Welcome To The Hellmouth S1 E1

Posted on October 25, 2019May 8, 2021 by admin

Buffy and the Art of Story Podcast Cover

Buffy and the Art of Story starts with Season 1, Episode 1, Welcome to the Hellmouth. For writers and other story creators who want to learn more about plot, characterization, and other story elements by watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Every discussion is spoiler-free, except at the end (with plenty of warning). Story Elements in Welcome to the Hellmouth: In this podcast episode we'll look at how Welcome to the Hellmouth handles: Prologue Exposition Opening Conflict Sto...

The Bionic Woman, Buffy, and the Man of Steel

Posted on July 24, 2013 by admin

I recently saw Man of Steel. Superman was a bit too dark for me, and the special effects struck me as overkill. All the same, retellings and new approaches to familiar tales fascinate me. I'm intrigued by questions such as why the storyteller chose to modify the origin story, or the mentor character's advice, or the overall theme. Was it to fill empty spaces? To fit with modern beliefs? Because the storyteller always believed the "new" backstory existed but wa...