Entry tags:
From Buffy/Angel to Farscape/Doctor Who: What makes a good redemptive narrative character arc?
1. Watching this insane video series on MTV called Ridiculous which so far has managed to make me very happy I've never tried the pogo bouncing stick. And saw a turtle having an sexual orgasm. Stopped when they decided to show a video of some guy beating up some other guy and shouting at him and his girlfriend or they were all shouting and beating on each other - which was giving me headache. Off now.
( boring personal stuff )
2.At the laundry mat, I read an article in EW about Sarah Michell Gellar-Prinze's new show Ringer. She was on the cover of it. ( Bits about the SMG interview and the difference between tv and movies... )
Regarding Ringer? ( about Ringer, with very very vague spoilers )
3.Been thinking redemptive stories, in part because there have been a few posts on it on live journal, and often posts by others, regardless of whether I comment, will percolate for a bit in my own head until I post myself on it.
( Where I attempt to explain what I like about redemptive arcs and where they work and where they really don't work. OR what makes a good redemptive character arc. Hint - it's not the actual redemption. Lots of spoilers - Being Human, The Wire (although very very vague for The Wire, Dexter & Being Human), Doctor Who, Farscape, Angel, and Buffy )
Okay enough rambling...off to watch either Fringe or Mao's Last Dancer, before tonight's Doctor Who, which is most likely another horror episode - sans Doctor Song. My difficulty with Who, is that I don't tend to like the stand-a-lone episodes that much, with a few exceptions.
( boring personal stuff )
2.At the laundry mat, I read an article in EW about Sarah Michell Gellar-Prinze's new show Ringer. She was on the cover of it. ( Bits about the SMG interview and the difference between tv and movies... )
Regarding Ringer? ( about Ringer, with very very vague spoilers )
3.Been thinking redemptive stories, in part because there have been a few posts on it on live journal, and often posts by others, regardless of whether I comment, will percolate for a bit in my own head until I post myself on it.
( Where I attempt to explain what I like about redemptive arcs and where they work and where they really don't work. OR what makes a good redemptive character arc. Hint - it's not the actual redemption. Lots of spoilers - Being Human, The Wire (although very very vague for The Wire, Dexter & Being Human), Doctor Who, Farscape, Angel, and Buffy )
Okay enough rambling...off to watch either Fringe or Mao's Last Dancer, before tonight's Doctor Who, which is most likely another horror episode - sans Doctor Song. My difficulty with Who, is that I don't tend to like the stand-a-lone episodes that much, with a few exceptions.