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Entries in plot (2)

Tuesday
May122009

Of Plot and Pacing

A few disclaimers:

 1. I love Star Trek.

 2. I love time travel stories

 3. I love JJ Abrams

 

All three of these things have been true for some time. Star Trek goes back to my childhood. This is my father's fault. Time travel was rooted into my psyche with the Back to the Future movies. Probably also my fault. As far as JJ Abrams...well I think I discovered him on my own. I watched ALIAS religiously. 

So you'd think the Star Trek movie would be an instant hit for me. And you'd be right!

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Wednesday
May062009

A Word About Formula

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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