November 2010
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To avoid stagnation - T.V. Narrative Response...
In the article “These Questions Need Answers: An Essay on the Veronica Mars Pilot,” Jason Mittell deconstructs the narrative qualities of Veronica Mars in order to make sense of what he claims is an exceptional, “remarkable piece of television.”
What I think is the most essential and outstanding device in the Veronica Mars narrative machine its “erotetic narrative,” which...
October 2010
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Declan Sullivan, Notre Dame Student Killed In... →
My friend Ellie wrote this piece for her university beat blog at Huffington Post. I’m quoted in the article, but I’m afraid my words sound too critical and not at all sympathetic, so I’d like to emphasize my grief and condolences for the Sullivan family, as well as the rest of the Notre Dame family. While I am obviously distressed by the negligence of Declan’s supervisors,...
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To avoid stagnation - T.V. Narrative Response...
At first glance, there is very little of Flight of the Conchords that indicates the show as “quality television.” The series features an extremely dead-pan narrative revolving around a struggling and self-deprecating “band” and their manager, as they gracelessly fail at simple tasks due to their social unawareness. Episodes generally feature a very linear narrative, and apart from a...
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To avoid stagnation - T.V. Narrative Response...
In the Emmy-nominated episode of Scrubs entitled, “My Screw-Up,” narrative perspective and agency are explored to deceive the viewer into a dramatic realization at the end of the episode. As usual, the show is narrated in the diegetic perspective of J.D. (Zach Braff), but it is revealed at the end of the episode that Ben Sullivan (Brendan Fraser) only existed to Dr. Cox after J.D....
