A General Comment on Plotting

[neadods]

This is inspired by a certain episode of a certain show that will remain nameless due to spoilers, but it applies to Oh, So Many Things:

I dislike any story in which there is only ever One Big Bad and every single book/issue/episode is dedicated to finding Method #3717895 of defeating the same Big Bad. *Especially* if the Big Bad has a personal grudge with the Big Hero. Talk about overused plot points!

I'm sorry, but if you're going to try to come up with something longer than a miniseries, then you should at least have as many plot variables as a game of Clue!

Comments

[msp-hacker.livejournal.com]

...now I want a television series that is all about defeating Colenal Mustard for five seasons, even though there's only about six characters.

And in the end Mr. Body wasn't really dead, and bashes his brains in with the candlestick in the library.

[neadods.livejournal.com]

*amused snort*

[tiggerallyn.livejournal.com]

Been watching Merlin, hunh? :)

[neadods.livejournal.com]

Ironically, nobody on this thread has hit the name of the show I was watching Warehouse 13

[jigglykat.livejournal.com]

I've seen that show!

[neadods.livejournal.com]

I've seen it way too damn many times; it's starting to be an instant "never watch this show again" button.

[acroyear70.livejournal.com]

not a big fan of Voltron, I take it? :)

[neadods.livejournal.com]

What amuses me is nobody's guessing the show that prompted the post because there are so many options!

[lil-shepherd.livejournal.com]

This is one of the (many) reasons I disliked Seasons 3 & 4 of Blake's Seven.

[neadods.livejournal.com]

It's one of the main reasons I could never get into Stargate. Yeah, it was *different* Gou'auld, but it was always them... until it was a different baddie 24/7.

[lil-shepherd.livejournal.com]

I only dipped in and out of Stargate SG-1 - mainly for Richard Dean Anderson.

[neadods.livejournal.com]

I liked characters and I liked the general premise, but it was really pretty much a placeholder fandom until Who came back along.