The Sandman
Narrative Technology: Reality Shifter
The story makes us wonder if some of the people we interact with might actually be intricate machines instead of humans
Contributed by: angusif
January 9, 2025
30 Rock
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
Don Quixote
Narrative Technology: Comic Wink + Reality Shifter
in Part 2 (released later than Part 1), the don learns that the stories of Part 1 are for sale (and that they are counterfeit). There are many other moments in which Don Quixote contradicts the rules of its storyworld.
Contributed by: angusif
January 9, 2025
I Love Lucy
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