Show Name: In the Flesh
Channel: BBC Three
Method of Watching: TV/BBC Iplayer
Season/Series: British TV Series
Genre: Zombie Drama
In the Flesh is a new 3 part BBC Supernatural drama series which began airing on BBC Three on 17 March 2013 at 10pm. The show was created and written by Dominic Mitchell. It is set after the zombie apocalypse and focuses on zombie teenager Kieren Walker as he reintegrates back into the local community.
Episode Summary:
Partially Deceased Syndrome sufferer Kieren Walker returns home to the cauldron of Roarton, but doesn't receive a warm welcome from all. His parents, Steve and Sue, are undoubtedly pleased to see him, but his sister, Jem, isn't so ready to pick up where they left off when Kieren died back in 2009. Meanwhile, the zombie-hating Human Volunteer Force, led by the violent Bill Macy, are ready to take action against any PDS sufferer reintegrated on their patch. A zombie like Kieren was found in Roarton and was shot by Bill Macy.
Was it conventional to it's genre? Yes, it was quite effective putting Zombies with modern day life without making it look cheesy or overall bad. I quite enjoyed it and the reactions of people is quite realistic.
OPEN OR CLOSED?
Open Narratives: Usually with soap operas
- No sense of a ending, could go on forever
- Many more characters, characters shift in and out
- More than one story line
- Time is more chronological
- Different knowledge to characters then audience
Closed Narratives:
- Audience aware that they are watching a complete story, with a ending in mind.
- Small number of characters, so it goes into more in depth on them
- Characters have a hierarchy of importance
- Audience can make verdicts on the characters
- Time is compressed unlike Open Narratives
- Times and events are usually special to the story line, not linked with real world
Since its a 3 part drama it is a closed narrative because the storyline can only go on for so long and there has to be a resolution and conclusion.
Episode Summary:
Partially Deceased Syndrome sufferer Kieren Walker returns home to the cauldron of Roarton, but doesn't receive a warm welcome from all. His parents, Steve and Sue, are undoubtedly pleased to see him, but his sister, Jem, isn't so ready to pick up where they left off when Kieren died back in 2009. Meanwhile, the zombie-hating Human Volunteer Force, led by the violent Bill Macy, are ready to take action against any PDS sufferer reintegrated on their patch. A zombie like Kieren was found in Roarton and was shot by Bill Macy.
Was it conventional to it's genre? Yes, it was quite effective putting Zombies with modern day life without making it look cheesy or overall bad. I quite enjoyed it and the reactions of people is quite realistic.
OPEN OR CLOSED?
Open Narratives: Usually with soap operas
- No sense of a ending, could go on forever
- Many more characters, characters shift in and out
- More than one story line
- Time is more chronological
- Different knowledge to characters then audience
Closed Narratives:
- Audience aware that they are watching a complete story, with a ending in mind.
- Small number of characters, so it goes into more in depth on them
- Characters have a hierarchy of importance
- Audience can make verdicts on the characters
- Time is compressed unlike Open Narratives
- Times and events are usually special to the story line, not linked with real world
Since its a 3 part drama it is a closed narrative because the storyline can only go on for so long and there has to be a resolution and conclusion.
Representation:
Age:
Teenager Jem came across as rebellious and moody when she made her first appearance, but throughout the episode she showed a softer side. Kieren on the other hand is quiet (mainly because of the change in situation), so is the contrast but he and his sister bond a little bit in the first episode.
Bill Macy was the dominant one in the HVF and comes across fierce and
violent. He is almost portrayed as a stereotypical general in the army like you see in films.
Status and Class:
The HVF and PDS are clashing. Human Voluntary Force don't like the Zombies (Partially Deceased Sydrome). They are two different sides, and one side wants to get on with life while the other wants them head. This dislike and hunting them down can be interpreted into serious real life scenarios. One example could be the genocide in Rwanda, but not as extreme.
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