"Jonathan Roberts" <NotMe@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Steven O. wrote:
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> > But basically the show stayed true to the simple idea of a very
> > young woman's encounter with God, as she and her friends and family
> > struggled with very authentic human dilemmas and conflicts.
>
> Some here will have seen me say this before, but: Dramatic presentations
> have beginnings, middles, and ends. Trouble with series TV is that it
> gets into an eternal middle (and usually never gets to an end).
>
> With the premise of the show, much as I have enjoyed it and wish it
> would go on, the creators have painted themselves into a corner. God
> must have had a solid reason to talk to Joan, but if they moved to the
> conclusion quickly the show would have been over, so they got stuck in
> the middle.
you make some good points
US TV, and fans thereof, is enamored with some ideas
1. characters must 'grow'
2. questions must be answered
3. Arcs are required to be a 'good' series
4....and some others
there are many examples of excellent, sophisticated, dramatic works
that only ask questions, that don't show character progress, but do tell
a story very well, and toss in some valuable insights to boot
Otto
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