I had a follow-up thought to my post on Monday about NEWNESS. So consider this a companion-post. This thought occurred to me as I was watching probably my third episode of NCIS in a row on USA. This has turned into a weird habit of mine lately, probably because it's easy to have on in the background, but mostly because it's nice to know what to expect sometimes. So here's the thought:

Formulas are not a bad thing. Formulas in fiction can and should work.

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