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Jan. 29th, 2010 05:40 pmI'm watching Dr Who right now. What else ought one do late Friday afternoon? I'm also reading Tiger Burning bright, a 1980s joint novel but 3 rahter well know speculative fiction writers. And tonight I'll be watching Torchwood.
I'm fixated on the narrative differences. What made good TV narrative in the 60s would have been entirely unallowable by Norton and Lackey and MZB in the 80s. The epic eighties style has miutated in fantasy writing and TV writing is now something entirely different. I love watching these evolautions over time.
I have lots of half-thought out ideas about what I'm seeing, but right now I keep thinking how much easier it is for actors with modern dialogue styles and how much harder it is for modern fantsy worldbuilders now that the pace and flow has changed in fantasy novels.
It's not evolution - it's a combination of cultural drift and a bunch of other things. One day I shall pick it to pieces really properly. The time dimension in cultural drift is one of its coolest elements, and spec fic is the perfect place to think about it. It uses so many tale types and motifs and people types that are deeply embedded in our culture, for one thing.
Sick leave can be fun. You must excuse me, Susan is screaming at Ned Kelly saying "It's alive!" I must investigate.
I'm fixated on the narrative differences. What made good TV narrative in the 60s would have been entirely unallowable by Norton and Lackey and MZB in the 80s. The epic eighties style has miutated in fantasy writing and TV writing is now something entirely different. I love watching these evolautions over time.
I have lots of half-thought out ideas about what I'm seeing, but right now I keep thinking how much easier it is for actors with modern dialogue styles and how much harder it is for modern fantsy worldbuilders now that the pace and flow has changed in fantasy novels.
It's not evolution - it's a combination of cultural drift and a bunch of other things. One day I shall pick it to pieces really properly. The time dimension in cultural drift is one of its coolest elements, and spec fic is the perfect place to think about it. It uses so many tale types and motifs and people types that are deeply embedded in our culture, for one thing.
Sick leave can be fun. You must excuse me, Susan is screaming at Ned Kelly saying "It's alive!" I must investigate.