03-09-2019, 06:06 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-09-2019, 06:08 PM by dicappatore.)
(03-09-2019, 04:31 PM)Hexenadler Wrote: I've been binge-watching a lot of GRIMM episodes lately, and I found a consistent pattern emerging from them. Not just the episodes penned by G&K, but the writing staff in general. (Keep in mind they're working under mandates dictated by G&K, the chief writers.) They don't particularly care whether a protagonist's actions are "right" or "wrong," as long as the character goes in the direction they want him/her to go.
I'll try to explain. There's a fine line between writing deliberately "immoral" entertainment (such as Rob Zombie's films), and simply being indifferent to how the behavior of recurring cast members might appear to audiences. The protagonists kidnap a baby from its Hexenbiest mother? Deal with it. Nick is copacetic using a forged illegal passport to travel? Deal with it. Juliette was brainwashed by an uncomfortably pragmatic organization into an emotionless war machine who constantly denied her guilt by projecting it onto another persona? Deal with it.
It's not just GRIMM I'm talking about. This is a recurring bad habit among many writers of different shows who seem to treat character consistency as some kind of inconvenience. If you were to watch a random episode of the classic version of TWILIGHT ZONE or even something from the '80's like KNIGHT RIDER, you'd notice greater care paid to how a character acts from episode to episode, as opposed to him/her getting someone decapitated and everybody gets over the whole thing in record time. Character inconsistency appears to be a part of the current zeitgeist. Is it sloppiness brought about by frantic production schedules? Or are the writers simply too lazy to bother?
I watch TV and movies for entertainment not for morals, history lessons or to analyze society. Did I notice some inconsistencies or immoral acts in the Grimm Series? You bet-cha.
If I didn't approve of what was on the screen/contents? I have this unique item with these unique buttons on it. Maybe you heard of it, they call it, (shhhhhh), "A Remote Control". It comes with these quirky features. They are flocking amazing. You can change channels and/or shut the dam screen off.
I feel sorry for all you negative critics of the show Grimm don't have one of these Remote Control. That might explain the constant barrage of constantly trying to change its narrative. Still, I am sure "SOME" of your TV's has at least, on & off buttons.
Before I was enticed to watch GoT, I based my dislike of the show from various rumors and some biased publications. Once I was told by a close family member of its quality and with me, having an open mind, I gave it a shot.
IMO, it is one of the worst immoral series I have watched on broadcast TV. Being born without the gift of "writers intent". As far as character development goes? The only consistency, for this amateur critic was able to determined, was? For the most part, they end up dying.
Going against all my predisposition about the show, I ended up enjoying the entertainment. I did end up using that quirky item a lot. Usually to speed up the start of the next episode.
You know you are OLD, when you see the Slide Ruler you used in college selling in an ANTIQUE SHOP!!