Comments on: Last Night on Heroes http://www.jillgolick.com/2007/10/last-night-on-heroes/ Life at the intersection of television and digital Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:56:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Jill http://www.jillgolick.com/2007/10/last-night-on-heroes/#comment-145 Jill Fri, 02 Nov 2007 15:18:56 +0000 http://www.jillgolick.com/2007/10/last-night-on-heroes/#comment-145 Jenn- Truthfully, I'm not finding much about Heroes compelling at the moment. I thought the episode with Matt's dead was pretty exciting, but other than that, I'm a little bored while watching. On the hand, as I go through the list of recorded shows, it's still my first choice. But I don't know how long that's going to last at this rate. I'm still waiting for something to happen -- a major storyline to start that's going to pull everyone together. Jenn-
Truthfully, I’m not finding much about Heroes compelling at the moment. I thought the episode with Matt’s dead was pretty exciting, but other than that, I’m a little bored while watching. On the hand, as I go through the list of recorded shows, it’s still my first choice. But I don’t know how long that’s going to last at this rate. I’m still waiting for something to happen — a major storyline to start that’s going to pull everyone together.

]]> By: Jenn http://www.jillgolick.com/2007/10/last-night-on-heroes/#comment-144 Jenn Fri, 02 Nov 2007 13:57:44 +0000 http://www.jillgolick.com/2007/10/last-night-on-heroes/#comment-144 Hi Jill, just discovered your blog today. I'm curious if, now that we are weeks in, you still find Hiro's storyline as compelling. Right now, I'm struggling not to hit the fast-forward button on the TiVo whenever we return to Japan. I feel like I'm just waiting for him to grab David Anders by the arm and transport him to 21th century NY and get on with it already. It just seems completely disconnected from the rest of the show. Hi Jill, just discovered your blog today.

I’m curious if, now that we are weeks in, you still find Hiro’s storyline as compelling. Right now, I’m struggling not to hit the fast-forward button on the TiVo whenever we return to Japan. I feel like I’m just waiting for him to grab David Anders by the arm and transport him to 21th century NY and get on with it already. It just seems completely disconnected from the rest of the show.

]]> By: Ben S. http://www.jillgolick.com/2007/10/last-night-on-heroes/#comment-107 Ben S. Wed, 03 Oct 2007 19:46:08 +0000 http://www.jillgolick.com/2007/10/last-night-on-heroes/#comment-107 I'm strangely complimented you thought I was a screenwriter, but nope. I write for cash, but I write briefs and motions, which I then argue in front of judges. I like doing this quite a bit. When I write for fun, I write prose. Mostly short stories and unfinished novels. I started off reading a bunch of novelist blogs, but quickly realized that screenwriter blogs actually talk about the process of writing, plotting, and the like a lot more than novelist blogs. The novelists talk a lot more about their breakfasts, opinions on current events, and what they saw when they last walked the dog. All good stuff, but not brass tacks on writing. Hence I read a lot of screenwriter blogs. I've written a few radio plays, I suppose that sort count as a san-screen script. I’m strangely complimented you thought I was a screenwriter, but nope. I write for cash, but I write briefs and motions, which I then argue in front of judges. I like doing this quite a bit.

When I write for fun, I write prose. Mostly short stories and unfinished novels. I started off reading a bunch of novelist blogs, but quickly realized that screenwriter blogs actually talk about the process of writing, plotting, and the like a lot more than novelist blogs. The novelists talk a lot more about their breakfasts, opinions on current events, and what they saw when they last walked the dog. All good stuff, but not brass tacks on writing. Hence I read a lot of screenwriter blogs.

I’ve written a few radio plays, I suppose that sort count as a san-screen script.

]]> By: admin http://www.jillgolick.com/2007/10/last-night-on-heroes/#comment-106 admin Wed, 03 Oct 2007 18:38:53 +0000 http://www.jillgolick.com/2007/10/last-night-on-heroes/#comment-106 Ben- Didn't take offense at all. Thought you were a screenwriter and didn't want you to feel guilty about watching TV. I hope you're feeling better because I can't imagine there's much left on the PVR for you to watch. Ben-
Didn’t take offense at all. Thought you were a screenwriter and didn’t want you to feel guilty about watching TV.

I hope you’re feeling better because I can’t imagine there’s much left on the PVR for you to watch.

]]> By: Ben S. http://www.jillgolick.com/2007/10/last-night-on-heroes/#comment-105 Ben S. Wed, 03 Oct 2007 18:32:05 +0000 http://www.jillgolick.com/2007/10/last-night-on-heroes/#comment-105 I agree watching TV can be real work, and I have no doubt it is for you. I didn't mean to come off as disparaging of your profession. For me, though, watching TV isn't real work, it's a hobby and one I put off quite a bit because of professional demands. In the same way that playing volleyball for professionals is real work, but I dare say it's not for most people. No insult was intended. I agree watching TV can be real work, and I have no doubt it is for you. I didn’t mean to come off as disparaging of your profession.

For me, though, watching TV isn’t real work, it’s a hobby and one I put off quite a bit because of professional demands. In the same way that playing volleyball for professionals is real work, but I dare say it’s not for most people. No insult was intended.

]]> By: admin http://www.jillgolick.com/2007/10/last-night-on-heroes/#comment-100 admin Wed, 03 Oct 2007 13:46:41 +0000 http://www.jillgolick.com/2007/10/last-night-on-heroes/#comment-100 Ban- A. Watching TV is real work. B. When the audience is ahead of a character, we can anticipate what will happen therefore tension is created. Peter and Claire are the only characters who have appeared in every episode of Heroes (I read that somewhere yesterday) and therefore might be consider the most important characters. We're ahead of them both. It also stands to keep them pure and naive in the context of this show. HRG knows more than us and therefore seems cunning and maybe devious. It creates questions and a sense that this world is larger than we suspect. It also adds to the sinister edge HRG has always had. We'll have to keep watching to see how the stories continue to roll out and how the split perspectives effect the story telling. Ban-
A. Watching TV is real work.
B. When the audience is ahead of a character, we can anticipate what will happen therefore tension is created. Peter and Claire are the only characters who have appeared in every episode of Heroes (I read that somewhere yesterday) and therefore might be consider the most important characters. We’re ahead of them both. It also stands to keep them pure and naive in the context of this show.

HRG knows more than us and therefore seems cunning and maybe devious. It creates questions and a sense that this world is larger than we suspect. It also adds to the sinister edge HRG has always had.

We’ll have to keep watching to see how the stories continue to roll out and how the split perspectives effect the story telling.

]]> By: Ben S. http://www.jillgolick.com/2007/10/last-night-on-heroes/#comment-99 Ben S. Wed, 03 Oct 2007 07:04:08 +0000 http://www.jillgolick.com/2007/10/last-night-on-heroes/#comment-99 I caught up on Heroes today (being deadly sick and unable to do real work has some advantages). I'm interested in what you were saying about how the audience is ahead of some characters as far as knowledge and behind them on others. I hadn't considered that and I'm wondering if you've given any more thought to it. Do you think we're seeing two fundamentally different types of story telling going on based on the knowledge imbalance with the characters? I caught up on Heroes today (being deadly sick and unable to do real work has some advantages).

I’m interested in what you were saying about how the audience is ahead of some characters as far as knowledge and behind them on others.

I hadn’t considered that and I’m wondering if you’ve given any more thought to it. Do you think we’re seeing two fundamentally different types of story telling going on based on the knowledge imbalance with the characters?

]]> By: admin http://www.jillgolick.com/2007/10/last-night-on-heroes/#comment-97 admin Tue, 02 Oct 2007 23:33:14 +0000 http://www.jillgolick.com/2007/10/last-night-on-heroes/#comment-97 Okay, I'll go do that now. Thanks for the reminder. Okay, I’ll go do that now. Thanks for the reminder.

]]> By: Cunningham (MPB!) http://www.jillgolick.com/2007/10/last-night-on-heroes/#comment-96 Cunningham (MPB!) Tue, 02 Oct 2007 23:08:51 +0000 http://www.jillgolick.com/2007/10/last-night-on-heroes/#comment-96 Hey Jill! Adjust the PVR before next week. Your MPB! Bill Hey Jill!

Adjust the PVR before next week.

Your MPB!

Bill

]]> By: Bill Spencer http://www.jillgolick.com/2007/10/last-night-on-heroes/#comment-95 Bill Spencer Tue, 02 Oct 2007 18:38:25 +0000 http://www.jillgolick.com/2007/10/last-night-on-heroes/#comment-95 Hiro has been a really great character right from the beginning of the show. I think the essence is that he's lovable, like a teddy bear is lovable. He's very much a kid at the beginning of last year, a comicbook reading kid. Hiro has been a really great character right from the beginning of the show. I think the essence is that he’s lovable, like a teddy bear is lovable. He’s very much a kid at the beginning of last year, a comicbook reading kid.

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