The State of Grace

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But then, Whedon is the father of mainstream geek culture, so perhaps the money and prestige of working within the system — of being the go-to guy whenever a studio had an ambitious superhero project (because the “shared cinematic universe,” as a filmmaking model, was only just coming into being in the wake of the last strike) — was too hard to fully extricate himself from. And hell, it’s also possible Whedon had already had his one good idea— that he was never again going to conceive a project that would match the commercial success and cultural influence of Buffy. I don’t care to psychoanalyze Joss Whedon, but it could very well be that Dr. Horrible served only as a creative pit stop in his career rather than a new direction for it because he was ultimately too institutionalized to seize the I totally feel ya on the storyline. I was really peeved at how 1-dimensional all the secondary characters were. Especially Gabe?!? Like how was I supposed to ship that. NOTHING HAPPENED. They didn't even really talk much! I know it was first love and they were young and etc. etc. But Gabe had the personality of a very dead pancake. 😂

Right. Dr. Horrible was creative, experimental, entertaining, and met with overwhelmingly positive reception! (That said, I haven’t seen it in fifteen years, so I can’t offer an assessment of its moral imagination.) If I’m Joss Whedon at the height of my power and influence (before things went to shit for him), I’d much rather work outside the system than be an indentured servant to it! That’s what George Lucas did so enviably in the 1970s: He bought his independence from Hollywood. Also per Wikipedia: Throughout, the focus is kept on Grace’s experience of the world, rather than others’ experience of Grace—as it should be. This is particularly evident in her commentary on how other people treat her, which includes her frustration with not being consulted on important decisions, and not being believed or asked about her experiences: John, my thanks to you for sharing your fondness and your memories of State of Grace, and for turning me on to The Falcon and the Snowman; it’s never too late, after all, to experience an overlooked classic.​

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Grace is a well-rounded and sympathetic character. She has various interests (horses, wildlife, Doctor Who, My Little Ponies), rides and cares for a horse, has friendships and complex relationships with her family members, and has a good—and sometimes entertainingly snarky—sense of humor. She’s introspective and insightful about how being autistic affects her needs, such as extra recovery time after social interaction and the ability to leave stressful situations. She also has a good sense of how others’ willingness (or refusal) to accommodate those needs affects her ability to deal with everyday life. She also has other issues common to autistic people, including sensory overwhelm, sleep schedule dysregulation, difficulty interpreting others’ imprecise or implicit communication, and difficulty providing other people with the responses and body language they expect.

When Grace wonders about being her own person it's just so spot on. I kept having to have little pauses to be a bit teary. I'm very glad that there's a book like this that my daughter can read when she's older.You know, John, I am deeply embarrassed to admit I’ve never actually seen The Falcon and the Snowman! (An oversight I will be rectifying immediately.) I’m taken with your analysis of Falcon, though, which is precisely the kind of scholarly appraisal this blog puts a premium on. Not only are the thematic similarities and the Sean Penn connection noteworthy, but Falcon was scripted by Steven Zaillian, who wrote Scorsese’s Gangs of New York, which, as I noted in my comment to Cooper, acts as a sort-of spiritual prequel to SoG… and in both cases co-stars John C. Reilly as a hapless Irish thug who doesn’t make it to the end of the movie! Contributions should be travel related. The most helpful contributions are detailed and help others make better decisions. Please don’t include personal, political, ethical, or religious commentary. Promotional content will be removed and issues concerning Booking.com’s services should be routed to our Customer Service or Accommodation Service teams. Cuando haya varios comentarios, aparecerán en primer lugar los más recientes, aunque también se tienen en cuenta otros factores: el idioma del comentario, si solo contiene una valoración, si también contiene una reseña escrita, etc. Si quieres, puedes ordenar los comentarios o filtrarlos (por momento del año, puntuación de los comentarios, etc.). Because the entitled hipsters annexing Brooklyn for its “authenticity” measured that quality only in pints of craft beer poured, in shots of artisanal espresso brewed, and not for a New York minute in the actual hardscrabble experiences of the people born and raised there. And so taco stands are transformed into tapas bars, tenements rechristened “boutique co-ops” and priced for a decidedly better class of people. The current occupants? Well, they’re relocated, through instruments of gentrification, so they can be free to be authentic— ethnic and poor — elsewhere. Because their kind of authenticity is like hearing about your stripper’s sexually abusive childhood: It’s detrimental to the fantasy you’re paying for. So, a way of life comes to an end, its culture extracted like some kind of natural resource and reduced to a sanitized, commodified theme park, as free of minorities as it is of GMOs.