It’s been a fatal week in television land. What with Meredith on Grey’s (sorta), Simone on Heroes, and potentially Studio 60 altogether.
This year, a lot of the ‘hot’ shows have been following the same schedule for Winter/Spring, almost week for week. So, it shouldn’t be altogether surprising that they go for the death meme at the same time.
From what I know of the tv spoilers to come, we’ve not seen the last of it for the season on these shows and many others.
I have not paid over much attention in the past to dramatic tv’s use of character death. It seems that the anticipation of a death, or of multiple deaths, is crucial to many shows on right now, and perhaps that’s a little disturbing. We wait weeks or months to know ‘who will die’ and are excited by who will die next.
Is this anticipation of death the norm on dramatic tv now? Any insight from previous dramas?
Tags: tv, death, drama, dramatic television
Gah! I haven’t seen Heroes yet this week. Can you please put a spoiler warning on your post next time you drop a bombshell like that?
Heh, it’s a good one. I think the next death will be more upsetting though ;)
And apparently Charlie on Lost is next up, according to Desmond…
Makes me think of Dynasty in the 80′s when they massacred everyone at a season-ender wedding. You had to wait until the next season to find out who lived and who died. Ah, the decadent 80′s. Miss ‘em.
I hope Charlie survives. I love my little hobbit man :(