Complex TV: Beginnings

09Apr12

I have decided to use my blog here in tandem with the site for Complex TV to offer context & references for each chapter as I release them this spring/summer. I hope this is useful in both promoting readership, and making it transparent how this book is coming together out of earlier pieces and new […]

Filed under: Books, Complex TV, Media Studies, MediaCommons, Narrative, Television, TV Shows   |  1 Comment
Tags: alias, Arrested Development, awake, how i met your mother, pushing daisies, terriers, Twin Peaks, Veronica Mars

Awake teaches us how to watch and accept

02Mar12

One of the main jobs of any television pilot is to teach us how to watch the series yet to come. In large part, that means establishing the key elements of the narrative: the setting, the characters, the genre, the relationships. In complex narratives, that also means setting up the storytelling hook, especially where there’s […]

Filed under: Narrative, Television, TV Shows   |  9 Comments
Tags: awake, medium, nbc, pilot