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Very good article, and great points around narcissism and globalisation - but this is then fiction becoming bogged down in too much 'realism', which seems to have been the trend for some time.
What we badly need is more escapist, imaginative stories for these long-standing characters ; I don't want my entertainment to always have to feature the 'real' world, or some slant thereon, or a post-modern clever clever version of why heroes and villains aren't that different. I can look at the TV news for that.
Equally, I don't want overworked links that forcedly tie in all characters together ( agreed - Star Wars is a great example of this poor practice - the continuity being 'supplemented' to such an extent during the time films weren't being produced that eventually virtually everyone seemed to know everyone else. Might as well have been a small town far, far away )
Preaching to the converted I know, but when I look at comics, our host has one of the consistently best records of coming up with new plots that are fun, escapist, and respectful to the characters involved, whether old or new. I've just been re-reading Trio and Triple Helix, both of which I'd highly recommend as top examples of fresh storytelling. Generations similarly, or Batman / Captain America
I'll reserve judgement on Sherlock until Sunday's episode - Moffat being Moffat, the denouement will not be straightforward, I'm sure.
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