Here’s my theory about the acceleration of a love story in a TV series. Most narrative in our society is told through male eyes. (That’s not the theory part—that’s pretty well-attested.) But the speed with which the love story develops and the attention given to it are proportional to the […]
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes
Last week the ‘Grey’s Anatomy / Private Practice’ special hit the issue of religion. This week, Private Practice went for gender as well. There are a number of couples dealing with the issue of what it means to be a man or be a woman in the relationship but I […]
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes
Tonight’s Grey’s Anatomy / Private Practice double episode had a fascinating God-thread running through it. The basic plot is that Addison’s brother has what looks to be terminal brain parasites so she flies him to Seattle so that her ex-husband and best neuro-surgeon around, Derek, can treat him and there […]
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes