welcometothisblogbitch:

adamhrabik:

welcometothisblogbitch:

adamhrabik:

After one episode of Dexter and five episodes of Mad Men, I have to say:

Dexter > Mad Men

Tell me how I’m wrong or STFU.

You’re wrong because that’s a stupid comparison to make.

“Apples and oranges aren’t that different, really. I mean, they’re both fruit. Their weight is extremely similar. They both contain acidic elements. They’re both roughly spherical. They serve the same social purpose. With the possible exception of a tangerine, I can’t think of anything more similar to an orange than an apple. If I was having lunch with a man who was eating an apple and - while I was looking away - he replaced that apple with an orange, I doubt I’d even notice. So how is this a metaphor for difference? I could understand if you said, ‘That’s like comparing apples and uranium,’ or ‘That’s like comparing apples with baby wolverines,’ or ‘That’s like comparing apples with the early work of Raymond Carver,’ or ‘That’s like comparing apples with hermaphroditic ground sloths.’ Those would all be valid examples of profound disparity. But not apples and oranges. In every meaningful way, they’re virtually identical.”

- Chuck Klosterman

Boom.  Roasted.

Maybe, but if Klosterman knew anyone was using that passage to prove any sort of point he’d write another one just as long about how apples and oranges are “on the other hand, also completely different. “

Meanwhile, Mad Men and Dexter are not that dissimilar shows.  Both are hour-long dramas that feature frequently-mistreated women and a distant, enigmatic male lead.

Having said that, I haven’t seen many episodes of either, so maybe it’s too soon for me to make any judgment calls.