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Post by lesbrent on Oct 25, 2006 13:42:44 GMT -5
I am wondering what direction we are going now with the "I'm listening to Daniel video".
I'm curious to see if any of you have written the Creators with plot suggestions and if so, what direction did you request the story go.
If you remember the fated letter from the Creators saying this was a new medium and would be participant directed, well I hope to hell they mean more involvement than naming Bree's stuffed animals.
I wrote them wayyy back and told them that I hoped that Bree would run away from home and do a road trip, leaving clues all over the US that fans would have to figure out in order to find and help her.
Care to share if you made any suggestions to them?
I edited to add - maybe WE, the Cove folks could come up with an idea and email them. Maybe the same story coming from 50 people would make a difference?
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Post by drquest on Oct 25, 2006 14:26:41 GMT -5
I did many moons ago I was just hashing out old 80's sitcom plots like Bree's adventures in babysitting she is give charge of an infant and Que the music montage of her dancing making faces and Pmonkey boogieing all to no avail call Daniel he will know what to do. trumpets sound Daniel arrives to save the day and take care of the kid end with Bree and the baby sleeping on her bed Daniel turns camera off. When she was this wild rebel going bowling and to a party I figured next the move for are rebel without a social life would be to get her ears pierced I mean Jess has them I figured she would like the idea of not always having to take them out. Now I think Jess would push for a Bree gets a puppy episode she has 2 dogs one being pretty new maybe call it Daniel gets unbanned and I get a puppy episode. just random stuff like that mostly
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Post by lesbrent on Oct 25, 2006 18:08:05 GMT -5
I did many moons ago I was just hashing out old 80's sitcom plots like Bree's adventures in babysitting she is give charge of an infant and Que the music montage of her dancing making faces and Pmonkey boogieing all to no avail call Daniel he will know what to do. trumpets sound Daniel arrives to save the day and take care of the kid end with Bree and the baby sleeping on her bed Daniel turns camera off. When she was this wild rebel going bowling and to a party I figured next the move for are rebel without a social life would be to get her ears pierced I mean Jess has them I figured she would like the idea of not always having to take them out. Now I think Jess would push for a Bree gets a puppy episode she has 2 dogs one being pretty new maybe call it Daniel gets unbanned and I get a puppy episode. just random stuff like that mostly That's good stuff for the daily stuff. I particularly like the dog one! What do you think of a long term plot suggestion from all of us? Do you think we could all agree on where we want it to go?
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Post by flwright on Oct 25, 2006 19:51:34 GMT -5
Hi Gang!
Why settle for one plot thread, it's so June 2006! I think it would be pretty neat for the Creators and Crew to create many different story threads, just like we do here (and on Yoogle).
I think Jess and Yousef would have a blast acting it out. An extra challenge would be to bring the threads back together every once and awhile, without losing the continuity of character or any given story arc.
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Post by Joss on Oct 26, 2006 4:42:56 GMT -5
Well.. Now that you mention this.. Lately I've had the feeling that the creators are searching throughout the LG15 board to gather what they think is the impression of the majority of people about what should happen next.. Before filming the next vid.
To me if you have no story to tell then there is no series at all.. And if you think that delivering what is expected from you will make you suceed then you are wrong.
So far it worked well as long as there was a lot that the people did not know and they had to research to understand all the details. In the last 4 o 5 videos nothing really new has been added and the mistery has been lost.. So the interest.
I have the feeling a masterming plotted the first steps from LG15 and now is headless and trying to find a way on its own.. Not grown up enough to survive.. is a matter of time it reaches its limit.
I hope the captain gets back to the helm soon and straightens the course before its too late.
But again.. I could be wrong and all this just be an experiment form a bunch of kids with lots of time to spare and a camera.
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Post by milowent on Oct 26, 2006 8:04:28 GMT -5
To me if you have no story to tell then there is no series at all.. And if you think that delivering what is expected from you will make you suceed then you are wrong. Agreed. That is what makes so many hollywood movies suck - you find out they changed a bunch of stuff based on tester audience reaction. I like to think the basic storyline was decided up front, and that fan interaction cannot change that destiny.
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Post by lesbrent on Oct 26, 2006 9:34:48 GMT -5
I think they need a basic storyline. Yes indeed. But why can't an interactive movie suceed? Have you ever read those "create your own mystery" novels where you have choices and they lead in different directions depending on the one you choose? The thing is though, all directions need to be thought out and planned for. I don't think the creators have maintained contunity and complete lack of planning.
The creators indicated in their letter that this series would be based on audience participation. I have kept watching because that really intrigued me. I thought we'd see some regular Joes chosen to be a part of the story line, not friends of the actors/creators.
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Post by noasinger on Oct 26, 2006 9:47:30 GMT -5
Leslie, we can do it ourselves, dammit! Power to the people!
Orange County Girls RULE!
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Post by gemma on Oct 26, 2006 9:52:16 GMT -5
I messaged Jess Rose on myspace weeks and weeks ago just saying hi. I mentioned to her that I was going to make an in-character video as someone else involved in Bree's religion. She said that I should let her know when I did it, because she would show it to the producers, she also said they were always looking for new characters. I never got around to making the video thanks to mountains of schoolwork and construction work going on at home meant I couldn't film anything without having drills and hammers sounding in the background. A couple of weeks later Gemma pops up (My name is Gemma) as someone else in Bree's religion.
Now I'm going to have to come up with another character (and change my name haha) if I'm going to do a video.
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Post by noasinger on Oct 26, 2006 9:57:01 GMT -5
You're not the only one who got one of these bizarre too-close-for-comfort shoutouts out of Gemmers, sovietkitsch -- she's *REALLY* close to Mayati Byrne, a character I was running on Homeschoolers Aggregate. I've dropped that now because I'd feel like anything else I did would be either fair game for showing up in someone else's work, or would be perceived as being derivative.
Welcome! Many, many of us are a bit grumpy about LG15 these days, but we'd probably all still describe ourselves as fans.
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Post by curiousgeorge on Oct 26, 2006 10:01:35 GMT -5
Welcome! Many, many of us are a bit grumpy about LG15 these days, but we'd probably all still describe ourselves as fans. Welcome Gemma from the Cove's resident primate . And yes, I am a Cranky monkey at this point...
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Post by gemma on Oct 26, 2006 10:01:46 GMT -5
Yeah its really odd. I don't really mind at all, I'm just a little stumped for ideas now (well I have plenty of ideas but half of them might be a little too out there and half of them would work but they would seem inconsistent with the story) I was mostly weirded out when I went on the board after her first video and saw lots of topics about 'Gemma'. I was like whoa what did I do, because I was under the impression it wasnt a common name in the US. Edit : Thanks for making me feel welcome guys
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Post by hyemew on Oct 26, 2006 10:06:58 GMT -5
I don't know how much they'd actually incorporate you. They don't seem to really be in the business of accepting things into canon made by people which aren't made by their best friend's sister's babysitter.
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Post by gemma on Oct 26, 2006 10:09:02 GMT -5
Haha I know. I wouldn't be doing it to be incorporated though, just for fun I have no designs on being a Hollywood actress, its medicine all the way for me
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Post by lesbrent on Oct 26, 2006 10:30:57 GMT -5
Leslie, we can do it ourselves, dammit! Power to the people! Orange County Girls RULE! Do Volusia County girls rule too! LOL!
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