Branwell himself even formed the basis of the sisters' most sensational male characters, with Hindley Earnshaw in Emily's Wuthering Heights and Arthur Huntingdon in Anne's The Tenant of Wildfell Hall incorporating the more problematic elements of the brother's personality.
And of the sitcoms, the second season of Modern Family was way out in front: sensational writing, strong character development and a superb ensemble.
It might, in fact, have become just slightly overwhelming, except that Karl E. Meyer, a former editorial writer for The New York Times, and Shareen Blair Brysac, a television documentary producer, never allow a sensational cast of characters to crowd out the narrative.
Stars (and future award winners) Damien Lewis and Claire Danes provided sensational depictions of characters consumed by the ideas of protection and vengeance.
Then you might consider some beach reading featuring unforgettable characters spilling sensational secrets — but this time with simple names like Young and Edwards and familiar hangouts like Cracker Barrel and PetSmart.
It is all too easy to use a blog to lob sensational accusations at suspicious characters, especially when those accusations are grounded in subjects that are "all but impossible for a lay-person to be able to investigate" unless "you have a degree in statistics" (to quote our colleagues at The Hotline earlier today).
With mockery, weasel words, tall tales, the syncopation of repetition, and, of course, a carapace of pauses, the characters perform a sensational exercise in denial.
As the characters reveal their sensational secrets, they occasionally let us in (via time-stopping interludes) on even more deeply buried secrets, which disarm with their simplicity.
Despite intense advance promotion of the Homicide premiere due to a planned Super Bowl lead-in, Attanasio deliberately sought to introduce the show with little fanfare, avoiding sensational gimmicks in favor of character-driven plot, quirky dialogue and morbid dark humor.
I don't know why, but there were elements in this movie that reminded me of "The Handmaiden," a film that I feel in a similar way doesn't exploit or sensationalize its queer characters, even though sensational shit goes down.
