Eclecticism: Reflections on literature, writing and life

Eclecticism: Reflections on literature, writing and life

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Experiments in style: How the US TV version came about
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Experiments in style: How the US TV version came about

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Greetings!

The most recent experiment in style post was a parody of two US TV cop series of the 1950s and 60s. How did it come about?

As it happens, I had the idea weeks ago. However, I couldn’t think of a way into it.

One stumbling block was my character or persona. After all, I don’t think or speak like an American criminal — or even an English one come…

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