Archive: Story Experiences

30 Rock
Experience: Thinking "What If?"
Narrative Technology: Comic Wink + Reality Shifter
In the first episode, Liz Lemon punishes a jerk who cuts in line at the hot dog cart by taking out her credit card and buying all of the hot dogs before he can get one--she then runs through the streets of New York handing them out to people who don't want them.
Contributed by: angusif
January 9, 2025
I Love Lucy
Experience: Thinking "What If?"
Narrative Technology: Comic Wink
The show prompts audiences to consider what it would be like if women had jobs or if marriages were inter-ethnic, while assuring them that it is all just a harmless joke
Contributed by: angusif
January 9, 2025
Gulliver's Travels
Experience: Suspended Judgment
Narrative Technology: Untrustworthy Narrator
Gulliver travels to strange lands and eventually develops a deep respect for the Houyhnhnms, advocating for the extermination of all humans (only to discover that he is a human and will therefore have to leave); when he returns home, he is disgusted by his wife and children.
Contributed by: angusif
January 9, 2025