A giant snake that likes miniature golf. A god who's too busy fussing over which designer shoes to wear. Chocolate bars that turn adults into over-excited teenagers. The list could go on for days, but I think you get my drift when I say that one of Buffy The Vampire Slayer's greatest achievements is to turn the most absurd of ideas into something approaching credible.
Somehow the fact that the above examples sound ridiculous is incidental, given that the writers combine smart dialogue and good plotting to overcome any doubts. One of the earliest examples of mixing the absurd and the dramatic is the Season One middle point, The Pack.
The Pack's plot basically concerns a small gang of high school bullies possessed by killer hyenas. Yes, really. In theory, it's the sort of idea that you could only find in a comedy skit. In practice though, The Pack...
Somehow the fact that the above examples sound ridiculous is incidental, given that the writers combine smart dialogue and good plotting to overcome any doubts. One of the earliest examples of mixing the absurd and the dramatic is the Season One middle point, The Pack.
The Pack's plot basically concerns a small gang of high school bullies possessed by killer hyenas. Yes, really. In theory, it's the sort of idea that you could only find in a comedy skit. In practice though, The Pack...
- 4/28/2013
- Shadowlocked
Maria Grasso is officially heading to Lifetime Television in the role of senior vp series development, sources said (HR 11/3). Grasso, senior vp drama development at WB Network, will likely start her new job at the women's-themed cable network after the new year and be based in Los Angeles, sources said. Meanwhile, sources also said that Theresa Edy has resigned her post as vp programming. Edy and her husband, Matt Kiene, have started a business called Homemade Baby that specializes in preparing and delivering organic baby food, according to the company's Web site. Lifetime declined comment Wednesday.
- 12/15/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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