*This post is about character deaths on television, and therefore a general spoiler alert is in place for the whole post. Killing off a major character on a television show used to be unheard of, and usually only occurred if an actor sadly passed away or if there was a salary dispute. Then along came …
Month: March 2014
As a full time writer, I spend an inordinate amount of time staring at my computer screen. While most of that time is spent actually typing, there are times when I simply stare at the blank screen, mentally willing my brain to come up with the words that will form aesthetically pleasing sentences. Or at …
“You must do something to make the world more beautiful.” Such is the instructions given to a granddaughter by her grandfather in the children’s book Miss Rumphius, by Barbara Cooney. Little Alice loves hearing her grandfather’s tales of adventures in far away places, and she declares that when she is older, she too will travel …
There’s nothing more fun to watch than a television show that grows into its promise and potential; churning out ever stronger episodes as the season progresses. Such is the case with Brooklyn Nine-Nine, one of the many new television shows that debuted last fall, and easily my favourite of the season so far. However, it …