tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6473718776411954343.post6442604555375007701..comments2023-11-05T10:39:02.712+00:00Comments on gladley: Stirred, not Shakengladleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16603955636771429512noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6473718776411954343.post-51485064948760416192009-10-05T12:28:48.496+01:002009-10-05T12:28:48.496+01:00I was pondering the Simpsons the other day. The ch...I was pondering the Simpsons the other day. The characters are always the same age, always in the same grade at school (except in flashbacks, natch). But they have birthdays, Christmasses, and seasons pass. Springfield is contemporaneous, and has a history.<br><br>Explain that, philosophy.martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6473718776411954343.post-1008264764639571782009-10-08T12:08:38.795+01:002009-10-08T12:08:38.795+01:00I would not be surprised if a film and television ...I would not be surprised if a film and television scholar had done research into that. A professor who taught me was a professor in soap operas, and had written books and articles explaining how viewers understand the grammar of soap, such as how soap opera time can be stretched or condensed for dramatic effect and the acceptance that the characters' lives continue in the background even when not displayed in an episode.loliticianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16603955636771429512noreply@blogger.com