First Post and what to expect from this blog

I am a storyteller, or at least a man who has storytelling as their main lens or filter. I also am a character focused man when it comes to my stories. Plot is pointless if I don't care for your characters is my motto. I'll basically be putting up my own thoughts on fictional characters in pop culture. Some niche, some not. I wanted to do this on YouTube but YouTube keeps altering the way it does video uploads and it's not convenient for a 31 year old boomer like myself. I'll be starting with my favorite show Orphan Black as 1. It's my favorite show 2. It's the one show that I can remember that made me really look back and alter how I liked the characters significantly (usually I still like character just slightly more or less) and 3. I'm not the target demographic for the show so I have a very different worldview of it and can see different meanings than most people.

After I finish Orphan Black, I'll do these things periodically on whichever character will pop into my mind. While I'll try to avoid mainstream characters I am fond of them regardless and again if they warrant a post from me perspective I'll do it. Since this is a fairly short post I'll do a follow up the same day.

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