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coreybrickley.bsky.social • 4 days ago

v good thread about how we need more morally good underdog good guys over west wing rules lawyers good guys

So I read this, and as someone who's spent their entire career in the trenches of "how do we keep the tension between Good Guys and Bad Guys interesting," I have Some Thoughts www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/v...

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markus-erdt-art.de•4 days ago

The mood I get today from many people today is a form of cynicism, where they see kindness and being moral as unrealistic, foolish or weak. But there are also many who want good and kind characters, especially in dark times like these.
Cpt America?

coreybrickley.bsky.social•4 days ago

aside from thread it would be fun if vince gilligan made a show about just a nice guy who helped out

skullingway.bsky.social•4 days ago

I think Vince said recently he’s actually tired of writing bad guys and wants to write good ones. He’s currently working on a new sci fi series with Rhea

skullingway.bsky.social•4 days ago

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Untitled_Vince_Gilligan_TV_series

skullingway.bsky.social•4 days ago

Saw in the article he was alluding to the sentiment of wanting to make good characters lmao but yeah I think he’s working on that as we speak

coreybrickley.bsky.social•4 days ago

tearful but uplifting family drama about a kindly canadian chemistry teacher who has cancer and universal healthcare

coreybrickley.bsky.social•4 days ago

"Why did you build all those colonial era model ships pa" "Because I liked doing it, and I was good at it"

nabilsamandari.bsky.social•4 days ago

I like that Vince is so good at writing grey characters that when he wrote a completely morally uncompromised character in Better Call Saul with Nacho's dad, he looks like a bright shining beacon amidst the darkness

amberfiend.bsky.social•4 days ago

With how Vince and his writing team can make something like BB/BCS so grounded in reality whilst also exploring super high stress and outlandish scenarios, I'd love to see what their take would be with something like you suggested featuring a vigilante/hero