Awake isn't a genre show: [link]
Which means we can't question anything, I guess, because dreams are non-linear, yadda yadda? So there can totally be scenes in the dream world where he isn't even present?
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Kaylee ,'Out Of Gas'
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§ ita § - Mar 10, 2012 5:02:29 am PST #3315 of 3486
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
le nubian - Mar 10, 2012 5:23:58 am PST #3316 of 3486
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
In some ways, I'm in agreement with one of the commenters that just because Killen says it isn't genre doesn't mean it can't evolve. The telling thing is that he does not want to reveal which is real just yet and enjoy the tension of the character trying to live in both.
but the audience may not like this, so I can imagine the show moving slightly in a different direction.
§ ita § - Mar 10, 2012 5:31:56 am PST #3317 of 3486
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Well, I don't think they're treating it much like one right now--the idea that he's experiencing red day then green day (oh...) but they're interleaving it for dramatic effect to show to us makes it really hard to follow the mechanics--I can't keep track of how the information flows between the worlds. It's hard to be sure that info doesn't go red->green->red in a shorter period than a day, for instance.
But I think it's because I'm used to mysterious genre shows that I want to work things like that out. Your general Grey's Anatomy watcher might not give a fuck--and if they're the audience, there's no reason for the writers to be honest about it.
They've already had scenes in both worlds without him in them, right? In my head, that would seem to put both worlds on similar planes of reality, but evidently I'm overthinking it.
Basically that's it in a nutshell. If it's not being written as genre, my reflexive way of approaching the plotline is going to be considered overthinking for what it actually is.
Which irritates, and will take some getting used to.
If it later "becomes" genre, that will also irritate.
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 10, 2012 5:41:10 am PST #3318 of 3486
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
If one of the worlds is a dream, there's nothing to prevent him from experiencing it as an omniscient but disassociated observer at times.
§ ita § - Mar 10, 2012 5:49:21 am PST #3319 of 3486
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
But if they're giving us both worlds apparently as he's experiencing them, I would have expected that to make them both dreams. But since there's only one dream, evidently we're not getting his PoV in the waking world like I'd been expecting, and that's just another thing I need to adjust to.
§ ita § - Mar 11, 2012 1:44:49 pm PDT #3320 of 3486
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I just read some completely unfounded speculation that Browder will be the next companion. But the author admits up front there's no evidence but hope and "Would he really be hired for just a one shot?"
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 11, 2012 2:13:07 pm PDT #3321 of 3486
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Signs point to "yes" based on Chuck. I think shooting in the U.S for a couple episodes makes a short guest spot by an American actor far more practical.
However, it it were to happen it would result in me finally springing for the upgrade to a digital cable package that includes the BBCA tier.
Frankenbuddha - Mar 11, 2012 5:33:25 pm PDT #3322 of 3486
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Signs point to "yes" based on Chuck. I think shooting in the U.S for a couple episodes makes a short guest spot by an American actor far more practical.
Except I thought they were shooting in Spain for the Browder ep(s?) So...?
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 12, 2012 7:56:47 am PDT #3323 of 3486
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Oh, that's right - it's just set in the Old West, but actually shot in that Spaghetti Western studio town, right?
sumi - Mar 18, 2012 9:34:19 am PDT #3324 of 3486
Art Crawl!!!
Article about Rachel Nichols' new show Continuum - posted here because I believe a recurring character getting a new show is real spoilers, no?
Set photos from Continuum.