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Subj : Re: Not a full review yet .. but LUCIEN?
To   : alt.tv.er
From : DawnK
Date : Fri Oct 14 2005 12:14:10

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.er


<npardue@indiana.edu> wrote in message 
news:1129291902.141680.101310@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
> Sorry to follow up on my own post, but it strikes me that the writers
> have always shown rather a lack of imagination when naming characters.
> Yeah, I know that IRL people will often have names that are the same as
> or similar to those of their co-workers, but when inventing characer
> names, writers are usually advised to try and keep them unique, to
> avoid confusing the reader/viewer.
>
> But think about it ... in the early seasons we had Carol and Kerry and
> Carla and Carter. And Chloe. And a little later they added Carl.
> While none of them ever actually wnt by their first names, in the first
> season there were 3 regular or recurring chanacters named John.
> (Carter, Tag and Kayson.)
> Susan's boyfriend in S1 was Div.  Her (unseen) boyfriend in S7 was Dix.
> (With the first name of Charlie ... and she then, of course, went on to
> marry,divorce, hook up with and move in with Chuck.)
>
> One's head begins to spin!
>
> Naomi
>
>
> npardue@indiana.edu wrote:
>> What the hell kind of name is that?  For a whole year Dr. Dubenko
>> hasn't been graced with a first name ... now they pick Lucien?  Aside
>> from being  completed unfitting, it also shows a notable lack of
>> imagination on the part of the writers. Or else the pages on their
>> 'baby-name book' are stuck.  First we had Lucy.  Then we got Luka. (I
>> know, GV picked his own character's name.)  And now Lucien.  Will
>> things get confusing or what?
>>
>> Naomi
>

Although, I work with a Chris, Kelly and Kathy!

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