"Jonathan Roberts" <NotMe@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "ottomatic" wrote:
>
> > US TV, and fans thereof, is enamored with some ideas . . .
>
> > 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
>
> Certainly, but few such works go on for 42+ episodes without any changes
> at all to the characters or the situation.
well, that is true
so that's why series utilize what we now like to call 'arcs',
arcs even provide a way to tell stories with a beginning, middle, and
ending, as
an earlier poster stated - but it takes lots of talent to come up with
good ideas and fit them into the ongoing line of a show
IMHO that is where JoA failed
It started as a fresh<reasonably> idea, well presented, with snappy dialog
and a compelling attitude
but, as time went on it seemed to get away from the elements that drew
viewers
in the first place, and go into areas that just didn't work
I'm sad to see Joan go, I would most certainly have continued to watch it
next Fall,
but I had grave reservations about Joan doing battle with the forces of
evil
when I read the quote that Barb Hale was thinking "Joan meets Buffy"
I cringed - I wonder if I would have stayed for much of that
Otto
>
> Don't recall who said is, but it was said: In a work of fiction, the
> events depicted are the most interesting things which will ever happen
> to that specific group of characters.
>
> I can think of quite a few TV series which should have been limited run
> rather than open-ended.
>
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