2:40am
Hung out with Reed this evening, had a great time. Played some Street Fighter and some Bomberman, which is awesome!
Finally got around to watching the first episode of the Sci-Fi show "Eureka", which was... earnest but dull. The dialogue was ALL right "on the nose", with no subtlety or subtext at all. The plot wasn't great, but the show had an enthusiastic and light-hearted tone which could have grown on me if the scripting was better.
Another gripe was that five minutes after the show ended, neither of us could remember the names of any of the characters. There was an Alison, a Warren, a Walter, and some others, but the names were of such a banal and generic quality they just vanished into the background as soon as they were mentioned.
This is in contrast to quality writers like Joss Whedon, who gives virtually every character in his shows a striking and memorable name. Buffy, Willow, Xander, Cordelia--these are names you remember even after seeing the show once or twice. Even if they don't have an odd or unusual name, Whedon gives the character a nickname which stands out on its own, as in Xander, Oz, Gunn, Wash. Or he plays with the gender to make a memorable contrast, as with Fred or Jayne.
Another disappointment is that the main character of "Eureka" was named "Jack". Someday, every male character on every TV show will be called "Jack". With the preponderance of Jacks on TV, especially in the most popular shows out there, it is ridiculous to create any more. Off the top of my head I can think of prominent Jacks in 24, Lost, Law & Order, Without a Trace... and there are many more I'm sure.
The name has a good sound to it, phonically the word "Jack" has a strong ring, but writers have got to be more creative when giving their people names!
Before bed I drew another couple of pages of "Everhard", but I'm getting sleepy and I'm off work tomorrow so I want to be rested to draw a bunch tomorrow! Made a few sketches at work but nothing too remarkable. Got a slightly younger and less witch-like design for Chastity Towers Headmistress Dr. Cain, that's about it.
Off to bed!
Jeff
Finally got around to watching the first episode of the Sci-Fi show "Eureka", which was... earnest but dull. The dialogue was ALL right "on the nose", with no subtlety or subtext at all. The plot wasn't great, but the show had an enthusiastic and light-hearted tone which could have grown on me if the scripting was better.
Another gripe was that five minutes after the show ended, neither of us could remember the names of any of the characters. There was an Alison, a Warren, a Walter, and some others, but the names were of such a banal and generic quality they just vanished into the background as soon as they were mentioned.
This is in contrast to quality writers like Joss Whedon, who gives virtually every character in his shows a striking and memorable name. Buffy, Willow, Xander, Cordelia--these are names you remember even after seeing the show once or twice. Even if they don't have an odd or unusual name, Whedon gives the character a nickname which stands out on its own, as in Xander, Oz, Gunn, Wash. Or he plays with the gender to make a memorable contrast, as with Fred or Jayne.
Another disappointment is that the main character of "Eureka" was named "Jack". Someday, every male character on every TV show will be called "Jack". With the preponderance of Jacks on TV, especially in the most popular shows out there, it is ridiculous to create any more. Off the top of my head I can think of prominent Jacks in 24, Lost, Law & Order, Without a Trace... and there are many more I'm sure.
The name has a good sound to it, phonically the word "Jack" has a strong ring, but writers have got to be more creative when giving their people names!
Before bed I drew another couple of pages of "Everhard", but I'm getting sleepy and I'm off work tomorrow so I want to be rested to draw a bunch tomorrow! Made a few sketches at work but nothing too remarkable. Got a slightly younger and less witch-like design for Chastity Towers Headmistress Dr. Cain, that's about it.
Off to bed!
Jeff
Labels: art, chastity-towers, comics
2 Comments:
eureka's still a great show though! )=
It's possible that they might've got their act together a little more in future episode. :) I liked the idea of the show, but the execution didn't do much for me.
Jeff
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