while the more popular TV series are on hiatus, there were two new tv series i followed - rush and satisfaction.
rush is about dr. rush, i.e. warren rush, jr. he is not affiliated with any hospital because of an incident where a patient nearly died because he was high (on drugs) while on duty. he is on call 24/7 to individuals who want medical attention in privacy. for example, lover or mistress who had a heart attack while having a secret meeting, person who od'd on drugs of any kind, person who had an accident while having sex, etc. you get the drift right? for the privacy and all, he gets a lot, in cash always.
satisfaction revolves around couple neil and grace who have a good life, supposedly. they've been married for 20 years and have a daughter. neil discovers that grace hires a man to have sex with her, usually in the houses she sells (yeah, she's a real estate agent). this leads to confrontation between simon (the sex-for-hire guy) and neil. simon says a lot of things which makes neil realize some things about his and grace's life. as a revenge, neil pretends to be simon when he got his phone in the jacket that simon lent him. this leads to web of lies and complications.
come to think of it, the terms 'rush' and 'satisfaction' are very related in today's world. we live in a world where most of things are acquired in a rush. technology allows us to communicate with one another, regardless of location, at a click of keys on the keyboard. atm's allow us to deposit and withdraw money anywhere and anytime. fast food chains are everywhere because we want food, right now. this 'rush' in our lives lead us to dis'satisfaction.' like neil and grace, 20 years of marriage made them so used to each other that they forgot what really matters more in life. there was a lot of dissatisfaction which made them seek ways to be satisfied, which led to a lot of complications.
because we get things in a rush, our satisfaction dissipates very fast also. we become impatient when we don't get things right away. we do things, whether right or wrong, to satisfy ourselves without any consideration of others.
i just read an article regarding this entitled 'are we raising a generation of helpless kids' by mickey goodman. quoting tim elmore, the article said that "Gen Y (and iY) kids born between 1984 and 2002 have grown up in an age of instant gratification. iPhones, iPads, instant messaging and immediate access to data is at their fingertips," he says. "Their grades in school are often negotiated by parents rather than earned and they are praised for accomplishing little. They have hundreds of Facebook and Twitter 'friends,' but often few real connections."
rush is about dr. rush, i.e. warren rush, jr. he is not affiliated with any hospital because of an incident where a patient nearly died because he was high (on drugs) while on duty. he is on call 24/7 to individuals who want medical attention in privacy. for example, lover or mistress who had a heart attack while having a secret meeting, person who od'd on drugs of any kind, person who had an accident while having sex, etc. you get the drift right? for the privacy and all, he gets a lot, in cash always.
satisfaction revolves around couple neil and grace who have a good life, supposedly. they've been married for 20 years and have a daughter. neil discovers that grace hires a man to have sex with her, usually in the houses she sells (yeah, she's a real estate agent). this leads to confrontation between simon (the sex-for-hire guy) and neil. simon says a lot of things which makes neil realize some things about his and grace's life. as a revenge, neil pretends to be simon when he got his phone in the jacket that simon lent him. this leads to web of lies and complications.
come to think of it, the terms 'rush' and 'satisfaction' are very related in today's world. we live in a world where most of things are acquired in a rush. technology allows us to communicate with one another, regardless of location, at a click of keys on the keyboard. atm's allow us to deposit and withdraw money anywhere and anytime. fast food chains are everywhere because we want food, right now. this 'rush' in our lives lead us to dis'satisfaction.' like neil and grace, 20 years of marriage made them so used to each other that they forgot what really matters more in life. there was a lot of dissatisfaction which made them seek ways to be satisfied, which led to a lot of complications.
because we get things in a rush, our satisfaction dissipates very fast also. we become impatient when we don't get things right away. we do things, whether right or wrong, to satisfy ourselves without any consideration of others.
i just read an article regarding this entitled 'are we raising a generation of helpless kids' by mickey goodman. quoting tim elmore, the article said that "Gen Y (and iY) kids born between 1984 and 2002 have grown up in an age of instant gratification. iPhones, iPads, instant messaging and immediate access to data is at their fingertips," he says. "Their grades in school are often negotiated by parents rather than earned and they are praised for accomplishing little. They have hundreds of Facebook and Twitter 'friends,' but often few real connections."
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