Predictability I2Q April 2016 Editorial www.ink2quill.com Predictability in stories is one of the most widely debatted topics for fans and storytellers alike. Movies and books get criticized for it and writers can get censured for not having it. Some litterary masterpieces avoid it altogether with tools like deus ex machina (such as the case in…
Never Let Me Go written by Kazuo Ishiguro https://www.ink2quill.com/ ”Never Let Me Go” is a subtle, dystopian, sci-fi novel that takes place in a parallel world of present day England. It is also what we call speculative fiction and was nominated for the Booker Award, Arthur C. Clarke Award and the National Book Critics Circle…
Mythbusters released 2003 www.ink2quill.com ”Mythbusters” is an American, Australian, science, reality TV series created by Peter Rees and staring Jamie Hyneman, Adam Savage, Tory Belleci, Scottie Chapman, Kari Byron, Grant Imahara and Jessi Combs. It is narrated by Robert Lee and Robin Banks. It is shown all over the world in places like Australia, Europé,…
Arga Snickaren The Angry Carpenter released 2009 www.ink2quill.com ”Arga Snickaren” or ”The Angry Carpenter” is a Swedish reality, home construction TV series produced by Ragnar Eklund and Henrik Söder. It stars the talented Swedish carpenter Anders Öfvergård and his team of skilled contractors. It won the Kristallen 2010 award and has been running on Swedish…
Survivorman released 2004 www.ink2quill.com ”Survivorman” is a Canadian, adventure, survival reality TV series shown on many channels like the Discovery Channel, Outdoor Life Network and Science Channel. It was created, written, directed and stars Les Stroud. He is also the executive producer, cinematographer, camera setup person and overall authority on survival off the land in…
So Why Not Reality TV? I2Q March 2016 editorial www.ink2quill.com With all the new films, computer animation technology, blogs, vlogs, improvisations, TV series and theater why have I not included reality TV? Why not reality TV? You could ask. I mean it has some elements that seem to make it a great genre or medium of…
Sexy Beast released 2000 www.ink2quill.com ”Sexy Beast” is a British/Spanish crime, romance, drama film produced by Jeremy Thomas and directed by Jonathan Glazer. It was written by Louis Mellis and David Scinto and stars Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley, Ian McShane, Amanda Redman, Cavan Kendall, Julianne White, Alvaro Monje and James Fox. It has been nominated…
The Expansereleased 2015www.ink2quill.com ”The Expanse” is an American TV series, sci-fi, mystery, drama and maybe even political thriller based on a novel series of the same name by James S. A. Corey. It is produced by Broderick Johnson, Andrew Kosov, Sharon Hall, Sean Daniel, Jason F. Brown, Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby and stars Thomas…
The Storm written by Clive Cussler and Graham Brown www.ink2quill.com ”The Storm” is an environmental, action, mystery novel about the adventures of Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala. As part of the National Underwater Marine Agency (NUMA), Kurt and Joe are environmental agents that investigate a mysterious case in the Indian Ocean onboard a NUMA research…
A Prisoner Of The Past I2Q February 2016 editorial www.ink2quill.com There are many situations that reveal a character´s depth in storytelling. Seeing how they handle injustice or a handicap are just two examples. There is one element that is often used which includes a historical perspective of the character. It can be a positive force in the development of…