MTS for GC Aesthetics of TV

Stanton's comments for CUNY Graduate Center MALS 77100 Aesthetics of Television Fall 2023 w/ @gianclm | #TVWithoutBorders | #TVAestheticsGC

[MTS for GC Aesthetics of TV @chimaboo]

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[MTS for GC Aesthetics of TV @chimaboo]

Doug - canine cohost of @screencrushnews with @ryanarey - made a brief appearance on stage during Thursday night's show at @Roulette_nyc - was a bit too far back to get clear video or decent sound, but THANK YOU for coming out to meet the fans! https://t.co/0Oxf5j08eD

[MTS for GC Aesthetics of TV @chimaboo]

Ep8 #TheLastOfUs The text and aesthetics of grace in power/pivot to corruption used to frame and reveal Pastor David was one of the most effective and terrifying uses of a Lucifer metaphor (2 Corinthians 11:14); I'm told it's worse experienced POV in the game. #TVAestheticsGC

[MTS for GC Aesthetics of TV @chimaboo]

#TheLastOfUs Example illustrating previous post on motion capture and voice actors appearing in the HBO show: https://t.co/TvK1GRi4je #TVAestheticsGC

[MTS for GC Aesthetics of TV @chimaboo]

Ep8-9 #TheLastOfUs Connections: Ellie's mom was played by actor Ashley Johnson, the voice of Ellie in the videogame, while Troy Baker played Pastor David's right-hand man James and was the voice of Joel in the game. #TVAestheticsGC

[MTS for GC Aesthetics of TV @chimaboo]

#TheLastOfUs Seen Ep3 a few times but this line always makes me laugh... Bill: "THE GOVERNMENT *ARE* ALL NAZIS!" Frank: "Well yeah, now, but not then..." - Their whole narrative arc seen in like 40 minutes was masterfully crafted and felt deeply real. #TVAestheticsGC

[MTS for GC Aesthetics of TV @chimaboo]

Didn't know, totally fun...

[asma @beefaesthetics]

I googled the last of us to begin watching the show and suddenly my screen was filled with mushrooms (i had no idea what they show was about). now five minutes into the first ep, i get it. #thelastofus #tvaestheticsGC

[MTS for GC Aesthetics of TV @chimaboo]

To clarify, I didn't mean "people are not projects" in the way evangelical Christians use the phrase; rather, in the orbit enablers often find themselves with an addict's recovery (the "managing, monitoring, mothering, meddling, manipulating, martyrdom" trap). #TVAestheticsGC

[MTS for GC Aesthetics of TV @chimaboo]

Ep6 #TheNightLoganWokeUp "You're my project." NO! NO! NO! DO NOT ROMANTIZE CODEPENDENCE WITH AN ADDICT! PEOPLE ARE NEVER PROJECTS. BAD TV! BAD! (Not kidding, this reckless final line was really upsetting to see framed in the narrative, undercuts series' intent.) #TVAestheticsGC

[MTS for GC Aesthetics of TV @chimaboo]

...like, "See how the memory of Logan devours the mother in the end?" Did not love it, but overall maybe that was the creators' intent in an ugly narrative.

[MTS for GC Aesthetics of TV @chimaboo]

Ep2 #TheNightLoganWokeUp: Maybe it was holiday timing, but straightening the mother's dead fingers smashcut to tearing off a turkey leg at family dinner was awful, actually made me wince. It links familiar space to violation, but felt like a cheap gag. @gianclm #TVAestheticsGC

[MTS for GC Aesthetics of TV @chimaboo]

Thought the weird break of sunlight fading back into lightning and storms reflected from the bedside family during the mother's death scene in Ep1 #TheNightLoganWokeUp promised a sort of David Lynch-style visual vocabulary to come. #TVAestheticsGC

[MTS for GC Aesthetics of TV @chimaboo]

Ep2 #TheNightLoganWokeUp: Maybe it was holiday timing, but straightening the mother's dead fingers smashcut to tearing off a turkey leg at family dinner was awful, actually made me wince. It links familiar space to violation, but felt like a cheap gag. @gianclm #TVAestheticsGC

[MTS for GC Aesthetics of TV @chimaboo]

#TheNightLoganWokeUp
Ep1 The Night Madeleine Died
Ep2 The Night Mireille Reappeared
Ep3 The Night Chantal Understood
Ep4 The Night Julien Was Afraid
Ep5 The Night Laurier Gaudreault Woke Up
https://t.co/bC0dJhFhFC #TVAestheticsGC

[MTS for GC Aesthetics of TV @chimaboo]

Wholly uncritical tweet: Not for nothing, much love to Aucan the crime dog, the only good cop in all of Puerto Varas. #42DaysofDarkness #TVAestheticsGC

[MTS for GC Aesthetics of TV @chimaboo]

#42DaysofDarkness v. #TheLørenskogDisappearance similarities: Affluent family, stilted husband suspect, rain-soaked private community, hamstrung police investigators, use of media to affect pressure on the investigation. But what about 42's use of that pier? #TVAestheticsGC

[MTS for GC Aesthetics of TV @chimaboo]

Sharing link to real-life "where are they now" follow-up found talking about the principals of #42DaysofDarkness #TVAestheticsGC https://t.co/N7D71jQM64

[MTS for GC Aesthetics of TV @chimaboo]

In terms of characterization, the #42DaysofDarkness text is very generous, even forgiving, toward Macay's Víctor Pizarro; ref: Ep4, 23 minutes in, sister to Pizarro: "You're the only one who's given us credible answers." #TVAestheticsGC

[MTS for GC Aesthetics of TV @chimaboo]

One aside from Ep6 #TotalControl: It felt a lot like art predicted reality watching the fall of PM Rachel Anderson and thinking about Liz Truss' tenure in Brit parliament this time last year. #TVAestheticsGC

[MTS for GC Aesthetics of TV @chimaboo]

The final #TotalControl Ep6 half-second shot breaking the 4th wall to have Alex glare directly at the camera was a fantastic challenge to the audience. "I dare you to judge me too." Deborah Mailman nailed every moment in Season 1. #TVAestheticsGC

[MTS for GC Aesthetics of TV @chimaboo]

#TotalControl Awkward silences are a tension technique not used enough, so effective in the Ep6 car scene - Alex's silent decision to betray tipped the characters' balance of power and story arcs. The audience knows, the characters do not. #TVAestheticsGC