It should be said that I would prefer to steer clear of genre whenever possible. Storyspace is vast, and genre—especially nerdish genres—is a miniscule part of it.
This statement initially confused me. I had always thought of genres like a classification system that everything should fit into. For example, when you go into a music store, you can select from genres such as R&B, Hip Hop, Pop, World Music, etc. But apparently, according to Wikipedia, “Genres are formed by conventions that change over time as new genres are invented and the use of old ones are discontinued.” This definition leaves open the possibility for art that doesn’t fit into any genre, obviously.
All of the television shows and movies I can think of seem like they belong to some genre. I can imagine a show which is so defiant of any convention that it truly defies classification, but I can’t really think of any examples. Is this because of the economic realities of producing television and movies, or am I just insufficiently creative?
I understand (or believe) that you were probably using genre as shorthand for “not sci-fi, fantasy, romance, etc.” as it’s used at this page, I just found the statement to be curious.
This statement initially confused me. I had always thought of genres like a classification system that everything should fit into. For example, when you go into a music store, you can select from genres such as R&B, Hip Hop, Pop, World Music, etc. But apparently, according to Wikipedia, “Genres are formed by conventions that change over time as new genres are invented and the use of old ones are discontinued.” This definition leaves open the possibility for art that doesn’t fit into any genre, obviously.
All of the television shows and movies I can think of seem like they belong to some genre. I can imagine a show which is so defiant of any convention that it truly defies classification, but I can’t really think of any examples. Is this because of the economic realities of producing television and movies, or am I just insufficiently creative?
I understand (or believe) that you were probably using genre as shorthand for “not sci-fi, fantasy, romance, etc.” as it’s used at this page, I just found the statement to be curious.
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