In lieu of the recent International Women's Day and ACMI's special conference on Fairy Tales, which I couldn't attend (sob). I'm currently working on presenting here what I think Fairy Tales are and what they're for, inspired by tertiary study at La Trobe University (a long while ago), a metric tonne of reading (creative and theoretical) and … Continue reading Some thoughts about Fairy Tales (Intro)
Month: March 2011
Smokin’ out the facts on getting your story straight
The thing I was bothered most about while re-watching Alien recently was how, in the middle of space, on a ship with finite resources and processed oxygen, people could casually sit around smoking cigarettes. While smoking is legal it's not sensible and MOST ESPECIALLY IN SPACE. I guess in space no one can hear you wheeze. My main problem with … Continue reading Smokin’ out the facts on getting your story straight
Ah, (the Serenity of) Firefly
While I'm writing (too much) about TV I may as well write about why Firefly was So Damn Awesome. It's also timely as actor and Cap'n Nathan Fillion recently dreamed out loud in a TV interview about how he would relaunch the program if he won a gazillion dollars (or some such). I know maybe some of you … Continue reading Ah, (the Serenity of) Firefly
On Being (Even More) Human
I'm troubled by my empathy for John Mitchell. Vampire. Programs like Being Human and Dexter, where the 'hero' Dexter Morgan, is also a serial killer, demonstrate the lack of absolutes in life. Or at least present stories in which viewers are manipulated in to feeling for characters whose motives and actions are, well, bad. BAD with capitals. … Continue reading On Being (Even More) Human
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