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Comment on FOR KIDS NOW, AND THE KIDS WE WERE by Caroline Green

Caroline Green — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:54:50 +0000

Will be crossing my fingers for you Adrian. And I agree heartily that ’stories matter’. Great post.

Comment on FRESH MEAT HAS FUNNY BONE by Adrian Reynolds

Adrian Reynolds — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:58:29 +0000

What’s that you say? Speak into my ear-trumpet…

Comment on FRESH MEAT HAS FUNNY BONE by Michael Cook

Michael Cook — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:52:55 +0000

Good blog, but The Young Ones was more like 30 years ago, unfortunately!

Comment on SHADOWS AND LIGHT by Adrian Reynolds

Adrian Reynolds — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:39:37 +0000

I wish I’d caught it back then: I’m sure I’d have found plenty to enjoy about it before I got seriously into writing and started to pick things apart.

Comment on SHADOWS AND LIGHT by Griff

Griff — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:14:15 +0000

I’m sure if I saw it now it would seem dated and obvious, but I absolutely loved Angel Heart when I saw it in the late 80s, as a somewhat naive cinemagoer who’d only really been to the pictures to see Star Wars and James Bond films. I didn’t see any of the twists coming, and the whole film stayed with me for ages.

Comment on SHADOWS AND LIGHT by Adaddinsane

Adaddinsane — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:09:58 +0000

It’s the question of audience as spectator or audience as participant. Only the latter works.

Sub-text, show not tell, between-scenes/off-screen action, come in late/leave early, and this – if the audience has to work at it they are participating in the process; if you tell them they’re merely spectators.

Comment on OH THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE by stephen connell

stephen connell — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 11:40:46 +0000

Oh deary me, 5 cracking good episodes of a well written story versus 10 episodes of a weary old slow paced over indulgent American wannabe NCIS /science fiction cross breed that even borrowed John De Lancie from Star Trek to give it some oomph! I like quirky shows that push boundaries but so much of this story just seemed like,”Hey we need to impress the Americans and show them we’re edgy.relevant and a ratings winner! Some scenes came across as ,”we can do this because we can” not is it necessary to the story or does it reveal some interesting back story about captain Jack!
Instead we are left we male sex scenes that scream at you “Look,males having sex is this controversial or what!” No,its not and a sign the writer is reaching for ideas to fill up the ten episode story which is stretched out between countries to look like some international epic but ends slowing the story down when it should have been go go go not going,going,interest gone!

Torchwood needs to get it’s snap crackle and pop back before it it disappears up it’s own hyperspace!

Comment on STRAPLINES: REDUCING A FILM’S ESSENCE TO HOMEOPATHIC PROPORTIONS by Chris Berry

Chris Berry — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:24:44 +0000

Looks like I’ve found a kindred spirit.
You can see my efforts at http://theatreville.co.uk – would beinterested to read your thoughts.

Comment on TRAPPED GOBLINS, TRANSFORMER ROBOTS, AND TULPAS by swaz

swaz — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 19:39:43 +0000

I love this blog entry mate, it’s got a real buzz to it!

Comment on IF A TORCHWOOD 5-PARTER IS GREAT, A 10-PARTER IS TWICE AS GOOD, YES? by Griff

Griff — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 09:02:54 +0000

Cardiff is MUCH weirder than anything that’s happened in Torchwood.