A lot of people have it - that fantasy of being lord or lady of the manor, either in the present or at some time in history.
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I seem to be quite drawn to the medieval, magical fantasies, as it were.
We love fantasy novels in which the characters think that they're peasants but turn out to be princes and kings.
I can read Middle English stories, Geoffrey Chaucer or Sir Thomas Malory, but once I start moving in the direction of contemporary fantasy, my mind begins to take over.
I think there is a long exploration in American drama of women in particular who, by force of circumstances or because they are predisposed to, choose fantasy over reality.
Fantasy is an area where it is possible to talk about right and wrong, good and evil, with a straight face. In mainstream fiction and even in a good deal of mystery, these things are presented as simply two sides of the same coin. Never really more than a matter of where you happen to be standing.
When people ask me why is 'Winter's Tale' a fantasy, I point out that it is not a fantasy.
The Lord of the Rings movie set an entirely new standard for fantasy in the movies.
So many of the fantasy stories I encountered growing up were set in worlds that were largely modelled on medieval Europe in one way or another. Lots of white folks in feudal societies, castles and kings, that kind of thing.
Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope, and that enables you to laugh at life's realities.
People want to be entertained when they watch dramas. 'Mistresses' has a mixture of escapism and reality.
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