tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post6598649007826018277..comments2024-01-12T11:26:35.176-05:00Comments on Working Stiffs: Working, Learning, Loafing...Working Stiffshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270595837074553752noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-44688566605173500482008-01-09T10:58:00.000-05:002008-01-09T10:58:00.000-05:00Nancy, I guess if he got it right the first diagno...Nancy, I guess if he got it right the first diagnosis, the show would only be ten minutes long. I have noticed, though, he does very little of the work. He lets his team do all the brainstorming and treatment. Then after they've nearly killed the patient, something someone says triggers his memory and suddenly he knows what's wrong. It's not a good show to watch if you have to go to the hospital any time soon.<BR/><BR/>And, Cathy, thanks so much for asking! While I have a rough outline for the third in the veterinary mystery series, this one is completely different. I'm taking the characters from my Derringer finalist short story and fleshing them out a lot. When the veterinary series sells, I'll be ready to whip out book number three. In the meantime, I'm veering away from the amateur sleuth thing for a while.Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755947919433555176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-12829232497416255812008-01-09T10:22:00.000-05:002008-01-09T10:22:00.000-05:00We enjoy watching House, too. I'm usually up and a...We enjoy watching House, too. I'm usually up and about doing other things, so the DVD idea is enlightening.<BR/><BR/>This new novel--are you continuing your series or headed in a different direction?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-5008165071094585582008-01-09T09:38:00.000-05:002008-01-09T09:38:00.000-05:00LOAFING?? Annette, you're dissecting plot and cha...LOAFING?? Annette, you're dissecting plot and character WHILE MAKING DINNER! This sounds like a terrific achievement in multi-tasking.<BR/><BR/>What I don't get is why House is considered such a great diagnostician, but he always screws things up for the first 45 minutes.<BR/><BR/>My husband and I did the Sopranos first season on a weekend--I made so much spaghetti!!--but the upshot was that our language was just awful by Sunday night.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-83757781260183583682008-01-09T07:37:00.000-05:002008-01-09T07:37:00.000-05:00Joyce, I have frequently made the observation that...Joyce, I have frequently made the observation that you can tell the age of a TV show or movie by the size (or existance) of the cell phones. I, too, loved Miami Vice. The music was great. The fashion...well, at the time we thought it was hot. Now...???<BR/><BR/>Martha, I may have to try that with Lost. Season 1 was good, but I've got to admit, it sometimes seems to me that the writers of the later seasons were either on drugs or had no idea where they were going with the story. Maybe I just need to sit down and watch them sequentially.Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755947919433555176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-56081213250184450042008-01-09T07:19:00.000-05:002008-01-09T07:19:00.000-05:00Good post, Annette!Another show that is a great te...Good post, Annette!<BR/><BR/>Another show that is a great teacher for writing is Law and Order (any of them, but I like SVU). <BR/><BR/>My guilty pleasure has been watching Miami Vice on DVD. I'm on season 2 now. It's about as far from realistic as you can get, but it's so entertaining. I love seeing all the 80s stuff. I have to laugh at some of the things we thought were so cool back then: the car phone as big as a shoebox, the big hair, the fashions. Sonny Crockett is still cool, though.Joyce Tremelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498392016497131719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-57608158904738901122008-01-09T07:05:00.000-05:002008-01-09T07:05:00.000-05:00Annette, good morning. I did a similar thing with ...Annette, good morning. I did a similar thing with LOST. Watched the entire Season 1 in 2 days - it was like living in a really long movie. I called it my Lost Weekend.<BR/><BR/>Another benefit I found from watching a series in DVD versus TV is you can see how the wider season's arc (subplot) is structured. (Lesson definitely learned).<BR/><BR/>It came home to me how important this tool was when I first started my Nantucket series - there's more character information in each novel than just that current mystery development. It's a great way to use foreshadowing in a very subtle way, and it can flesh out the characters so that they continue to develop throughout the entire length of the story line, and not just drop sudden insightful bombshells.<BR/><BR/>Nice post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-801872632475530252008-01-09T07:00:00.000-05:002008-01-09T07:00:00.000-05:00Apparently SOMEBODY besides me likes the show. It ...Apparently SOMEBODY besides me likes the show. It won a Peaople's Choice award for favorite drama last night.Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755947919433555176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-12566780825092313832008-01-09T06:29:00.000-05:002008-01-09T06:29:00.000-05:00My lesson from House: if I don't like any of the ...My lesson from House: if I don't like any of the characters, I'm not willing to stay with a TV series, no matter how interesting it is in other ways.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com