a jungle cat defending her brood, fangs and all. John Forsythe played Blake (God) with insufferable and unshakeable self-righteousness, and remember he also played the unseen God Charlie to his Angels, with Bosley (the dutiful homo) as his prophet.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00531037998720855468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34649134.post-30059938038982130742008-10-19T15:53:00.000-07:002008-10-19T15:53:00.000-07:00DYNASTY was before my time, but my God, does it so...DYNASTY was before my time, but my God, does it sound great. I have to get it on DVD or something. Strange I haven't got it before now, because I'm a big fan of Joan Collins. One of my lifetime ambitions has always been to be a soap opera villainess.<BR/><BR/>It's interesting how some mental and physical disorders happen a lot more in fiction than in real life. Amnesia, for example, is almost unheard of. There's even some debate in psychology about reclassification of Multiple Personality Disorder. <BR/><BR/>The circumstance where a pair of twins is born from different fathers entirely is called "heteropaternal superfecundation." It seems to be a favorite idea of the Greeks.Esperanto Grrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11255411270358682407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34649134.post-24811021789745748632008-10-19T07:45:00.000-07:002008-10-19T07:45:00.000-07:00Being of Greek myth myself, I have always found th...Being of Greek myth myself, I have always found the homoerotic contrast between the lord all-mighty Zeus and his arch-nemesis Achilles (me past self) to be of interest.<BR/><BR/>They were both bisexual, but Zeus merely wanted to dominate over all life, and his relationships involving humans were mostly rape. When you're raped by another human being, it's a horrible tragedy, but when you're raped by a god, it's apparently a blessing. "The RAPTURE" was a common theme in Greek myth, long before the Christians redefined it, and it literally meant Zeus bringing you up to Heaven in order to rape you.<BR/><BR/>Achilles, on the other hand, was entirely motivated by love. Sure, he was an enraged, bloodthirsty killing machine on the battlefield, but at home he "surrendered" to both his male lover Patroclus and his female lover Deidamia. You can't be angry and on top all of the time. ;)JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13180037742507176921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34649134.post-82302321278338965022008-10-19T05:07:00.000-07:002008-10-19T05:07:00.000-07:00Joan Collins - got me thinking about the adverts ...Joan Collins - got me thinking about the adverts for Cinzano Bianco in the UK in the 70s . They were funny, and the 2 characters acting wer JC and Leonard Rossiter , who had a part in 2001:Space Odyssey.<BR/>Just a flash of these 2 space adventures melding together<BR/>' Do you find Kirk attractive , Dave?'<BR/>'Not really Hal'<BR/>Of course it would have to be as series somewhat like Dynasty.<BR/><BR/>cheersaferrismoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10323962086698914361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34649134.post-10313535189704008132008-10-18T20:12:00.000-07:002008-10-18T20:12:00.000-07:00Thanks Devin. Your attention is payment enough.Thanks Devin. Your attention is payment enough.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00531037998720855468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34649134.post-37454180511803855572008-10-18T00:14:00.000-07:002008-10-18T00:14:00.000-07:00I love your blog. This was a beautiful post. I wis...I love your blog. This was a beautiful post. I wish there was something I could do to as a gift to my favorite bloggers. There are about 7 blogs I just love- 3 in the synchromystic category. As a gay man myself I can really relate to a lot of what you write about. Best wishes-DevinDevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08467101354793913827noreply@blogger.com