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I’ve been a fan of Survivor since the beginning. The locations are amazing, but the interpersonal dynamics that drive the show are what really draws me. People say and do the darnedest things when loneliness, extreme weather, and hunger set in. And then there’s the matter of that million dollars… Survivor, at least for me, is a fantastic way to observe the behavior of humans when they are trying to outwit, outplay, and outlast their opponents.
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Who better to speak on strong female characters and their place in storytelling than the man who Hulksmashed box office records with The Avengers and broke barriers and the entertainment industry’s expectations with Buffy the Vampire Slayer?
Read moreAs I announced last month, tonight is my talk the Belvedere-Tiburon Library in northern California. I’m looking forward to seeing family and old friends, and meeting some new ones.
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Why isn’t the existing Hero’s Journey model already good enough to use for heroine-centered stories? In this post, we address the three main problems we see in Joseph Campbell’s monomyth and its impact on storytelling, and how we hope to design the Heroine’s Journey model differently to avoid them.
Read moreBased on the initial premise set out in its earliest episodes, The Good Wife might not have seemed a likely source for multiple strong female heroines. But few shows on television have as many strong female characters as The Good Wife, especially not characters who serve others like the women of Lockhart Gardner.
Read morePart three of our season in review of The Clone Wars, Season Four.
Read moreA new poll, this time about your favorite Fate of the Jedi books.
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The second part of our season in review for The Clone Wars, Season Four.
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Following yesterday’s post about the new animated series with a strong female heroine, Nickelodeon’s press release (spotted on FutonCritic.com) highlights some of the key reasons this series found success straight out of the gate.
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Contributor Mary Sheridan returns with her perspective on Katniss Everdeen as an heroic character.
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