The Essence of Good Fiction

[nivenus]

Well, considering I had to get an account here to participate in the RP I suppose it's only proper that I get started on a blog. Of course, this will be my first blog ever so forgive me it does not meet sufficient qualities of blogginess

Comments

[plutospawn]

There's a time and a place for everything and I think that can affect enjoyment a lot. Like me, for instance, I have a huge soft spot for comics written by Chris Claremont. Why? His dialogue's like cardboard and there's always a love triangle and if women are mad at each other they call each other "cows" and couples always call each other "lover" and really, why can't I stop buying this stuff

Right on that mark

[nivenus]

You're definitely right about time and place playing a role in enjoyment, and I totally forgot to mention that in my piece. For instance, I have a sort of soft spot for Sonic stuff, since it's part of my childhood, in spite of the fact that almost all of the stories (w/the exception of some Archie stuff and perhaps SATAM (though I never watched it so I wouldn't know)) are ridiculous.

And it's also true that some stuff we outgrow. For instance, I really couldn't care less about most of the stuff I watched as a kid growing up even though it seemed brilliant when I was four. But then there's other things, like the aforementioned Sonic, which I still hold dear.

As for a place rather than time I've found some things, like Kung Pow, are far more enjoyable when you watch them as a group than you watch them alone. In the latter case they're just stupid. In the former, they're actually very entertaining, even though they still are stupid.