Answer after reading
Readings:
Read Jason Mittell, Narrative Complexity in Contemporary American Television,” pp. 29-40 in The Velvet Light Trap 58 (Fall 2006).
Screening:
Nurse Jackie pilot
Answer after reading:
After reading Mittell's article on Narrative Complexity, explain how/why Nurse Jackie is a complex narrative. Can you give examples of the operational aesthetic? Narrative special effect?