I must admit in novels, film, television, or any other form of storytelling I get sucked in by a good mystery. I watched X-files FOREVER. What did we learn from that show. Almost nothing. Nothing except that I'm a sucker for a good mystery. Watched LOST, too. I actually stopped mid-season 4 because I was pretty sure that I was going to get the same 'answer' I got from X-Files, nothing. But if I wasn't so ding-dong busy I'm sure I would have finished it anyways because I love a good mystery that much. In fact I don't let people talk about LOST in front of me because I'm sure that I will finish it one day.
I watched a TED recently where JJ Abrams, the writer of LOST, told about what he calls the Mystery Box. I thought that you readers might be interested in what he had to say about mystery in all genres of storytelling (and life).
That was an awesome lecture. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThanks, hadn't seen that one. Lots of good points, but still helps if when you eventually reveal what's in the box it isn't horribly disappointing. I'm talking to you JJ.
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Lol! Yes, yes indeed.
DeleteWow, that was great! I saw a movie a bazillion years ago with gargoyles in it. It was incredibly tense and scary--until they actually showed us the gargoyles. They were ridiculous. It completely ruined the movie. For me, the parts of Jaws that were the scariest were the scenes where we never saw the shark.
ReplyDeletePretty profound what he says "no community is best served when only the elite have control". Those goes for publishing as well.
I'm so stealing this.
I thoroughly enjoyed that. Not surprising, since I've loved EVERYTHING that J.J. Abrams has done. Thanks for sharing!
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