Of course characters need development. But (IMO) characters can also be over developed for a particular genre. For instance, the ongoing dynamic between Gerhart and his spouse. If anyone was ever a pro-spousal abuse poster girl it would be Tiffany. That dynamic would make a whole spin-off of it's own but I think that it tends to dilute the show.
Most shows tend to aim for a particular demographic. The Unit appears to be aimed at both an adult male who has or is serving in the military and stay at home moms who need to feel empowered by a strong female character. My point is that most soccer moms probably don't care about the technical details of escaping from a Bosnian prison and most adult males don't really care about the results of Tiff's pregnancy test. IMO the writers should have picked a single demographic as their primary focus. On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 6:03 AM, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > I need to care about characters otherwise it is just another one- > dimensional shoot-em-up. There are really few plots- it's the > characters that distinguish them. > > On Jun 5, 9:39 pm, Chuck Bowling <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I enjoy the action and adventure in The Unit. I could do with a little > less > > character development on the domestic front. >
