JPM1
Thursday 2nd December 2010 11:52am [Edited]
London
117 posts
Oh that's the one you meant?
That sounds like it's about characters. Are you saying that what makes The Trip well-written is that it has characters who are just believable enough to hook you into the story?
If that's not setting the bar low I don't know what is...
While the characters are, as you say, believable. I don't see how they are compelling, engaging, insightful, clever, or affecting. (Unless we look at it through the lens of drama as referenced earlier.)
They are talented impressionists. That seems to be about it.
They say and do roughly the same thing each week but without any reversals or lessons learned. Look at Frasier. They say and do the same thing in every episode but they learn a lesson (which is "reset" at the start of each new episode).
In one post you asked me to take my fingers out of my ears to hear a definition of well-written. My ears are open but I still don't hear a serious answer...