On Thu, Oct 3, 2019 at 6:53 AM Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Oct 3, 2019 at 1:27 AM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Again, the TV trope of opening with an action sequence, then flashing >> back to tell the story of how it came to be. >> >> P.S.- Does every character have to be overly quirky? Native American >> woman who compulsively knits. Cop who excessively uses Post-Its. Food truck >> guy desperate for a good Yelp review. It all masks a very bland story >> devoid of compelling characters. >> >> Pilot free on iTunes >> >> https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/stumptown-season-1/id1475139106 >> > > I think the quirks are just a way to keep the characters from being too > generic. >
The way to make a character non-generic is to write a character. Writing pointless affectations is just sloppy, and it ends up making the characters one-dimensional at best. > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiGu7YvBLpnN%2BHTAxXeGfsT25W8MUyJjk%2BcDvUtanpBELw%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiGu7YvBLpnN%2BHTAxXeGfsT25W8MUyJjk%2BcDvUtanpBELw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4AXZddFrk_ESzGbfwgtv9Q-O5WaLVf0uTLEcWGuyY%2BMWw%40mail.gmail.com.
