I forewarn you that this blog post mentions sexual assault.
This is from my May 2023 blog post:
TV and movie comparisons/ Angel season 3 ep 1 "Heartthrob" question
This is my Jul. 2022 blog post:
Should I continue into TV production? (Part 4)/ Why do you want to be a TV writer?
Sept. 4, 2022 My life purpose: It seems like I'm not going to be able to become a TV writer and producer.
My life purpose is to entertain and make people happy, educate, and inform people as a writer/ blogger.
When you read these "TV and movie comparisons" about creative writing and screenwriting, I hope you are entertained by this and learn about writing.
https://badcb.blogspot.com/2023/05/tv-and-movie-comparisons-angel-season-3.html?m=0
Role Reversal and Reversal of Situations in dramas:
The usual roles and situation is the man is the predator and bad guy.
The teen girl is the prey and good guy.
In these cases, the teen girl is also the predator and bad guy.
This is from my Mar. 2025 blog post:
grey issues (Part 3)/ gaps in knowledge/ the difference between ignorance and stupidity/ does this scare you how dumb people are? -kids and teens
Angel season 1 ep "Five by Five":
Cut to a bus station at night.
Cut to a Man in his 30s and smoking a cigarette. Faith is in her late teens.
Man: New in town right? You got the new in town look.
He walks with her.
Man: This is a dangerous part of town this time of night for a young lady, you know. A lot of people are trying to take advantage of a situation like that. Especially if you don't have any money, a place to stay, I might be able to help.
Faith: I'm cold.
Man: Oh yeah, warm is my middle name.
He takes off his jacket and she beats him up.
She gets his wallet and keys.
Faith: Now I got money, and a place to stay.
She puts on his jacket.
Faith: I think I'm going to like it here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-2IdvvkDJM
@cya2139
4 months ago
Probably my favorite Faith moment
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@isaacortiz4617
@isaacortiz4617
9 days ago
She took that guy out like it was nothing.😄😄😄
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@icythrewyou
@icythrewyou
1 year ago
Forever mood
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@dynastylee5539
@dynastylee5539
9 months ago
FAITH IS A MEAN B----. GONE BEAT UP THAT POOR MAN HE DID NOTHING TO
HER THATS WHY I DISLIKE AND HATE HER SHE TOO CRAZY AND VIOLENT.
2000:
14 yr old Tracy: That's how old I was when I first saw this. I know Faith is a bad guy. When I was watching this, I thought the Man was a bad guy and I predicted Faith is going to beat him up.
I was 50% right that he was a bad guy.
2007:
22 yr old Tracy: I bought the Angel season 1 DVDs at a discount. When I re-watched this, I thought:
"He is not just a bad guy. He is a pimp. Why would a man like that be at a bus station at night and going to a teen girl?"
I wrote about this scene before in 2007 before my blog. I had read a magazine article about a young woman's similar experience at a bus station, until a woman in a volunteer organization came over.
As for the last Youtube comment: when I saw this at 14, 22, and now at 38 yrs old, I don't have any sympathy for the man who got beaten up.
He didn't do anything to her yet. He was a pimp and he was going to get her to be a prostitute.
Gaps of knowledge: There is a gap. 14 yr old Tracy was 50% right that he was a bad guy.
Ignorance or stupidity?: Ignorance. 14 yr old Tracy didn't know he was a pimp.
Does this scare you how dumb people are?: Some of you may be worried about Tracy not knowing that he was a pimp.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0512850/?ref_=ttep_ep18
https://badcb.blogspot.com/2025/03/grey-issues-part-3-gaps-in-knowledge.html
Hard Candy:
"Hayley's a smart, charming teenage girl. Jeff's a handsome, smooth fashion photographer. An Internet chat, a coffee shop meet-up, an impromptu fashion shoot back at Jeff's place. Jeff thinks it's his lucky night. He's in for a surprise."
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0424136/?ref_=fn_t_1
This is from Wikipedia:
The idea for Hard Candy came from a news story producer David W. Higgins saw on 20/20 about young Japanese girls who would lure older businessmen to a location with the promise of meaningful conversation, only to assault and mug the men with a gang of other girls.
This led him to wonder,
"What if the person you expect to be the predator is not who you expect it to be?
What if it's the other person?"
He shared this question with writer Brian Nelson who worked out a treatment
and then a script on spec,
and then Higgins and Nelson approached David Slade to direct.
Due to the controversial nature of the work, the budget was kept under $1 million so that the production company would not ask to change anything.[1]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_Candy_(film)
This is a really well-written and acted movie. However, it's basically a teen girl who ties up this predator to a chair, and beats him up and tortures him.
You will like this movie if you like:
Pros:
1. The actors Elliot Page (back then Ellen Page) as Hayley.
Patrick Wilson as Jeff.
Sandra Oh is the neighbor and only in 3 scenes.
2. You want to watch a teen girl beat up a predator.
3. You like watching Law and Order: Special Victims Unit.
4. You like watching Dateline: To Catch a Predator.
5. You like torture porn like the Saw movies.
6. You like to read the news about catching predators.
You may not like this movie because:
Cons:
1. It's too dark and violent.
2. It can be very hard to watch.
3. The 2 main characters are unlikeable and you will get angry and in a bad mood.
2006: I showed this movie to my friend Angela (a 20 yr old white woman) when she was at my house.
I bought the used DVD on Amazon.
Angela: She's (Hayley) a b----.
Tracy: Yeah, but I mean that in a good way because you don't want to f--- with her.
2011: I called Angela and asked about it.
Tracy: Would you want to watch this movie again?
Angela: I would if I was showing this movie to someone who hasn't seen it. This is too dark.
There are some of you who may want to stop the movie halfway.
Then you can go on Wikipedia to read the rest of what happens in the movie,
and then you might want to watch the rest.
These are more revenge/ justice movies:
I Spit on Your Grave: 1978 movie:
"An aspiring writer is repeatedly assaulted, humiliated, and left for dead by four men she systematically hunts down to seek revenge."
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077713/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_i%20spit%20on%20
I Spit on Your Grave: This is the 2010 remake:
"A writer who is brutalized during her cabin retreat seeks revenge on her attackers, who left her for dead."
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1242432/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_i%20spi
I Spit on Your Grave 2:
"When Katie innocently accepts an offer to have new photos taken for her portfolio, the experience quickly turns into a nightmare of rape, torture and kidnapping. Now, she will have to find the strength to exact her brutal revenge."
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2537176/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_6_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_i%20spit
I Spit on Your Grave: Vengeance is Mine:
"Jennifer is still haunted by the memory of being gang raped and almost killed years ago. At her therapist's advice, she joins group therapy and meets similar women. She befriends one and they want more than just talk - justice/vengeance."
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4530884/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_7_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_i%20spit%20on%20your
I Spit on Your Grave: Deja Vu:
"Cinema's top lethal lady vengeance returns in the most anticipated sequel of all time."
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4058836/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_8_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_i%20spit%20on%20you
Growing Up with I Spit on Your Grave: This is a documentary.
"For the first time ever, explore the myths behind the controversial film I Spit on Your Grave (1978)."
Terry Zarchi: My sister, 2 years earlier she and my father witnessed the aftermath of a sexual assault, so my dad made a movie about it called I Spit on Your Grave.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3559446/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_11_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_i%20spit
Promising Young Woman:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9620292/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_0_in_0_q_Promising%20Young%20Woman
Promising Young Woman (2020) - Fake Drunk Scene (1/10) | Movieclips
Promising Young Woman - Fake Drunk: Cassie (Carey Mulligan) gets revenge on a predator.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnjPEwQCLiw
Here's another scene:
PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN Clip - "Carey Gets Revenge on Christopher" (2020)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UI6SXYM-kA
Primetime:
"In 2006, To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen sets out to make television history."
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt34206385/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_prime
My opinion: If you read my blog from 2011-2012, I wrote about this show a lot.
Tracy's blog: The Evolution (Part 1)/ Prove Yourself and Show Your Work (Part 1)
https://badcb.blogspot.com/2023/01/tracys-blog-evolution-part-1-prove.html
Found:
"Each year, over 600,000 people are reported missing in the United States. Gabi Mosely and her crisis management team use unorthodox methods to find the forgotten people."
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9071808/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_0_in_1_q_found
Gaby was kidnapped as a teen by by her English teacher Sir.
When Gaby is an adult, she kidnaps Sir and holds him captive.
This is from Feb. 2024 where I wrote a review of the show:
fall 2023 TV season show reviews/ Forest/Terrace Heights Community Hall Clothing Swap
https://badcb.blogspot.com/2024/02/fall-2023-tv-season-show-reviews.html
My week:
Sun. Oct. 25, 2026:
Christy C, Hamilton , Ontario, would like to know:
Where do you usually put up your seasonal decorations?
Both indoors and outdoors
36.91% (1390)
I don't put up seasonal decorations
32.13% (1210)
Indoors only
26.37% (993)
Outdoors only
4.59% (173)
My opinion: Indoors only.
Mon. Oct. 26, 2026:
Erin G, Vancouver, British Columbia, would like to know:
How does all the recent hype and media attention surrounding AI make you feel?
Concerned about its impact
62.76% (4505)
Curious to learn more
15.78% (1133)
Indifferent
10.74% (771)
Overwhelmed by all the attention
5.50% (395)
Excited about the possibilities
5.21% (374)
My opinion: Concerned about its impact.
Thurs. Oct. 29, 2026:
Naomi H, Winnipeg, Manitoba, would like to know:
Do you charge rent to your adult children who live at home?
Not applicable
65.48% (2953)
No
26.08% (1176)
Yes
8.45% (381)
My opinion: Not applicable because I don't have kids. My parents do charge me rent.
Wed. Oct. 28, 2026 First snowfall: This is the first snowfall so my bus was 30 min. late. I talked to this Asian woman Melissa who was waiting too.
She shows me on her smartphone that it was then updated on Google Maps to 30 min. delay.
Melissa: The bus is probably going to be really crowded.
Yeah, we had to get on the back of the bus.
It was 1 degree outside.
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