And Grandma's House, in which Simon Amstell plays a successful TV presenter turned struggling actor, "Simon", proved that there is life still left in the genre when it's done with true wit and originality – and with a talented cast.
That Mr. White taps into this with sensitivity and originality, and in a voice that is at once tender and ineffably dark and disquieting, is what makes the show deserving of attention.
All his life he not only felt himself out of place geographically and socially – "a man without a country", as he said of himself – but considered that the writing work he was doing was beneath him, even in the years when he was receiving critical acclaim – Auden and Evelyn Waugh were among those who recognised his talent and originality – and earning a lot of money.
This weekend concludes the Monterey Historics Week, with car rallies, auctions, the Concours d'Elegance (a display, on the golf course, of vintage cars, which are judged according to body design, restoration work and originality), and various races at a track at nearby Laguna Seca.
Scarcity and originality, and if Dickens signed a book, so much the better.
The motivation dimension reflects drive to succeed and originality and was included as a potential covariate of conscientiousness and career success.
MOMA also has the transitional touchstone "The She Wolf" (1943) — a picture ferociously conflicted between Jungian voodoo and exasperated originality — and a rough gem from the artist's blocked, sad last years, "White Light" (1954).
Vigo completed just four films (two of them brief, avant-garde documentaries) before his death, but his two dramatic features, "Zero de Conduite" (1933) and "L'Atalante" (1934) possess an originality and a depth of emotion that have earned him a well-deserved spot in the pantheon.
But in the study by Dr. Vohs, disordered offices encouraged originality and a search for novelty.
"Film-makers admire the enterprise of Boyhood, but Birdman has an originality and a charm and a confidence.
Creative people's homes have a flair of originality and a touch (or more) of DIY.
