0194 - "Let's Play Doctor" [05/18/07]

nowherepixie · Post by **nowherepixie** » Sun May 20, 2007 12:52 pm

Bringing in new characters does keeep people interested and stop things going stale.

Plus it means the actors can be off doing other things more and the series can still continue.

RedRevolver · Post by **RedRevolver** » Sun May 20, 2007 1:10 pm

I really would do Alan Rickman as Snape.

I do not know whether this is bad or not.

nowherepixie · Post by **nowherepixie** » Sun May 20, 2007 1:11 pm

He's my 'older man' on my list

voyboy · Post by **voyboy** » Sun May 20, 2007 1:18 pm

nowherepixie wrote:
...They are necessary to move the plot along though aren't they?...

I agree that they are there to move the plot along. And as much as some may not like it, other characters have to be created to continue the series if its going to be ongoing like a soap.

lostgamer · Post by **lostgamer** » Sun May 20, 2007 1:26 pm

what is the newgrops name jdb dose not work any more.

how about (std from a bj)
sorry could not help it
so what order of laters should we do

robtomorrow · Post by **robtomorrow** » Sun May 20, 2007 1:34 pm

voyboy wrote:
nowherepixie wrote:
...They are necessary to move the plot along though aren't they?...

I agree that they are there to move the plot along. And as much as some may not like it, other characters have to be created to continue the series if its going to be ongoing like a soap.

I for one was hoping that this wasn't going to be ongoing like a soap, I was sort of hoping that there was a ending/conclusion in the offering, where all the missing links are closed and everything finally makes sense.

Leaven · Post by **Leaven** » Sun May 20, 2007 1:40 pm

I dunno. I liked Gemma while she was around. I liked Jonas when he first came on the scene. I don't know why I can't get into these two. I'm definately not a "change is bad" type of girl.

Of course I am still going to watch and hopefully enjoy the show. I'm not the type of person to leave over something like that! I think I am more frustrated with myself because everybody else seems to love them! haha. Maybe it is just because the last few eps have been boring to me and the noobs are the easy scapegoats.

Lurker · Post by **Lurker** » Sun May 20, 2007 2:09 pm

robtomorrow wrote:
voyboy wrote:
nowherepixie wrote:
...They are necessary to move the plot along though aren't they?...

I agree that they are there to move the plot along. And as much as some may not like it, other characters have to be created to continue the series if its going to be ongoing like a soap.
I for one was hoping that this wasn't going to be ongoing like a soap, I was sort of hoping that there was a ending/conclusion in the offering, where all the missing links are closed and everything finally makes sense.

Same here. That's really what it - and every other storyline in existence - needs. Unfortunately, on Mixed Media, the Creators have said they'd like to make it go on indefinitely, like "General Hospital." That obviously doesn't bode well. Perhaps they'll at least close up everything related to this storyline, give the characters closure, and then start over with a new cast.

Some have suggested that just resolving the ceremony matter and then moving on would be good enough. I disagree, though. If there's no closure for the characters then there's no closure/satisfaction for the audience either. The characters are what ultimately makes a story work or fail, and what an audience attaches itself to.

allisonjenna · Post by **allisonjenna** » Sun May 20, 2007 2:17 pm

Well, they've got another aim for the characters they have -- finding Jonas' parents.

To close this story line, they don't have to demolish the order or anything. They just have to close the "ceremony" part of it.

They can do this without making us feel like we've had any closure, so hopefully they'll be smart and make it a point that Jonas and his parents is another chapter in the lives of the TAAG

Lurker · Post by **Lurker** » Sun May 20, 2007 2:23 pm

Yeah, now that the thing with Jonas' parents has been brought up, it obviously has to be addressed. I'm curious, though, as to how it can be done without it seeming like the same old song and dance (moving from one place to another, Order goons showing up randomly, a chase, a capture, repeat, etc.).

RedRevolver · Post by **RedRevolver** » Sun May 20, 2007 2:29 pm

Lurker wrote:Yeah, now that the thing with Jonas' parents has been brought up, it obviously has to be addressed. I'm curious, though, as to how it can be done without it seeming like the same old song and dance (moving from one place to another, Order goons showing up randomly, a chase, a capture, repeat, etc.).

A lot of television or film moves around. They can meet people who don't have to be in the order, make new friends etc. There doesn't have to be a chase or a capture, really.

Lurker · Post by **Lurker** » Sun May 20, 2007 2:35 pm

RedRevolver wrote:A lot of television or film moves around. They can meet people who don't have to be in the order, make new friends etc. There doesn't have to be a chase or a capture, really.

The moving around isn't a problem. I just brought it up because it's part of the formula thus far (and sounds like it would be if they're searching for his parents). As far as chase and captures go, though, if the group is trying to find those two - people who were apparently taken by the Order and kept all this time - I doubt they'd be allowed to go about it without facing obstacles.

Inigo · Post by **Inigo** » Sun May 20, 2007 2:50 pm

After the ceremony storyline is over, I think it would be interesting too see Bree readjusting to normal life, maybe living with foster parents a la O.C and chronicling her adventures in high school, meeting new friends, new relationships, etc.

susanne_buit · Post by **susanne_buit** » Sun May 20, 2007 3:11 pm

After the ceremony storyline is over, I think it would be interesting too see Bree readjusting to normal life, maybe living with foster parents a la O.C and chronicling her adventures in high school, meeting new friends, new relationships, etc.

That would be WEIRD

I mean, who would want Bree as a daughter

?

house · Post by **house** » Sun May 20, 2007 3:13 pm

I keep thinking back on the "Anchor Cove" references, from the beginning, and HOPING that this does not turn into some continuous soap opera. Frankly, I've been on the edge of "over" with this a few times and, as I've been quoted as saying, "this series is like the Winchester House...they just keep building without finishing." I'd like to see something finished, for once.
Seeing the ceremony would be a start. Getting answers to at least SOME of the questions would help. But, I think the Creators like this constant teasing (they must've been burned by some really hot chick in college).

Bah. Who am I kidding... I'll keep checking to see if there's a new vid. My enthusiasm for the vids is waning, though.