The Ghost Whisperer Bottomline
Yup, the topic of the day is the Ghost Whisperer.
What you may ask, is that? Well, its a person that whispers to ghosts. quite obviously.
And its a TV show.
And what is it about? A person whispering to ghosts, of course. And a girl too. A hot one. Jennifer Love Hewitt to be exact.
So, you've got a show with JLH and ghosts and you call it the Ghost Whisperer.
How more obvious can you get?
And whats even better than sounding obvious? Do it obvious too, apparently.
You would think that in this postmodern age, one would like to give a little satirical twist to proceedings, give a little wink to the audience.
Nope, you shoot it straight up.
When you get scares, you get bright-flashing, symbals-crashing, "BOO" moments.
When you get JLH, you get every excuse for low-cut dresses on parade.
When you get dramatic, you up the dramatics.
And when you get to the ending, remember that "subtlety is not a word", "melodrama is GOOD" and "when you reach for it, milk it, my friend, milk it for every last drop"
Really, the Ghost Whisperer deserves its very own special mention. People should stop using the word "sappy" until they've seen a Ghost Whisperer ending. The "satire" bulls-eye is so large, I think satirists may not even want to make the effort.
But surely every story must have a twist and what is the one I'm trying to work towards here. Yup, you've probably guessed it, Ghost Whisperer actually works. No, I don't mean its good. I'm not that generous. I was rummaging in my head to find the word to describe it and I found it: its 'competent'.
And then it all fell into place. This material, shot in this approach, could sink like quicksand but strangely it floats, due to its 'competence'. Acting, directing, writing, everywhere I look, there is just that degree of competence. And little by little, they add up. And what is it that binds them all together. Well, its the 'book'. When they say 'by-the-book', these people have taken the good old-fashioned book to heart. And in doing so, they've shown me one thing: the book works. Thats why its the book. All it needs is some degree of competence. You don't need inspiration cos the book will always elevate everything just a little.
Which brings me to my little concept of the day. Its the title of course, "The Ghost Whisperer Bottomline". Its a simple one, really. If you're borrowing heavily 'from the book' and not even bothering to show at least a Ghost Whisperer amount of competency, you've just fallen under my bottomline. And sadly, I've seen a bunch of these. Well, now I have a shiny new yardstick to beat them over their heads with.
What you may ask, is that? Well, its a person that whispers to ghosts. quite obviously.
And its a TV show.
And what is it about? A person whispering to ghosts, of course. And a girl too. A hot one. Jennifer Love Hewitt to be exact.
So, you've got a show with JLH and ghosts and you call it the Ghost Whisperer.
How more obvious can you get?
And whats even better than sounding obvious? Do it obvious too, apparently.
You would think that in this postmodern age, one would like to give a little satirical twist to proceedings, give a little wink to the audience.
Nope, you shoot it straight up.
When you get scares, you get bright-flashing, symbals-crashing, "BOO" moments.
When you get JLH, you get every excuse for low-cut dresses on parade.
When you get dramatic, you up the dramatics.
And when you get to the ending, remember that "subtlety is not a word", "melodrama is GOOD" and "when you reach for it, milk it, my friend, milk it for every last drop"
Really, the Ghost Whisperer deserves its very own special mention. People should stop using the word "sappy" until they've seen a Ghost Whisperer ending. The "satire" bulls-eye is so large, I think satirists may not even want to make the effort.
But surely every story must have a twist and what is the one I'm trying to work towards here. Yup, you've probably guessed it, Ghost Whisperer actually works. No, I don't mean its good. I'm not that generous. I was rummaging in my head to find the word to describe it and I found it: its 'competent'.
And then it all fell into place. This material, shot in this approach, could sink like quicksand but strangely it floats, due to its 'competence'. Acting, directing, writing, everywhere I look, there is just that degree of competence. And little by little, they add up. And what is it that binds them all together. Well, its the 'book'. When they say 'by-the-book', these people have taken the good old-fashioned book to heart. And in doing so, they've shown me one thing: the book works. Thats why its the book. All it needs is some degree of competence. You don't need inspiration cos the book will always elevate everything just a little.
Which brings me to my little concept of the day. Its the title of course, "The Ghost Whisperer Bottomline". Its a simple one, really. If you're borrowing heavily 'from the book' and not even bothering to show at least a Ghost Whisperer amount of competency, you've just fallen under my bottomline. And sadly, I've seen a bunch of these. Well, now I have a shiny new yardstick to beat them over their heads with.