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Question of the Day - Part 4
RokofAges75:
--- Quote from: Sakabelle on July 25, 2012, 07:25:27 PM ---I sob my eyes out every single time I watch that finale. That's why I used that example lol I think a lot of us have watched that show, since it's been discussed a little before.
But man, when Ryan flashes back to Seth saying "Hey," I just... :(
Err yeah anyway, The OC is a perfect example of everything I love about storytelling. Good characters who grow and change over time unless they get killed off excellent humour that is well placed, great callbacks, fantastic book-ending, and fantastic music.
I am sure that in my writing you can see a lot of influence from The OC.
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You are making me eye my OC DVDs LOL. I haven't had an OC marathon in awhile!
FrickingKaos:
Stuff that I do?
Well I write AU a lot. I know a lot of people don't really like AU. Female lead in Weird World and the fact it's a science fiction.
In my romance series....prob ably that it is drawn out. Also has some cliches. Amanda isn't a well developed character because I spent so much time working on Nick's abusive childhood and inner struggle with his self worth. I also have myself as a character.
I can be to overly critical of myself and put myself down which leads to maybe people not wanting to read, I can't get Rose's words out of my head "if you don't believe in yourself, people won't believe in you" . Whenever I start doubting what I wrote I hear that little voice nagging me.
I also write wordy reviews because I like to point out what I liked but sometimes I ramble. (I do that on forum too)
I use banners (sorry Mare) lmao but not all have banners.
RokofAges75:
Not to take us too far off the topic of writing, but I am the same way with TV shows. I tend to follow the shows that go on forever, and when they finally end, I like them to end big, with a two hour series finale that brings back old characters and references old storylines and wraps the whole thing up in a nice big package with a pretty bow.
It's no secret that my favorite show of all time is ER; I watched it faithfully for 15 years, every Thursday night at 9:00, I have all 15 seasons on DVD, and I've watched most of the episodes multiple times. It jumped the shark in Season 10 and really wasn't great for most of the last five seasons, but the series finale (really, the whole last season) definitely delivered. I feel cheated when shows either leave me hanging on purpose or get cancelled before they shoot a series finale (ugh).
mare:
LOL Julie! I bet we have all used orbs at one point in our fanfic writing lives.
I do think it depends on the story as far as open endings go. I thought Harry Potter ended perfectly. I do think I would have been just as happy if he died at the end though. A true open ending and one I probably would have done, would have been him just walking into the forest, even before he encounters Voldemort with no clue what happens once he goes through the trees.
That's how my mind works though. I would have also been content with that. After a huge series of 7 books, that one needed a shiny bow for most plus it was written for young ones, if she had left it like that, the kids would have been jumping off bridges! lol
I LOVED Stephen King for ending the Dark Tower series the way he did though! LOVED LOVED LOVED!!! That was my kind of shiny bow!
I think when you do have a super long novel, the reader does expect a resolved ending. I think open endings truly work best in the suspense, action genres then just drama, romance etc... Although I do like how you ended RMTW, Rose. Even for a drama and we all kind of knew what was going to happen, you left it up to the reader to picture how that would be.
I never read BMS so I don't really know how that one was in relation to the topic but it makes sense for there to be a final ending in Curtain Call. I couldn't imagine that one having an open end after all the crap you put him through. Poor cancerous Nick! LOL
Kind of like if after all that torture in Swollen Issues, we don't ever find out what happens to Nick. LOL
I am really wordy with my replies too! It's the one thing I don't leave open ended oh Except...
RokofAges75:
--- Quote from: mare on July 25, 2012, 07:37:01 PM ---I never read BMS so I don't really know how that one was in relation to the topic but it makes sense for there to be a final ending in Curtain Call. I couldn't imagine that one having an open end after all the crap you put him through. Poor cancerous Nick! LOL
Kind of like if after all that torture in Swollen Issues, we don't ever find out what happens to Nick. LOL
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LOL Don't worry, CC definitely has an ending, though it's not anywhere near as over the top as BMS.
As for Swollen... that ending was abrupt, but fitting too because it was realistic. Even though I knew it was coming, I didn't know when and wasn't necessarily expecting it then, and I cried... oh I cried LOL.
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