A Universe of Power - The Creativeness of Telling Stories
The Power Universe is the television drama that keeps on giving different versions to the stories to tell and the spin-offs have kept the audience engaged. The multiverse of the series makes it undoubtedly one of the best television universal series. The question is, can the universe sustain its resources? The answer is yes, they can if the stories from Courtney Kemp keeps on being imaginative and bringing creative persona to each of the characters by emphasising on the characters’ characteristics and their attributes. Our likeness to the universe is not just stories and how they are written but our likeness centralises on the characters’ ingenious and interpersonal traits where the audience can connect to them and feel the journey that they are going through. Obviously, the impact of the stories reflect the characteristics of the cast members and each character has a defined role to play to make the story justifiable.
The strong focus on a double life is shown at the start of Power where we see Ghost, a polished gangster with a wit to organise crime and mix with business people. The character of Ghost shows how powerful street life can take people if they strive for what they want in life. Power shows the nightlife and street life in an articulate way that has never been done before. The characters are likeable even though the audiences know that they are involved with unimaginable crimes. The backdrop of the story was never discussed on the original series of Power and the audience wanted to know how James St. Patrick (played by Omari Hardwick) became the kingpin or how he first got into the drugs business. Although hints were dropped in little snippets through the six series about his past lives, there was never a moment in the six series where the audience got to find out their past, and this is why the universe is such an interesting subject to explore. The topics of drugs, violence and political issues were all highlighted in the Power series and all of these issues create a sense of predictability which puts the audience on suspense in regards to what could happen in the next episode. The audience still debated on which of their favourite characters could die next as some people wanted Angelina Valdez (played Lela Loren) to stay on the original series until the end. The diminishing of the characters is what made Power an exciting series to watch and at the end, the inevitability happened with the demise of James St. Patrick.
Only seven characters were progressed onto the upcoming series in the universe. Power Book II untitled Ghost was carried on 24 hours after the original series had ended and this was the aftermath of the series. The additions of Method Man and Mary J. Blige produced a strong series and the acting of these characters were impeccable, not only these artists but the introduction of Cane (played by McClain), Carrie Milgram (played by Melanie Liburd), Lauren (played by Paige Hurd) and other few actors and actresses brought a complete direction to the series. In its second season of Power Book II - Ghost, the truth of the man - James St. Patrick highlights the complex characteristics of Tariq St. Patrick (played by Michael Rainey Jr.). The assembled cast produced a strong performance and the script writing of the series showed what the universe is producing would change the structure of television and Starz continued support would elevate the universe to new heights.
The continued support of Starz is evident as the addition of Power Book III: Raising Kanan and Power Book IV: Force are delightful and bring another depth to the Power Universe. Raising Kanan is the life of Kanan who was killed in season 5 of the original series. The life of Kanan brings an interesting scope to how the original series came about because Kanan’s story would reveal plenty of start-ups and opportunities that were embarked by James St. Patrick and Tommy Egan (played by Joseph Sikora). Raising Kanan would provide the genesis of Power. The cast members deliver a stellar performance as the rapper Joey Badass delivers exceptional acting in his rookie series. A stellar casting of Mekai Curtis, Patina Miller, London Brown, Omar Epps, Malcolm Mays and others show how the Power Universe wants to continue its fortune and sustain its dominance in the television market.
The story telling keeps on coming with Power Book IV led by Joseph Sikora (Tommy) and its quest to capture the drug industry in Chicago. Courtney Kemp and Curtis ‘50 Cent’ Jackson put all their chips in and deliver a story that has improved the likeness of Egan’s characters even more. The story is one of the best written in television series and this is bringing the original series back into fold as the betrayal of family between Diamond (played by Isaac Keys) and Jenard (played by Kris D. Lofton) has similarities between James St. Patrick and Tasha St. Patrick (played by Naturi Naughton). It shows that all the characters in all the series in the Power Universe have all watched the original series and they have embodied themselves immensely with their characters and played the roles beautifully and articulately well. The story will keep on coming and all the Power Book series would go on to its seven to eight seasons because of the ingenuity of Courtney Kemp and Curtis Jackson.