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Tag Archives: heroes
The Problem of the Hero Protagonist
The real hero is always a hero by mistake; he dreams of being an honest coward like everybody else. -Umberto Eco The trouble with being the kind of person who is attracted to Science Fiction and Fantasy as their genres … Continue reading
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Tagged angel, buffy, dollhouse, dr horrible, firefly, heroes, jayne cobb, joss whedon, topher brink, xander harris
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Why do we root for the underdog?
This is the first in a series of posts on heroism, brought about largely as a result of the pre-penultimate episode of Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse. I intend to discuss my disapproval of ‘heroes’ later (when it’s earlier in the day … Continue reading




