"Good characters jump off of the screen and into our hearts. Whether we root for the underdog, cheer when justice is served to the evil-doer, or shed a tear when the heroine gets the guy before the credits roll, these characters are built like any other construct of fiction. Tonight's movie topic explores the surface of the basic structure of characters archetypes and how they coexist in a cinematic masterpiece. (Don't get your hopes up for any truly MEANINGFUL conversation, of course -- after all, this IS flick-a-brac.) "
- Preamble:
- Murder mystery report: The Train Show!
- Jersey Boys
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- Discussion on character archetypes, with many links as follows:
- Eight Archetypal Characters, according to the Dramatica Theory
- TV Tropes - lots of archetypal examples
- Villains as Protagonists (TV Tropes)
- The Dragon (TV Tropes)
- The Starscream (TV Tropes)
- Five Man Band (TV Tropes)
- Final Girl (TV Tropes)
- Promo: Piggy Moto - podcast novel by Nicholas McRae
- Special thanks to Terri and SquidLord for their voice participation.
- Thanks also to Logan, Rand al'Thor, Merlin, Raikou, purplestarz2006, and SimChris for playing with us in the text chat!
- Music used in this episode:
- Bumper music composed by Kevin MacLeod
- Intro and Outro: Darkness is Coming
- Main Event: Classic Horror 1
- (Kevin MacLeod's music is used under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.)
- Bumper music composed by Kevin MacLeod
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