Akshatha, I loved this essay! 💛 You’ve put into words something I’ve often felt but never articulated, contradictions really do make characters come alive. Brooklyn 99 is my boyfriend’s absolute favorite show, and I only watched it because of him. Now I see it as a writing masterclass too. This perspective will definitely change how I approach my own characters.
What I've learnt is Similar quirk characters cannot cope up or share the same screen I feel, for example Jake peralta and Michael Scott from office, some tweaking is needed for both to appear on same screen or maybe I'm overthinking it.
Akshatha, I loved this essay! 💛 You’ve put into words something I’ve often felt but never articulated, contradictions really do make characters come alive. Brooklyn 99 is my boyfriend’s absolute favorite show, and I only watched it because of him. Now I see it as a writing masterclass too. This perspective will definitely change how I approach my own characters.
This means so much.. 💛 so glad the essay gave you a fresh lens for writing. Brooklyn 99 really is a masterclass!"
What I've learnt is Similar quirk characters cannot cope up or share the same screen I feel, for example Jake peralta and Michael Scott from office, some tweaking is needed for both to appear on same screen or maybe I'm overthinking it.
Not overthinking at all—great point! Quirks need balance to truly shine together on screen...
Great insight..imperfection is acceptable reality and perfection is a fiction..
so true🙌—imperfection makes stories (and life) real and relatable!