HeyJaredAnd the Quest for Pop Culture
Exploring what works and doesn't work in writing, TV, comics, novels, and movies. Plus, original fiction!
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The Terror of Frankenstein (opens the original)
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Welcome to And the Quest for Stories, where I explore various movies, TV shows, books, and comics. Looking for a different topic or original fiction? Check out the navigation page.A beat-up old copy of Frankenstein has been sitting on my bookshelf for many years. A library sale acquisition, if I recall correctly. I’ve been meaning to read it but was afraid the pages would come apart in my hands. At long last, I have faced my fear and read Mary Shelley’s classic. And it held up.<div class="captio
Sweet Dreams (opens the original)
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Welcome to And the Quest for Stories, where I explore various movies, TV shows, books, and comics. I also occasionally share my own fiction, as I’m doing this time. Looking for a different topic or story? Check out the navigation page.Back in college, I focused on playwriting. The earliest iteration of Terrific was a full-length play I wrote for an Advanced Playwri
Opening ‘The X-Files’ (opens the original)
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Welcome to And the Quest for Stories, where I explore various movies, TV shows, books, and comics. Looking for a different topic or original fiction? Check out the navigation page.I watched The X-Files on and off in the ’90s. It was more my sister’s show than mine, but I enjoyed the mix of ongoing storylines and clever standalone episodes that juggled a range of tones.I’ve never watched the entire series straight through, but I’ve been meaning to. So, I’ll do <a href="https://da
Star Trek Can’t Pull Off Puppets (opens the original)
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Welcome to And the Quest for Stories, where I explore various movies, TV shows, books, and comics. Looking for a different topic or original fiction? Check out the navigation page.Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is the best of 21st-century Trek (not counting the third season of Star Trek: Picard, but that was more of a reunion show).
A Perfect X-Men Moment (opens the original)
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Welcome to And the Quest for Stories, where I explore various movies, TV shows, books, and comics. Looking for a different topic or original fiction? Check out the navigation page.The X-Men aren’t built for movies. A film series allows only a few hours of story every few years, which doesn’t provide enough breathing room for such a large ensemble.These characters and storylines are built for monthly comic books, but they could also work in novels, <a href="https://danielsherrier.substack.com/p/x
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