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Fictional stories don't have to make sense, though.
by tallanvor 9y ago
Fictional stories don't have to make sense, though.
- cesarb 9y agoYes, they have to. Otherwise they strain the suspension of disbelief too much, and the reader can't enjoy the work.
- Filligree 9y agoWell, think about it this way: The anomaly made work progress much faster than normal, and it still finished a year too late. What does that say about public works in general?
- optimuspaul 9y agoNah, Absurdist writing can still be enjoyable.
- baldfat 9y agoWell Dr. Who and Hitchhicker's Guide to the Galaxy are absurd but fun. Lost and Heroes both past season 2 are painful.
- KirinDave 9y agoSeason 1 of Heroes was pretty dang solid for a TV drama with time travel though.
- andybak 9y agoLost was good for much longer than that. I'd maintain that it still contained good elements right up until fairly near the end. On a small scale the writing and acting was still good. What got worse was the larger scale structures that were meant to keep your interest over a long period of time. A story made up from fragments that never form a greater whole is usually unsatisfying no matter how good the fragments are. (Exceptions to this rule can be found - an exercise I leave up to the reader)
- richmarr 9y agoSeems like you're projecting your preferences onto others. Personally I find things like 'Star Trek' and 'Dr Who' to be enjoyable, but they almost never makes sense... the science seems to be always bent to suit the plot in absurd or self-contradictory ways. Perhaps you're either much more informed than average, or have a weaker ability to suspent disbelief for some reason, or both?
- baldfat 9y agoI guess some people have no problem with obvious plot holes and other are extremely bothered by them. Don't ask me about the last three Star Wars movies.