Thank you for this session, it is beautiful. And what a consolation that it is all just a show.
In this post, I will comment on "show" extending to the possibility of becoming a critic of a show and moving on to the meanings of "allusion".
"So do it." The C's said, but as I was not getting the joke, or the fun of it, at least not all the time, what about show? It turns out there are many kinds of shows, and I do not enjoy watching all of them, be it with or without popcorn. On the Wiki one finds pages like:
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To give an idea, I have copied the links from the last Wiki. Here one finds: Action Series and after that Adult Content, Adventure Series, Animated series, Art, Children's series, Daytime television, and Dramatic programming. Under the last item, one finds: Documentary, Docudrama, Dramality, Dramedy including Courtroom Drama, Legal drama, Medical Drama and Mockumentary Then follows: Educational, Factual television including Instructional, Fantasy, Game Show, Late night television, Music television, News show including "Current Affairs: Broadcast journalism where the emphasis is on detailed analysis and discussion of a news story" and Tabloid television. Then comes Police procedural including Detective fiction, Prime-time television, Public affairs (broadcasting), Reality, Religious, Science fiction, Serial, Comedy. Under comedy one finds: Sitcom: Short for Situational Comedy, Romcom: Short for Romantic Comedy and Stand-up comedy. Then come the Soap opera, about which they write that it indeed can last a long time like every day of the week for more than 20 years! They list examples like All My Children, Days of Our Lives, The Young and the Restless, General Hospital, and Coronation Street. I don't know if what we are watching is similar to a soap opera, except for the duration, but even if all the above genres do not fit what we see around us there are more to choose from like:
Sports, Telenovela. Telenovelas may need a few words of introduction: "A television serial melodrama popular in Latin America. They are similar to a soap opera in miniseries format. They often feature Love and Drama, as well as other situations depending on the genre of telenovela. Examples include: Desire (TV series), Fashion House and Wicked Wicked Games." Some of the telenovelas are long, like 150 or 180 episodes and can last for months. Finally the Wiki lists Variety show and Western Series including the Space Western as for instance the series Firefly. There are also Infomercials and why not list ordinary commercials, as they frequently take up quite a bit of time.
Being or becoming a "TV Critic"
That is quite a lot of shows, and the majority I probably would not consider watching. But if one had to, one could choose to become a genre specialist and "TV critic". It would allow one practice in commenting on the shows. The Search engine informs us it is paid reasonably well, and entry is based on skill more than formal education. Are you interested:
The use of allusions
If the critics of the show will be required or expected to "[t]one things a bit and use allusions more." it admittedly makes the job more difficult. In my case more so, since English is a foreign language, so I decided to look it up, but for context, here is the quote:
In this post, I will comment on "show" extending to the possibility of becoming a critic of a show and moving on to the meanings of "allusion".
Even though I often feel like:
The endless increasing pressure takes its toll: the daily popcorn is not as tasty anymore and there might be not enough romance novels to keep it all at bay.
Different kinds of shows
"So do it." The C's said, but as I was not getting the joke, or the fun of it, at least not all the time, what about show? It turns out there are many kinds of shows, and I do not enjoy watching all of them, be it with or without popcorn. On the Wiki one finds pages like:
Category:Television genres - Wikipedia
Category:Television series by genre - Wikipedia
List of television formats and genres - Wikipedia
Sports, Telenovela. Telenovelas may need a few words of introduction: "A television serial melodrama popular in Latin America. They are similar to a soap opera in miniseries format. They often feature Love and Drama, as well as other situations depending on the genre of telenovela. Examples include: Desire (TV series), Fashion House and Wicked Wicked Games." Some of the telenovelas are long, like 150 or 180 episodes and can last for months. Finally the Wiki lists Variety show and Western Series including the Space Western as for instance the series Firefly. There are also Infomercials and why not list ordinary commercials, as they frequently take up quite a bit of time.
Being or becoming a "TV Critic"
That is quite a lot of shows, and the majority I probably would not consider watching. But if one had to, one could choose to become a genre specialist and "TV critic". It would allow one practice in commenting on the shows. The Search engine informs us it is paid reasonably well, and entry is based on skill more than formal education. Are you interested:
In the current situation becoming acquainted with the different types of TV genres and shows in order to become a TV critic of these shows is all very well. In a certain sense, SOTT offers a lot of the current genres of the show pooled together under Puppet Masters and Society's Child. Covid19 could be medical drama for instance. Whereas a conventional critic would often need a sharp pen. In this case one also would need to use allusions more often.
The use of allusions
If the critics of the show will be required or expected to "[t]one things a bit and use allusions more." it admittedly makes the job more difficult. In my case more so, since English is a foreign language, so I decided to look it up, but for context, here is the quote:
Regarding the meaning of the word allusion they write on Literary Devices
Below the definition, the page gives many examples, and they elaborate on the above definition too:
For the above to give more meaning, the text gives many examples:
It turns out Oxford University Press has published a dictionary of allusions: Adonis to Zorro: Oxford Dictionary of Reference and Allusion 3rd Edition, the older version from 2001 is cheaper. While I don't know how updated the material in the book is, there are many possibilities.
Maybe like "allusionists" we will be able, when required, to counter the projected illusion with skilful allusions. Although the signal may appear less obvious, it could in some cases potentially turn out to be more penetrating and clear. Through allusions, one can include some and exclude others, if one chooses. One can veil, unveil and reveal. Allusions may work pretty much like a mundane parallel to the Language of the Birds though I hope it will be sufficient to only "[t]one things a bit and use allusions more." May you stay safe through the upcoming chaos.
Good.
session.The Cosmos will be aiming for the BULLS i for sure. You all have waited long enough.Time to get the show rolling out fully on the road.
