tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post6431563823839348895..comments2024-03-27T07:01:13.725+02:00Comments on The Muqata: Singles in Jerusalem (continued) - סרוגיםJameel @ The Muqatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15890095633246557332noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-20677097669450778022008-07-08T17:25:00.000+03:002008-07-08T17:25:00.000+03:00It will shock no one that I'm impressed by and int...It will shock no one that I'm impressed by and interested in this show, and looking forward to seeing as many episodes as I can while I'm in Israel. <BR/><BR/>A while ago, someone I know remotely was trying to do a show for NBC about Morningside Heights and the intersection of all the clergy schools up there--I imagine the UWS singles scene would have figured prominently.<BR/><BR/>But more importantly, if anyone does a show about Jewish singles, I certainly hope I'd be on the shortlist of writers...Esther Kustanowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17598539253079410648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-32408500606853924312008-07-07T12:13:00.000+03:002008-07-07T12:13:00.000+03:00Shmerel,It's not a reason to become chareidi. May...Shmerel,<BR/><BR/>It's not a reason to become chareidi. Maybe a reason to become chardal. :)chardalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11360421238816857677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-69549839398488336072008-06-27T11:08:00.000+03:002008-06-27T11:08:00.000+03:00Jerry: Its a real life issue...and raising it in a...Jerry: Its a real life issue...and raising it in a cirvumented way is in good taste (in my opinion).<BR/><BR/>Shmerel: Defensive? You were bemoaning it...Jameel @ The Muqatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15890095633246557332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-8899566249610266662008-06-26T14:48:00.000+03:002008-06-26T14:48:00.000+03:00Ummmm... the very first episode had a guy sleeping...Ummmm... the very first episode had a guy sleeping over at the girl's apartment. While the show did not clarify what did or did not happen between them, raising the issue was enough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-61864208453289487672008-06-26T11:47:00.000+03:002008-06-26T11:47:00.000+03:00I was walking around Azrieli in Tel Aviv last nigh...I was walking around Azrieli in Tel Aviv last night and was quite surprised by the number of girls wearing skirts - including those working in the food court.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-70840406636624119472008-06-26T09:39:00.000+03:002008-06-26T09:39:00.000+03:00It's the self-inflicted problems I am bemoaning, n...It's the self-inflicted problems I am bemoaning, not the ad-hoc solutions. Why are you being so defensive?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-73162618025277016452008-06-26T08:27:00.000+03:002008-06-26T08:27:00.000+03:00Faigey: Tell that to shmerel!Faigey: Tell that to shmerel!Jameel @ The Muqatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15890095633246557332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-87596472115730258202008-06-26T06:38:00.000+03:002008-06-26T06:38:00.000+03:00I met my husband after davening at a Katamon "sing...I met my husband after davening at a Katamon "singles" shul so don't knock it..פייגא דבורהhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13283471884306668747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-8040914458655058892008-06-26T03:29:00.000+03:002008-06-26T03:29:00.000+03:00No Jameel. But you knew that anyway ;) Look, ever...No Jameel. But you knew that anyway ;) Look, every kehilla has it's problems, but I'd take ours over yours any day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-25727782917388773592008-06-26T00:27:00.000+03:002008-06-26T00:27:00.000+03:00shmerel: And that is? To avoid hearing women say k...shmerel: And that is? To avoid hearing women say kiddush?Jameel @ The Muqatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15890095633246557332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-46842770933846681902008-06-26T00:10:00.000+03:002008-06-26T00:10:00.000+03:00Sounds like another reason to become chareidi.Sounds like another reason to become chareidi.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-51889561042968078992008-06-25T16:36:00.000+03:002008-06-25T16:36:00.000+03:00YNET entitles their article about "Srugim" as "Sex...<I>YNET entitles their article about "Srugim" as "Sex and the holy city." The article itself isn't bad, but to put "sex" in the title is simply poor taste, considering the show (as explained to me by Laizy, the director), had to be "clean enough" for an 8 year old.</I><BR/><BR/>But the article says that "Sex and the Holy City" was actually the original title of the show. And Shapiro says straight out that the show <I>will</I>, in fact deal with sex:<BR/><BR/><I>Even after giving up on the original title, "Sex and the Holy City," Shapira -– a graduate of the Ma'ale School of Television, Film and the Arts –- admits that sex could not be avoided in a TV series dealing with religious people's sentimental life, simply because it happens.<BR/>"I couldn’t ignore the sex issue in the series because I would be ignoring reality. It exists, and I was really scared by these scenes, causing anxieties among the actors as well. The scenes I was most afraid of were those which included innuendos of sex and contact, because in the Israeli series and films the sex is extremely brutal and I wanted to do something else.<BR/>"At a certain stage there is a scene which we know will end with sex, and it was eventually gentle and charming. There is something pretty special in the fact that you can see such things in a series on religious people."</I><BR/><BR/>I don't know if that squares so well with being "'clean enough' for an 8 year old". (Then again, your average 8-year-old is exposed to some pretty raunchy stuff these days.)<BR/><BR/>Sounds like it's time for an exclusive Muqata interview to get the straight dope...Lurkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05516196101946513020noreply@blogger.com