#TypesTuesday – Animated series offer an interesting view into character development.
Category: Television
#TypesTuesday – Shelley Long and Power of Conscience
#TypesTuesday – Diane Chambers is a repressed, uptight Power of Conscience character.
How The Emmy Got Its Name
Here is how the television Emmy award was named.
2009 Emmy Nominee Analysis
Each Emmy nominated show has a clear, sharply defined protagonist at the heart of its story. Here’s a look at each Character Type.
#TypesTuesday – Land of The Lost and Power of Reason
#TypesTuesday – Any character, regardless of type, can be an idiot or a genius.
Bones – Reason & Love
These two characters exchange gifts to complement and complete each other. These gifts are personality traits missing in the other, differing points of view necessary to solving the case and critical skills or abilities lacking in their partner.
Sister Rose on Without A Trace
The television series, Without a Trace, is a classic Power of Truth story. A good friend, Sister Rose Pacatte, wrote about a recent episode “Miracle Worker” in her blog. http://sisterrose.wordpress.com/ My comments about her post are in (parenthesis). Sister Rose writes: Did you see Without a Trace last night? I thought it was extraordinary –… Continue reading Sister Rose on Without A Trace
Mad Men – Art vs Commerce
Mad Men has had wide-spread critical acclaim, won numerous awards and has become a cultural reference– but it has a very small audience. This struggle between art vs commerce and high brow vs low prestige mass entertainment is a dilemma writers and producers wrestle with continually.
Ugly Betty – 2008 Premiere Disappointment
The show premiered only marginally up from its low of last season. Here’s what I believe went wrong with the season premiere (and what danger signs it sends for the rest of season three).
Raising the Bar – Not Bochco at His Best
The audience needs to be actively concerned about a character’s sanity, safety or soul to be truly engaged.