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The '''heist''' or '''caper''' story is usually the story of a criminal enterprise, fraught with danger, peril, and suspense, told from the perspective of the heister/criminal. Usually, the criminal side is a team or conspiracy, and the interactions between the conspirators may lead to some of the problems they experience. | |||
A significant element of the work involves the planning of "the job". | |||
Many heist/caper stories are humorous, although certainly not all. | |||
A list of works (with some feminist or gender interest) that are heist or caper stories: | |||
* [[Xena: Warrior Princess]] episode "[[The Royal Couple of Thieves]]" | |||
* [[Firefly]] episodes - Because the crew were "petty thieves", heists & caper elements were in many of the episodes; however, some episodes were classic, full-on heist/caper stories: "The Train Job" (1x02); "Ariel" (1x09); and "Trash" (1x11). | |||
* "[[Alias (TV series)|Alias]] - Numerous episodes, perhaps almost all, in Alias revolved around capers / heists of some sort. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[List of female pirates | * [[List of female pirates and thieves in SF]] | ||
[[Category:Themes]] | [[Category:Themes and tropes]] | ||
[[Category:Genres]] | |||
[[Category:Non-SF fiction]] | |||
[[category:Themes and tropes by name]] | |||
Latest revision as of 17:03, 2 January 2011
The heist or caper story is usually the story of a criminal enterprise, fraught with danger, peril, and suspense, told from the perspective of the heister/criminal. Usually, the criminal side is a team or conspiracy, and the interactions between the conspirators may lead to some of the problems they experience.
A significant element of the work involves the planning of "the job".
Many heist/caper stories are humorous, although certainly not all.
A list of works (with some feminist or gender interest) that are heist or caper stories:
- Xena: Warrior Princess episode "The Royal Couple of Thieves"
- Firefly episodes - Because the crew were "petty thieves", heists & caper elements were in many of the episodes; however, some episodes were classic, full-on heist/caper stories: "The Train Job" (1x02); "Ariel" (1x09); and "Trash" (1x11).
- "Alias - Numerous episodes, perhaps almost all, in Alias revolved around capers / heists of some sort.