The Telling of Stories
In to work about an hour early due to a problem while my co-tech is taking the day off. @whee. Not a big deal, I almost expected it. Plus, it's a quick fix so things are quiet again. I've been pondering lately a perceived shift in storytelling, particularly of the TV kind. I understand tonight is the series finale for Battlestar Galactica , a show I've liked and disliked, sometimes for the very same traits - seriously, I've said to myself "the human drama makes this series" and "I'm sick of all the drama" at different points. So I haven't followed it closely for about the last half of its run, catching just bits and pieces or reading articles online. In many ways, it seems to me it shares elements with Lost and other relatively-recent TV shows, where it feels like the writers have no idea where they're actually going. They weave intricate subplots and histories, creating plot hooks and foreshadowing... but it doesn't actually seem...