Comments on: Staring Down the Barrel of the Flashpoint Pilot http://www.jillgolick.com/2008/09/staring-down-the-barrel-of-the-flashpoint-pilot/ Life at the intersection of television and digital Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:49:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Spec Flashpoint — Final Thoughts | A TV Calling http://www.jillgolick.com/2008/09/staring-down-the-barrel-of-the-flashpoint-pilot/#comment-16308 Spec Flashpoint — Final Thoughts | A TV Calling Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:43:57 +0000 http://www.jillgolick.com/2008/09/staring-down-the-barrel-of-the-flashpoint-pilot/#comment-16308 [...] Gol­lick has sev­eral of those around the cre­ation of the show.Actu­ally, she even made a much bet­ter break­down of the pilot episode than mine (with char­ac­ter beats et al.). So def­i­nitely check [...] […] Gol­lick has sev­eral of those around the cre­ation of the show.Actu­ally, she even made a much bet­ter break­down of the pilot episode than mine (with char­ac­ter beats et al.). So def­i­nitely check […]

]]> By: J.L.Stamps http://www.jillgolick.com/2008/09/staring-down-the-barrel-of-the-flashpoint-pilot/#comment-16232 J.L.Stamps Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:45:55 +0000 http://www.jillgolick.com/2008/09/staring-down-the-barrel-of-the-flashpoint-pilot/#comment-16232 Hello, Do you mind if I use the image of the man w/ the gun w/ the female hostage in a book I am writing? It would fit perfectly in a spot where I talk about having to shoot a man who had a woman and an 8 yr old boy hostage at gunpoint. Thanks, JL Stamps Hello, Do you mind if I use the image of the man w/ the gun w/ the female hostage in a book I am writing? It would fit perfectly in a spot where I talk about having to shoot a man who had a woman and an 8 yr old boy hostage at gunpoint. Thanks, JL Stamps

]]> By: admin http://www.jillgolick.com/2008/09/staring-down-the-barrel-of-the-flashpoint-pilot/#comment-14879 admin Wed, 24 Sep 2008 03:15:09 +0000 http://www.jillgolick.com/2008/09/staring-down-the-barrel-of-the-flashpoint-pilot/#comment-14879 Wait a minute. They say that? Now you tell me... Wait a minute. They say that? Now you tell me…

]]> By: Mike McPhaden http://www.jillgolick.com/2008/09/staring-down-the-barrel-of-the-flashpoint-pilot/#comment-14878 Mike McPhaden Wed, 24 Sep 2008 03:07:51 +0000 http://www.jillgolick.com/2008/09/staring-down-the-barrel-of-the-flashpoint-pilot/#comment-14878 Thanks, Kazza, but you know what they say: mo bloggin', mo problems. Thanks, Kazza, but you know what they say: mo bloggin’, mo problems.

]]> By: Kazza http://www.jillgolick.com/2008/09/staring-down-the-barrel-of-the-flashpoint-pilot/#comment-14872 Kazza Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:10:52 +0000 http://www.jillgolick.com/2008/09/staring-down-the-barrel-of-the-flashpoint-pilot/#comment-14872 Methinks it's time Mr. McPhaden took the plunge and got a blogger account, hmmmm? Methinks it’s time Mr. McPhaden took the plunge and got a blogger account, hmmmm?

]]> By: Bill Cunningham http://www.jillgolick.com/2008/09/staring-down-the-barrel-of-the-flashpoint-pilot/#comment-14871 Bill Cunningham Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:16:27 +0000 http://www.jillgolick.com/2008/09/staring-down-the-barrel-of-the-flashpoint-pilot/#comment-14871 I just think it would have provided a really good B story engine for the rest of the season - is Ed going to keep it together? Will he get help? Will his wife and kid leave him? What happens then? How will the team react to the notion that one of their own, a man they trust, isn't exactly trustworthy? It can't be easy doing that job - not one ounce of easy - and that sort of stress CANNOT be neatly wrapped up. Not in television and certainly not in real life. So I have to ask: When is someone on the team going to reach their flashpoint? I just think it would have provided a really good B story engine for the rest of the season - is Ed going to keep it together? Will he get help? Will his wife and kid leave him? What happens then? How will the team react to the notion that one of their own, a man they trust, isn’t exactly trustworthy?

It can’t be easy doing that job - not one ounce of easy - and that sort of stress CANNOT be neatly wrapped up. Not in television and certainly not in real life.

So I have to ask:

When is someone on the team going to reach their flashpoint?

]]> By: angela http://www.jillgolick.com/2008/09/staring-down-the-barrel-of-the-flashpoint-pilot/#comment-14870 angela Tue, 23 Sep 2008 03:49:48 +0000 http://www.jillgolick.com/2008/09/staring-down-the-barrel-of-the-flashpoint-pilot/#comment-14870 The show is watchable, but at this point is just pretty average. I only started watching the show because of Amy Jo Johnson, actually. The show is watchable, but at this point is just pretty average. I only started watching the show because of Amy Jo Johnson, actually.

]]> By: admin http://www.jillgolick.com/2008/09/staring-down-the-barrel-of-the-flashpoint-pilot/#comment-14869 admin Mon, 22 Sep 2008 23:23:53 +0000 http://www.jillgolick.com/2008/09/staring-down-the-barrel-of-the-flashpoint-pilot/#comment-14869 Really interesting point Bill. Of course it's hard to get anything less than neat on network TV. Really interesting point Bill. Of course it’s hard to get anything less than neat on network TV.

]]> By: Bill Cunningham http://www.jillgolick.com/2008/09/staring-down-the-barrel-of-the-flashpoint-pilot/#comment-14868 Bill Cunningham Mon, 22 Sep 2008 23:11:18 +0000 http://www.jillgolick.com/2008/09/staring-down-the-barrel-of-the-flashpoint-pilot/#comment-14868 Maybe it's me...and yes, several times it has been just me, but I really wanted to see that moment that elevated this show to something great. It could have been THE SHIELD pilot great. It could have had that little twist at the end where we see Ed and his wife have an argument and he hits her (mimicking the actions of the hostage-taker who he killed). I just didn't see that bit of reflexive storytelling that would have made the story more poignant and really - more interesting. Instead, I felt that story was wrapped up a little too neatly in Ed's case. (And yes, I know that later on we understand he's been sued for his actions, but who didn't see that one coming?) The point is that in each case they've handled, the team goes up against ordinary people (just like them) that see no way out except violence. What happens when one of them sees no way out except violence? How does the team handle their demons? Those are the stories I want to see with these characters. Not just the (admittedly cool) gun porn. Maybe it’s me…and yes, several times it has been just me, but I really wanted to see that moment that elevated this show to something great. It could have been THE SHIELD pilot great. It could have had that little twist at the end where we see Ed and his wife have an argument and he hits her (mimicking the actions of the hostage-taker who he killed). I just didn’t see that bit of reflexive storytelling that would have made the story more poignant and really - more interesting. Instead, I felt that story was wrapped up a little too neatly in Ed’s case.

(And yes, I know that later on we understand he’s been sued for his actions, but who didn’t see that one coming?)

The point is that in each case they’ve handled, the team goes up against ordinary people (just like them) that see no way out except violence.

What happens when one of them sees no way out except violence? How does the team handle their demons? Those are the stories I want to see with these characters. Not just the (admittedly cool) gun porn.

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