Archive for January, 2009
Being Human
That, ITV, is how it should be done. Being Human apparently piloted last year but I missed it; now it’s back for a series. It has everything that I feel Demons lacks - character, writing, comedy and drama.
A werewolf, a vampire and a ghost housesharing. The first episode hooked me with how they became that […]
Posted: January 25th, 2009 under review.
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Pre and post Freud
Hazel writes beautifully about literature and music, and I’m always in awe of the way she seems to think, making connections that make perfect sense yet which I would never have contemplated.
A particularly interesting point is the difference between the pre- and post-Freud worlds and the effect that psychoanalysis had on the concept of the […]
Posted: January 15th, 2009 under books, writing, theorising.
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Demons on ITV
Demons is different enough to Buffy that they won’t get sued, but not that different. Borrowing EXTREMELY heavily, from calling the lead ‘watcher’ character who shows up knowing everything and introducing Luke to his destiny Rupert Galvin, to calling the weapons store and information room they have hidden away ‘the stacks’ and the ‘revelation’ scene […]
Posted: January 7th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
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