Narrative Disorder » Television http://www.narrativedisorder.com Notes on life as a compulsive writer, dilettante photographer and travelling wife, adjusting to Sydney after 18 months in Japan. Mon, 21 Jun 2010 08:44:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 TED Tuesday – J.J. Abrams http://www.narrativedisorder.com/2009/11/11/ted-tuesday-j-j-abrams/ http://www.narrativedisorder.com/2009/11/11/ted-tuesday-j-j-abrams/#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:38:47 +0000 Danielle http://www.narrativedisorder.com/?p=964 ted1

For those of you in the midst of NaNoWriMo and for the rest of us in the midst of writing anything, here is J.J. Abrams talking about the blank page as the ultimate “mystery box” and how technology inspires him.

What mystery boxes are you creating for your audience?

Enjoy!

And, yes, I’m aware that these TED Tuesdays are being posted on Wednesday lately but, hey, it’s still Tuesday in the States and, frankly, all my days run together till Superman is still home when I wake up and I realize it’s Saturday.  Public Holidays (of which there are a ridiculous number in Japan) TOTALLY screw with my mind!



]]> http://www.narrativedisorder.com/2009/11/11/ted-tuesday-j-j-abrams/feed/ 0 Dr. Who http://www.narrativedisorder.com/2008/06/09/dr-who/ http://www.narrativedisorder.com/2008/06/09/dr-who/#comments Mon, 09 Jun 2008 04:04:25 +0000 Danielle http://www.narrativedisorder.com/2008/06/09/dr-who/ We’ve finally be getting round to the latest Dr. Who and, though I’m slightly biased (I’ve adored David Tennant since Taking Over the Asylum and the really creepy murderer he played on The Bill ages and ages ago), I simply have to say…

BEST. DOCTOR. EVER.

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(And I grew up with Tom Baker :) )

Billy Piper as his companion Rose is definitely my favourite companion as well (though I never really liked any of them – probably just jealous.) Clearly it’s some of the best writing and direction it’s ever had, too it just works so well… just the right amount of hokey special effects, doesn’t take itself too seriously and yet the stories are great! If you haven’t seen it for a while give yourself a treat and say hello again – though I recommend you start with his first episodes with Rose, they introduce his particular character beautifully and frankly just shouldn’t be missed!

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]]> http://www.narrativedisorder.com/2008/06/09/dr-who/feed/ 0 A Streetcar down Sesame Street! http://www.narrativedisorder.com/2008/04/09/a-streetcar-down-sesame-street/ http://www.narrativedisorder.com/2008/04/09/a-streetcar-down-sesame-street/#comments Wed, 09 Apr 2008 04:25:23 +0000 Danielle http://ruschena.org/beithblog/?p=48 Something a little lighter and shorter today – I happened to surf over to ABC1 during kids hour the other morning and Superman and I watched this in both shock and hysterics!

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I have to say I also highly recommend hunting down South Park’s Spoof on “Great Expectations”which was entitled simply “Pip” after their wonderfully innocent British character who is himself a Dickensian inspiration. Even if you are not usually a fan of South Park you should really check it out – it is truly genius – I literally got a stitch from laughing so hard!



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