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author_by_night) wrote2016-02-22 07:30 am
author_by_night) wrote2016-02-22 07:30 am
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Meta Monday: Comedic/Dramatic Socipathy
What is something you've seen or read that worked for the plot, but would be perceived as dangerous, obnoxious or even evil in the real world? Did it work for you because it was fiction, or did it still bother you?
(Let's assume the characters doing said thing were supposed to be at least marginally likable.)
Example: Joey causes a two hour traffic delay while proposing to his girlfriend in the middle of an intersection. (Actually, this happened IRL.) We see two ambulances being among the stuck vehicles.
(Let's assume the characters doing said thing were supposed to be at least marginally likable.)
Example: Joey causes a two hour traffic delay while proposing to his girlfriend in the middle of an intersection. (Actually, this happened IRL.) We see two ambulances being among the stuck vehicles.
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Yeah, I think you're right - there's often a "designated punching bag" even likable characters abuse, and it's meant to be funny. It's one thing if it's one of those shows where everyone is supposed to be some measure of horrible - like 30 Rock; Liz Lemon is probably one of the more well-meaning characters on the show, and yet she has crowning moments of terrible. And there were characters like that on Parks and Rec, but characters like Andy (who was a jerk in the beginning, but a pretty nice guy after a character makeover) and Leslie are awful to Jerry, and I found that harder to believe.