Niall: I wasn't too keen on the rewrite of the extract, but it does sound like how Disney would handle a scene like that. -_-;
What worries me more is that Disney plan to do away with Christopher Robin in 2007, and replace him with a girl. To me, that would destroy the meaning of the original stories, and it'd cause confusion if kids went for the books looking for the girl and found Christopher Robin instead. ¬¬
(Some info on this here from USA Today: Disney lets Girl into Winnie's World)
Teresa: *cracks up laughing* I semi-want to read that book! Now I'm wondering if the Golden Snitch contains a robotic flying Pokemon... *ponders*
That was definitely one of the stupidest things Dr. Evil did, but he did make sure that Austin would be around to annoy him for two more films by doing so.
Simstim wrote:
My advice is: try to run your plot as a roleplaying game and watch as your players by-pass your carefully convoluted storyline with the simple "don't drown him in a pool filled with ill-tempered sea bass with lasers, just shoot him" shortcut. Of course, this sometimes works out the other way round when, no matter how many heavy-handed hints and clues you leave them, they insist on following up that red herring to the bitter and disappointing end.
Simstim, is that "ill-tempered sea bass with lasers" suggestion an Austin Powers reference of sorts? ^^ It sounds similar to Dr. Evil's plan to destroy Austin and Vanessa in the first film. Idiot didn't even tie them to the pole before closing the door on them... >_>
I often hit the kind of wall you mentioned (characters ignoring the planned plot) while roleplaying with my friends. Granted it's a writing roleplay and not a game, but the principle is the same. We still plan out a plot and characters (image, history, the whole works), then let them run with that plot. We usually hit the wall of them wanting to go their own way somewhere further down the line.
If it happens, we sometimes force the characters to follow the pre-planned plot if it's necessary to fill in plot holes and stuff. They may not thank us for it, but sometimes it has to be done. ¬¬ If the plot the characters want to follow goes a better way, or the planned plot isn't necessary, then we follow the characters's lead. ^_^ It all depends on how everything goes, and where the other roleplayers take the story before it's our turn again.
*emerges from lurkdom*
I agree with Eric Gratton, seeing all of these people posting is a bit intimidating, but that just means we have to get up the courage to post. ^_^
*somewhat on topic*
From what I've been reading about the winning memorial design, it looks to be well thought-out, and I'm sure it'll be beautiful when it's finished. ^_^ As for the shape of the memorial being an Islamo-Fascist conspiracy, I disagree with Rawls. If there'd been any complaint about the design, it wouldn't have been chosen as the winner. Besides, why would anyone visiting it worry about the shape and where it points at? It could point to the Moon for all I care, and maybe it does in some mysterious way. o_O
If I travelled to the States and visited the finished memorial, I'd be too interested in how well everything turned out and paying my respects to the people it honours to consider where it points at. ^_^
*goes back to lurkdom*
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