Dramatic Comedy: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
A story in which comedic and dramatic elements appear in roughly equal amounts. "Dramatic comedy" is the term preferred in ''Daria'' fandom, though one also sees the phrases [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedy-drama comedy-drama] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragicomedy tragicomedy] used. |
A story in which comedic and dramatic elements appear in roughly equal amounts. "Dramatic comedy" is the term preferred in ''Daria'' fandom, though one also sees the phrases [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedy-drama comedy-drama] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragicomedy tragicomedy] used. |
||
A special award for Favorite Dramatic Comedy is voted for in the annual [[Daria Fanworks Awards]]. There is some confusion when using the terms "drama," "comedy," and "dramatic comedy," and considerable overlap sometimes exists among the nominations for favorites in these categories. |
A special award for Favorite Dramatic Comedy is voted for in the annual [[Daria Fanworks Awards]]. There is some confusion when using the terms "drama," "comedy," and "dramatic comedy," and considerable overlap sometimes exists among the nominations for favorites in these categories. Indeed, in voting for the [[2nd Daria Fanworks Awards]], the category had to be dropped because only one story was nominated out of uncertainty as to what actually qualified as a dramatic comedy. |
||
Excellent examples of dramatic comedies, each with significant portions of humor and seriousness, include [[Kara Wild]]'s [[Driven Wild Universe]] tale, "[[The Age of Cynicism]]," and [[Kristen Bealer]]'s "[[Card Games]]." |
|||
{{stub}} |
{{stub}} |
||
Revision as of 03:47, 8 February 2008
A story in which comedic and dramatic elements appear in roughly equal amounts. "Dramatic comedy" is the term preferred in Daria fandom, though one also sees the phrases comedy-drama and tragicomedy used.
A special award for Favorite Dramatic Comedy is voted for in the annual Daria Fanworks Awards. There is some confusion when using the terms "drama," "comedy," and "dramatic comedy," and considerable overlap sometimes exists among the nominations for favorites in these categories. Indeed, in voting for the 2nd Daria Fanworks Awards, the category had to be dropped because only one story was nominated out of uncertainty as to what actually qualified as a dramatic comedy.
Excellent examples of dramatic comedies, each with significant portions of humor and seriousness, include Kara Wild's Driven Wild Universe tale, "The Age of Cynicism," and Kristen Bealer's "Card Games."
This article is a stub. You can help DariaWiki by expanding it.