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#154551 Japanese Teeth Thu, 12th Apr '12 4:19:52 PM from Meinong's jungle

@L Mage: Again, when I say "realistic" I'm talking about works that don't have any fantastic elements. I'm not talking about works that include realistic or mundane elements alongside fantastic ones. We have a trope for that. Or this.

@Apple: Goodnight.

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edited 12th Apr '12 4:21:27 PM by JapaneseTeeth

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#154552 ilsemmr Thu, 12th Apr '12 4:20:23 PM from Austin

Good night Applelight.

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#154553 Sydxelia Thu, 12th Apr '12 4:20:37 PM

@ stevebat: I'm liking this avatar.

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#154554 Badwolfwho Thu, 12th Apr '12 4:20:43 PM from Stardust Road

Good night, Applelight.

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#154555 crowlover Thu, 12th Apr '12 4:20:50 PM

Goodnight, Applelight.

I need to go for a while now, goodbye.

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#154556 storyyeller Thu, 12th Apr '12 4:21:04 PM from Appleloosa

How about works that play fantasy realistically?

If there is anything that you are alone in thinking, it's "thinking that you're alone in thinking of your theories".

#154557 Japanese Teeth Thu, 12th Apr '12 4:21:44 PM from Meinong's jungle

That's cool with me. I love stuff like that. Magic Realism is awesome.

edited 12th Apr '12 4:22:08 PM by JapaneseTeeth

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#154558 Sydxelia Thu, 12th Apr '12 4:21:46 PM

'Night, Applelight. Sleep with Human!Pinkie.

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#154559 L Mage Thu, 12th Apr '12 4:21:46 PM from The Black Tower

@JT

Ah, thanks for the clarification.

Speaking for myself the best works are ones that rely on well developed well rounded characters still faced with realistic human conflicts in a fantastic or mystical setting. Like this show.

@Apple

Night!

edited 12th Apr '12 4:22:21 PM by LMage

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#154560 Drenius Thu, 12th Apr '12 4:22:06 PM from Northern Virginia

Goodnight Apple.

Cool avatar, stevebat.

edited 12th Apr '12 4:22:25 PM by Drenius

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#154561 ilsemmr Thu, 12th Apr '12 4:22:29 PM from Austin

I want realistic characters. The plot can be whatever the hell it wants to be. Which is why books like Twilight annoy me so much. There's a chance for a good plot there, but the characters are so awful that the story is ruined.

Goodbye for now crowlover and J Teeth ^^

edited 12th Apr '12 4:23:29 PM by ilsemmr

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#154562 Japanese Teeth Thu, 12th Apr '12 4:23:11 PM from Meinong's jungle

@L Mage: Yeah, that's part of the reason I love the show as well; it incorporates magic and fantasy into the setting without making it the focus. It's cool to see otherwise mundane plots play out in a fantastic setting.

And I must go, briefly. I'll be back later.

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#154563 stevebat Thu, 12th Apr '12 4:23:54 PM

Unfortunately I don't have a source for that image. But it is awesome.

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#154564 latenight Thu, 12th Apr '12 4:24:28 PM from moonburnt

Magical realism is awesome I wrote a poem for class which involved finding a piece of glass on the beach and how it got there. It involved sirens, dancing crabs, and a sunken treasure.

Goodnight Apple.

edited 12th Apr '12 4:24:58 PM by latenight

#154565 gingerninja 666 Thu, 12th Apr '12 4:24:45 PM from Aboard The Damocles

@Mage because one of my favourite tropes is Hard Work Does Work. (or whatever it's real name is)

10 mooks don't deserve to beat a swordsman who's fought his entire life. In ASOIAF. One man surrounded by 20 soldiers equals death for him. I've never liked Numbers besting skill.

Also, I can't stand Combat Pragmatism. It strikes me as highly unsatisfying

"Contests fought between two masters are decided instantly. An invisible battle is now raging between the two of them." Lulu vs Schneizel

#154566 L Mage Thu, 12th Apr '12 4:25:21 PM from The Black Tower

@ginger

And, re: Singing And Dancing, Glee addresses that, no one actually bursts out into full on sing and dance ever without rehearsal, when theirs a spontaneous musical number it's clearly taking place inside a character's head. javascript:Ad Clicked(clickLineVarName1231114745);

Spoken like a true anime veteran XD (That is not meant to be offensive at all, I myself love anime)

edited 12th Apr '12 4:26:23 PM by LMage

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#154567 Kuroi Tsubasa Tenshi Thu, 12th Apr '12 4:25:57 PM from Canada

Rainbow: But Tyrantlestia and Scootabuse aren't really believable memes. They're more or less asspulls based on WMGs.

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#154568 Badwolfwho Thu, 12th Apr '12 4:26:25 PM from Stardust Road

I remember you being okay with Combat Pragmatism if it is between people of equal skill.

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#154569 stevebat Thu, 12th Apr '12 4:27:32 PM

My opinion about scootabuse

edited 12th Apr '12 4:27:55 PM by stevebat

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#154570 Mousa The 14 Thu, 12th Apr '12 4:27:54 PM from Northern Virginia

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#154571 gingerninja 666 Thu, 12th Apr '12 4:28:44 PM from Aboard The Damocles

@Mage but I dislike shonen too, two of my most hated tropes are Couldnt Catch Up and The Gift

@Bad even then, I'd rather Heroic Resolve be the determining factor

edited 12th Apr '12 4:29:46 PM by gingerninja666

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#154572 storyyeller Thu, 12th Apr '12 4:30:15 PM from Appleloosa

There's a chance for a good plot there, but the characters are so awful that the story is ruined.

That's one of the biggest things that annoyed me about it to. I read it for the plot ... and then there wasn't one.

If there is anything that you are alone in thinking, it's "thinking that you're alone in thinking of your theories".

#154573 stevebat Thu, 12th Apr '12 4:30:27 PM

Can't Catch Up is what you are looking for.

edited 12th Apr '12 4:30:53 PM by stevebat

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#154574 L Mage Thu, 12th Apr '12 4:31:28 PM from The Black Tower

@ginger

I think the problem is largely that many authors treat skill as a quantifiable aspect, and Martin....doesn't.

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#154575 storyyeller Thu, 12th Apr '12 4:32:26 PM from Appleloosa

Anyway, that's why Luminosity was great. It takes the same setting as Twilight, but it actually tells an interesting story.

If there is anything that you are alone in thinking, it's "thinking that you're alone in thinking of your theories".