My latest Chandler's Ford Today post is called Watching the Detectives and I share my thoughts about An Inspector Calls (J.B. Priestley). I also name some of my favourite fictional detectives and there are clips of some classic theme tunes too.
What passes for entertainment in your magical world? When magic is a powerful force in a world, do your characters continue to use it for entertainment purposes or are they keen to switch off from magic and find alternative forms of amusement instead?
Are there professional entertainers and what do they do? Does your fictional world have its unique forms of entertaining its peoples? Or do they copy what other worlds do (including Earth)?
MyFairy Kingdom has lifted the idea of television wholesale from Earth and renamed it fairyvision. The magical realm does not show our programmes but arranges a schedule deemed suitable for the magical world. (All shows have to be approved by the Queen and her Council though This Week's Royal Gossip Show does seem to have slipped through the royal net. It has been pointed out to the Queen to ban it now would only fuel interest in the show and she was advised to let the programme die a natural death. She's still waiting for that to happen).
Are there official bodies responsible for ensuring entertainment is all it is meant to be? Who do they answer to? Does anyone try to challenge this?
What passes for entertainment in your magical world? When magic is a powerful force in a world, do your characters continue to use it for entertainment purposes or are they keen to switch off from magic and find alternative forms of amusement instead?
Are there professional entertainers and what do they do? Does your fictional world have its unique forms of entertaining its peoples? Or do they copy what other worlds do (including Earth)?
MyFairy Kingdom has lifted the idea of television wholesale from Earth and renamed it fairyvision. The magical realm does not show our programmes but arranges a schedule deemed suitable for the magical world. (All shows have to be approved by the Queen and her Council though This Week's Royal Gossip Show does seem to have slipped through the royal net. It has been pointed out to the Queen to ban it now would only fuel interest in the show and she was advised to let the programme die a natural death. She's still waiting for that to happen).
Are there official bodies responsible for ensuring entertainment is all it is meant to be? Who do they answer to? Does anyone try to challenge this?
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