https://twitter.com/pkafka/status/1392111119511216132

Amazon studios executives had to send Bezos regular updates on the projects in development that included spreadsheets describing how each show had each story element; and if one element was missing, they had to explain why.

storytelling is when you're ticking boxes in a checklist, and the more boxes you tick, the more storytelling you're doing

  • WhatDoYouMeanPodcast [comrade/them]
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    3 years ago

    I agree, civ stakes aren't necessary at all. In addition, I hate two other points:

    Woody from Toy Story wasn't necessarily heroic until the climax, but was the main character of an iconic story. I think characters like him and the girl from Spirited Away make my favorite kind of protagonist (insofar as the kind I like to write).

    I also don't love wish fulfillment. It makes it seem like every MC has to be the chosen one in some way or another. People in the middle of the pack can have great stories like Fry in Futurama or JD in Scrubs.

    There are people beyond the valedictorian in Yale and Harvard