[ SECRET POST #2254 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2254 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Secrets Left to Post: 03 pages, 058 secrets from Secret Submission Post #322.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 1 - broken links ], [ 1 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 1 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
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Comments

[kallanda_lee]

Yeah, it sort of does...unless they find clever ways to get the baby out of the way like Xena, or Angel.

Obviously it depends on the show, but a baby on a show that is more action or plot-oriented is a bit of a disaster. I mean, unless you want you character to come across as a shitty parent, you need to write some interaction with the kid, and that will generally already really impact storylines. Plus the baby bits are just really boring to people not interested in babies.

Often Hollywood has a hard enough time writing women, let alone mothers. Sadly oftentimes "mother" becomes the most significant characteristic of a female character after she's given birth.

[(Anonymous)]

You thought what they did with Connor on Angel was clever? ...Seriously? That was one of the most gut wrenching and unnecessary plotlines I've ever seen.

[kallanda_lee]

Clever is the wrong word. I generally dislike Connor as a character. But I much preferred him coming back as young adult than having kept a baby on that show.

So it was the lesser of two evils.

[(Anonymous)]

I was always so upset that they got rid of the baby. It felt like a punch in the gut. I think it would have been so much better with the baby...

[(Anonymous)]

Me too, anon. Angel was adorable as hell trying to be a good father to Connor. And everyone pitching in and trying to help. They made such a cute little family.

[citrinesunset]

I agree with this. Connor was a rare occasion where I felt like the baby was actually a neat addition to the show. I liked the team working together to take care of him.

[kallanda_lee]

We have to agree to disagree on that one...

[hwc]

Do you watch Southland? The female detective on that show just had a baby (she's a single mother, the father isn't in the picture) and until now I think that they've handled it pretty well. She's still a detective first, though obviously the baby has made a huge impact on her life.

[kallanda_lee]

No, I don't. What kind of show is it?

[hwc]

It's a cop show set in LA, which seems to be pretty obscure for all the praise it gets. What sets it apart is that the writers and actors really try to get it right. There's a blog where a retired police officer reviews the show and pretty much every review ends with him praising the show for its realism. (Also, there's one riot scene where some people in the neighbourhood they were shooting - the show shoots on location in LA - didn't realise that what was happening was just a scene for a TV show and actually started throwing things at the police car and yelling at the actors).


Here's the trailer to the first season:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBqvznPZ49s

What I love about it is the diverse cast. Aside from the fact that pretty much all of the actors rock, the characters aren't just the ~interesting~ cops a la CSI. The main characters include beat cops as well as homicide and gang detectives. The characters are genuinely interesting and defined by their dedication to their job (by which I mean, Lydia is all around awesome and not just the token female and Cooper's sexuality is a non-issue, even when he comes out to his partners).

It's seriously good, IMO.


(The riot scene, in case you're interested: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBqvznPZ49s)

[kallanda_lee]

Thank you, I might look into that!

[tabaqui]

Second that Southland is a very good, very interesting and different kind of cop show - and the detective in question is *awesome* in so many ways.

[tabaqui]

Southland rocks. :)