Spoilers don't spoil anything — Page 2

Author: twooffour
Time: 13-Aug-2011 8:31 AM
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My problem is that there is too much vagueness in the study, as a result of not considering any of those factors.
We may have an idea about the reaction to 12 books "with twists", which isn't a statistically relevant number, but it's hard to transfer this result to the prediction of the enjoyment of OTHER works, when established how DIFFERENT reactions can be depending on the structure and implementation-

I'm not saying it was entirely pointless.
But it would need further research, and reproductions, before you could make it into a valid general observation.

Author: xhonzi
Time: 15-Aug-2011 7:18 PM
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twooffour said:

I think another factor that should be considered in research like this: the second viewing.

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Good points. Even the ones I've snipped.

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Author: skyjedi2005
Time: 15-Aug-2011 11:55 PM (Edited)
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Yeah i think if someone ruined empire for me as a kid and told me who darth really was, i would have been pretty pissed off.

See when Lucas did this in film it was a cool and original idea. Before the Leia as a sister thing.

As a literary device it was old hat. As a mythic archetype it was already cliche.

Then there is the obvious even if you have not read the films spoilers before hand.

Like Watching Indiana Jones IV and instantly picking up that Indy is Mutt's dad even though the characters are oblivious.

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Author: Ziggy Stardust
Time: 16-Aug-2011 12:13 AM
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sky, how old are you? I'm guessing your 20's, but I'm not sure...

Author: xhonzi
Time: 16-Aug-2011 2:19 PM
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Ziggy Stardust said:

sky, how old are you? I'm guessing your 20's, but I'm not sure...

He's in my 20's, actually. Hey, GET OUT OF THERE, SKY! THOSE ARE MINE, AND I MIGHT USE THEM AGAIN SOMEDAY! GET BACK INTO YOUR 30's WHERE YOU BELONG!

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"[George Lucas] rebooted the franchise in 1997 without telling anyone." -skyjedi2005

"Yeah, well, George says a lot of things..." a young 1997 xhonzi on RASSM

"They're my movies." -George Lucas. 19 people won oscars for their work on Star Wars (1977) and George Lucas wasn't one of them.

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Author: TV's Frink
Time: 16-Aug-2011 2:23 PM (Edited)
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You got your skyjedi in my 20's.

No, you got your 20's in my skyjedi!

Author: xhonzi
Time: 16-Aug-2011 3:00 PM
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Ziggy Stardust said:

sky, how old are you?

Oh, and just say 'no' to ageism, kids.

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"[George Lucas] rebooted the franchise in 1997 without telling anyone." -skyjedi2005

"Yeah, well, George says a lot of things..." a young 1997 xhonzi on RASSM

"They're my movies." -George Lucas. 19 people won oscars for their work on Star Wars (1977) and George Lucas wasn't one of them.

Rewrite the Prequels!

Author: doubleofive
Time: 17-Aug-2011 11:39 AM
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xhonzi said:

Oh, and just say 'no' to ageism, kids.

That's agist!

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Author: TV's Frink
Time: 17-Aug-2011 11:43 AM
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doubleofive said:

xhonzi said:

Oh, and just say 'no' to ageism, kids.

That's agist!

That's aggie-ist!

Author: xhonzi
Time: 19-Aug-2011 1:44 PM
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xhonzi said:

twooffour said:

I think another factor that should be considered in research like this: the second viewing.

Good points. Even the ones I've snipped.

I was thinking about this again... maybe you can compare it to a good joke.

The first time you hear it, it may make you take a second to "get it" which might make you feel inferior, especially if other people are already laughing at it.

The next time you hear it, it may be almost as funny, but it's also not a surprise. You may feel more confident about yourself... but there's nothing like hearing a joke for the first time.

There's nothing like seeing an unspoiled movie for the first time. There is at least one other thing like seeing a spoiled movie for the first time: seeing a movie a 2nd time.

So basically, seeing an unspoiled movie would allow you to watch something both ways... whereas having a movie spoiled before you first watch it may only allow you to watch it the one way.

IT'S MY TRILOGY, AND I WANT IT NOW!

"[George Lucas] rebooted the franchise in 1997 without telling anyone." -skyjedi2005

"Yeah, well, George says a lot of things..." a young 1997 xhonzi on RASSM

"They're my movies." -George Lucas. 19 people won oscars for their work on Star Wars (1977) and George Lucas wasn't one of them.

Rewrite the Prequels!

Author: Bingowings
Time: 17-Mar-2012 12:08 PM
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Knock Knock!

Author: Akwat Kbrana
Time: 17-Mar-2012 1:52 PM
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Who's There?

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Author: Bingowings
Time: 17-Mar-2012 1:53 PM
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What and spoil the undisclosed potential for surprise?

Author: Akwat Kbrana
Time: 17-Mar-2012 3:13 PM
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What and spoil the undisclosed potential for surprise, Who?

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Author: Bingowings
Time: 17-Mar-2012 7:53 PM
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What and spoil the undisclosed potential for surprise daddy'o.

Author: TV's Frink
Time: 18-Mar-2012 12:47 AM
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Third base?