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13 years ago
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So the newest banner reminded me of a topic I've wanted to bring up...
How many other furries out there have no interest in sci-fi, or fantasy (in the sense of the medieval-ish based timeframes)?
The thing is, I admit it's kinda counterintuitive NOT to. Furries are by definition fantasy creatures, so any sort of make-believe genre with endless possibilities of body types is tailor-made for furries. Still, all the various movies/shows/RPGs that became trendy never grabbed my attention at all. Star Wars, The Matrix, Dr. Who, Firefly, LotR, Warcraft and their ilk, Renfaires, etc. I've never heard of 90% of the Guests of Honor at Further Confusion, who are usually an author that is extremely well-known in fantasy circles or the like. Apparently, I'm a terrible geek.
I suppose I'm a practical sort (accountants tend to be that way >.>), so alternate technologies just don't seem relevant 'til they're possible. The closest thing to sci-fi that I ever liked were Transformers, which I'm sure barely count. I think it's also fairly well-known that I'm a bit of at technophobe, so if I can't operate an iPhone now, I would have even less luck in the future. There's some irony in that I actually really LIKE drawing technological things.
I actually like a lot of the aesthetics of the fantasy eras, but frankly, the Lord of the Rings films kinda killed it. Seeing all of it close-up and realistically rendered showed how...unpleasant I'd find it to live in that time. Everything was dark and dusty and dreary, as it WOULD be without electricity, electronics, or modern hygeine. I'll kinda stay here in the present, thanks.
I guess basically my furry interest has always focused around animation, and nothing but that. It seems to be harder to find folks just into that (I believe a couple of you are, but I won't make presumptions), especially since animation itself has been in decline volumewise the past couple decades. I like animal characters who live here and now. It doesn't mean I don't appreciate them in other genres, but it almost always is the character base (who often act anachronistically) that will draw me in, not the setting.
So I don't know...I feel kind of out of place here when everyone geeks out over their various fandoms. It's as if I'm missing the ability to be passionate about things important to others. I'm kind of a niche in a fandom (let's face it) mainly consisting of niches.
In other news, Dev is here again so I'm not going to be online much. And in other news completely, passed 100K pageviews. Thx everyone!
How many other furries out there have no interest in sci-fi, or fantasy (in the sense of the medieval-ish based timeframes)?
The thing is, I admit it's kinda counterintuitive NOT to. Furries are by definition fantasy creatures, so any sort of make-believe genre with endless possibilities of body types is tailor-made for furries. Still, all the various movies/shows/RPGs that became trendy never grabbed my attention at all. Star Wars, The Matrix, Dr. Who, Firefly, LotR, Warcraft and their ilk, Renfaires, etc. I've never heard of 90% of the Guests of Honor at Further Confusion, who are usually an author that is extremely well-known in fantasy circles or the like. Apparently, I'm a terrible geek.
I suppose I'm a practical sort (accountants tend to be that way >.>), so alternate technologies just don't seem relevant 'til they're possible. The closest thing to sci-fi that I ever liked were Transformers, which I'm sure barely count. I think it's also fairly well-known that I'm a bit of at technophobe, so if I can't operate an iPhone now, I would have even less luck in the future. There's some irony in that I actually really LIKE drawing technological things.
I actually like a lot of the aesthetics of the fantasy eras, but frankly, the Lord of the Rings films kinda killed it. Seeing all of it close-up and realistically rendered showed how...unpleasant I'd find it to live in that time. Everything was dark and dusty and dreary, as it WOULD be without electricity, electronics, or modern hygeine. I'll kinda stay here in the present, thanks.
I guess basically my furry interest has always focused around animation, and nothing but that. It seems to be harder to find folks just into that (I believe a couple of you are, but I won't make presumptions), especially since animation itself has been in decline volumewise the past couple decades. I like animal characters who live here and now. It doesn't mean I don't appreciate them in other genres, but it almost always is the character base (who often act anachronistically) that will draw me in, not the setting.
So I don't know...I feel kind of out of place here when everyone geeks out over their various fandoms. It's as if I'm missing the ability to be passionate about things important to others. I'm kind of a niche in a fandom (let's face it) mainly consisting of niches.
In other news, Dev is here again so I'm not going to be online much. And in other news completely, passed 100K pageviews. Thx everyone!
There are a couple of exceptions (Star Trek and Roz Gibson's work) however. It just depends.
I think I appreciate Star Trek more than most of the scifi shows, IMHO because of the emphasis on characters.
Hope Dev has a nice visit!
Thx!
And the entire CM/i.s.o. setting is physically based on my college, along with various details of it. A number of the CMers were kindasorta based on friends. So suffice to say I've never created anything from scratch!
I know I wouldn't want to live in the world I've come up with so far.
Indeed, breaks from reality is what most people into sci-fi are looking for. We already see the world as it is 23 hrs a day, why not indulge in something different for that extra hr or two?
Well you know... unless the future is post apocalyptic.
I mean, compare that to me, who makes characters sturdy enough to be fictional warriors, but I'll be darned if I would ever subject one of my boys to that. I kinda dabbled in fantasy settings awhile back, but never felt connected enough to do so.
The thing you as the creator actually have to do is care enough about the characters.
But in a fictional setting, author equals god anyway.
And that's where everyone is different. Remember a while ago when we talked about the willingness to kill characters or inflict physical pain on them?
Now, THAT I think is just a furry thing. 95% of furry authors I know create morbid, dark stories. >.>
Really? I should read more stories.
Srsly. Most of my writer friends are all HEY HERE'S A STORY and I read it and I'm like WTF DUDE CAN'T YOU WRITE SOMETHING HAPPY ONCE IN AWHILE??
Also, though I do like RPGs and swords and magic I'm not as into it as I am with batman or crime shows and drama. My fantasy interests deal a lot with solving crimes and heros kicking the butts of terrorists, drug lords and serieal killers.
Yeah, but that's still a relatively contemporary setting.
I'm actually not sure where I stand on superheroes; I don't mind the genre at all, but I've never explored it on my own.
I'm sure there's much....tidier fantasy settings, but LotR kinda set the benchmark for me since it was done up relatively realistically. I suppose I should see more movies.
I have to admit the Asgard setting of the Thor movies is quite pretty, but I guess that's more parallel world with some technology over straight medievalism....
Haven't seen Earthsea, but I did very much enjoy most of his earlier ones. The newer ones got a bit...odd @.@
I did watch Totoro for the first time while high. I'm not sure if that was a good idea or not XD
Liked Nausicaa a lot, but so far Castle in the Sky takes top honors with me
I've started enjoying these things for their story and characters instead. I think Star Trek, especially with the holodeck, proves you can tell any kind of story no matter how traditional or speculative in that setting. I think with fantasy it all depends on how the world is defined. I demand a certain level of comfort too but they made Hobbiton look appealing enough with the agrarian lifestyle and rich diet. They gloss over the hours of toil in the fields tho :P
Enjoy your time with Dev!
I did like the non-spacey storylines they slip into Star Trek now and then.
Still the prettiest!
Thanks!
Mind ... Blown! The Lord of the Rings trilogy was read (devoured, actually) shortly after that. I haven't looked back since then.
Discovered D&D in May 1980 and developed a fondness for Minotaurs and Orcs then, became an SCA member in 84 or 85, a friend introduced to the furry fandom in 1992, considered myself a furry in 1993, which brings up to the present.
All that said, I was never really deep into other SF sub-fandoms (Dr. Who, Star Wars, Star Trek & iterations, Firefly, Babylon 5, Cattlecar Dyslexia... err... Battlestar Galactica, usw...), and, oddly enough, many of the medieval fantasy things that's come out over the years haven't generated enough interest with me to have it appear on my radar. You'd think I'd be all over Tangled... or Brave with its Irish/Scottish feel. Nope. Dragonheart? Hell yeah! I still have the collectable card set (I think I'm still missing one or two of the "special" cards, though). How to Train Your Dragon? Boo-yah! That Dungeons and Dragons movie? I was doing a lot of cringing during it, but I watched it in the cinema.
So, I don't think your alone with your selectivity. As I like to say, that's why Baskin-Robbins has 31 flavours.
That happens to me a lot.
I did like How to Train Your Dragon (sequel plsthx), but I'm not entirely sure what era that is supposed to be set in, it strikes me as not quite as archaic as most fantasy settings.
I kind of like fantasy stuff ( <- dragons ), my by far favorite genre is science-fiction. I've seen all the shows/movies you pointed out uncountable times (ok, not all of Dr. Who, but that show has over 700 episodes in over 30 seasons and is older than me ^^;). Oh, and you forgot Star Trek in your list and several other important stuff like....
Ok, I'll stop here. I guess my point is, I love everything related to sci-fi, be it epic almost magic tech stuff like StarWars or 20 minutes into the future like 2001:A Space Odyssey. I guess I like everything high tech. When mixing in a bit dystopia, horror and Orwell in, all the better.
HAve a great time with Devon :)
Yeah, see, I just don't get into that. But more power to ya!
Thx!
I'm trying to think what the last well-animated sci-fi setting I saw would be, and before Wall-E, the closest is probably Titan A.E. Not exactly a ringing endorsement of the idea.
But that's the thing, theme or not, I still need fun characters to latch onto. Star Trek is doable for me since there's always a wide cast and at least someone will interest me. Meanwhile I couldn't relate to anyone in Star Wars.
LOL, I know how you feel, I'm sorry TitanAE wasn't better!
On that note, I would have to disagree with your assumption that Transformers barely counts as sci-fi. It most certainly *is* sci-fi in every sense, as mechanoid transforming aliens from space doesn't exist IRL. Or at least, we haven't yet seen them. ;p
I personally like slice-of-life furry stories, myself. They're most entertaining because I can identify myself more easily with the settings and characters, and I don't have to worry about any of the extra details other more involved sci-fi stories would have. Sometimes I just want to enjoy the story! XD
Hope you two enjoy your time together. :)
They ARE working on RL Transformers. Seen some on Youtube
Thx!
As for sci-fi and fantasy, they're okay depending on a person's taste and the specific media it's put in. If it's on a movie, as long as they don't in too may effects to compensate for lack of coherent plot that's fine with me. And if it's a fantasy that follows specific timlines/lore, they better limit the improvements or I just might end up geek-bawling about how utterly inaccurate the scenes are.
Have fun with the special boyfriend time. It's such a wonderful experience being together with that special someone.
LOL. Oddly, considering how rooted in reality I am, I don't think too much about what's accurate for the time or not...
Thankee! Definitely enjoying it!
I'm fanatically guarded about my birthday, but what sign is he?
But of course if we base our relationship on that, our signs are meant to clash with each other and become incompatible. Nope, not gonna believe that part!
I'm not sure what I think of that. It'd be darn fun if it existed, but I'm one of those stodgy types who would have to see it in action to really accept in current times XD
And if you can consider Lt. Worf as material for FA (let's not get into that...)
Well, I would understand that someone would not like the LOTR or Sci-Fi ish side of the fandom, its a personal taste.
As a comp-sci I geek over tech, so for me, something like ST:TNG rings a bell for me (Deanna Troi...tee hee).
But I don't exactly share the nerdiness for DnD.
As always, it's a matter of taste.
P.S. Conan... :D.
That's the thing, I'm a business major / artist. No techy for me. I do enjoy the characters though. Very atypically for me, I love Seven of Nine from what Dev's shown me of Voyager.
Bleh. Needs a haircut
As for the subject matter, I also don't grasp what the fantasy part sparks interest in. I can see it possibly when creative writing comes into play. Other than that, I really don't have an opinion to put out on this.
Okay, so you're not really into those sort of geekage either?
And pretty much. Never saw much fascination into the fantasy realm. I suppose the ones that are enjoy the idea of magical powers and times of adventure and action.
Large men in various stages of undress, doing manly things! And I was never too into magic, but Dev and I discussed this...why are wizards always old and weak? If I had all those powers, I'd give myself a nice body, thank you very much XD
And the only thing I think about when you mention the words undress, men, and magic is that movie Magic Mike. It was nice eye candy, sure! No need for a valid plot after that. :B
Urrrrrgh I so wanted to see that in theaters but we never got around to it. It'll definitely be a rental XD
It probably is worth better to rent it from a Redbox or Netflix than going to the theaters. It's just a freaking tease fest in a room of young to middle aged women. XD
That aside, those stories sorta bore me. Even doctor who and I watch it regularly, though it's mostly for it's occasional humor.
Either way, I'm still a geek, even if I'm not into certain genres.
Anyway, enjoy your time with Dev.
Thankee!
Despite those interests, though, I'm very heavily into anthros living in our world - as if you didn't know. (; But I dunno, part of the big draw for me about the "fantasy" of anthros is eliminating the fantasy aspect, and making them as "real" as can be. Sure, it's easy to let a fox archer slide if you have ogres and gnolls and people and elves - but I find taking a fox accountant that has real-life problems and goes to work every day, and making him believable (with or without humans coexisting, to each their own), is more difficult and thus more impressive. If that makes sense!
Basically, yes. I'm a horrible, horrible geek, too. I have WoW and that's about as far as it goes!
But yeah...roughing it? It's interesting, but it's...well, for lack of a better term, not sexy XD
I can't remember the last time I heard accountant and impressive in the same context XD But I get what you mean
So do a lot of your friends poke you about seeing the latest scifiwhateverthing too?
They do! Not because of liking "a" fantasy aspect so much as apparently I should be watching these things anyway? But I'm bad at movies in general, scifiwhateverthings just happen to fall into the rest of "things I never watch".
It's that "should" that gets me >.< I don't know why people presuppose things like that...
Fantasy and sci-fi just let you feel more free I guess. That may be why they're both such interesting genres.
NOOOOOOO! NO FREEDOM! :hides under the bed:
I do admit I like Gummi Bears a lot, it's held up better than most other TDA (besides maybe TaleSpin) and I guess it's fairly fantasy-based. It's so sanitized and cutesy though XD
And pretty much all Looney Tunes shorts are again for general audiences.
I'm just saying things truly aimed at certain geekdoms, which are generally not enjoyable to those within said target geekdom.
*nods* Though with Looney Tunes, there were some things an adult could also appreciate. I did like Yogi Bear and most of the other Hanna-Barbara cartoons, though I never found them quite as compelling as some of the Loony Tunes. I still remember watching Clue Club.
I'm just saying things truly aimed at certain geekdoms, which are generally not enjoyable to those within said target geekdom.
Why wouldn't something aimed at a certain geekdom be enjoyable by those within the target range? I could understand why an outsider might not enjoy it, or why an insider could become disillusioned, but are you saying that some things miss their mark?
For some reason I never had much access to Hannah Barbera shorts of when it was on TV as a kid. I think it all got ported to Cartoon Network/Boomerang when I didn't have cable, while Disney and Looney Tunes were more accessible through basic syndication. So not much opinion on most of 'em!
Er, sorry, NOT within said target geekdom, my bad ^ ^;;
Yeah, some things do not age well. I remember loving He-Man from the '80's. Now I can't watch it without wanting to cringe.
It's kinda surprising I was never hugely into superheroes considering how much I like beefy guys >.> Not that I object, just never got fully into 'em...
Well, superheroes are pretty much a case of Love it or Hate it. Ive always loved them, but in recent years, Ive lost interest in a lot of the mainstream stuff, since its basically the same crap over and over again. You can only read so many Mega Multi Crossovers that promises to change EVERYTHING only not before it gets old. So I stick to limited series, graphic novels, and some indie stuff.
Not to say I'm not open to OTHER things...
It's what makes us so much fun, being so different from one another <3 Wouldn't want anyone to be any other way than they are, else life would be INCREDIBLY boring.
You'd think!
That aside, I never understood fandom mentality. I think it's why I really don't understand spectator sports.
Oh, spectator sports are off my radar for so many other reasons XD
Or even maybe draws a good sci-fi furry comic.
I did like the comic Freefall; again, the characters interested me more than the setting (though I've heard it's uberfanservicey for true scifi geeks!)
Can you gimme a link to broaden my horizon?
http://freefall.purrsia.com/
Computer, adjust parameters file for character codyvfrost. Add an interest in science fiction.
*Exception: I have a passion for bad movies, which are more likely to be sci fi. Out of the intentionally good movies I like, about an average number are sci fi or fantasy.
Second: Furry animation is awesome. So much can be done in an animated clip. Trust me you aren't left out. Animated furries was what got me into the fandom, along with some other factors, but animation was my first.
What other kinds of animated shows do you like?
Third: Have a good time with Dev.^^
Iunno...I liked a lot of it >.> Saturday mornings, weekday syndication. Most of my original interests were in Looney Tunes shorts (the later Spielberg-based series, ie Animaniacs, were cool too) and Disney stuff, esp Disney Afternoon. Some anime is interesting but I've not found anything recently. I'm not as big into a lot of the recent CG movies but some are fun enough. Frankly I'm not picky and I'll often support a likely-awful animated movie just to see what they do visually. We did just see The Secret of NIMH last night, and that was one of my earliest theatrical animated memories.
Thankee again!
Myself, I fall more into the various depths of fantasy worlds, from the mundane to the otherworldly fantastic, but I have difficulty with some future/sci-fi settings, even though I "know I should like them." It affects me the most when I'm with my roleplaying groups, actually. D&D is our stock thing to do, but sometimes you want something different. But when the names go around, stuff like Shadowrun and Blue Planet make me cringe in the amount of work it'd take for me to mentally and emotionally leap to feel involved.
In short, I guess I kind of empathize. :)
I'd say you shouldn't worry about it so much. Your "niche" is actually pretty cozy. Down-to-earth, emotive characters in a familiar, comedic setting with a furry flair. Branch out if you're feeling that artistic itch, but I'd say you've done a damn good job capturing our attention so far.
That's exactly it, though. I can't empathize with those genres...dunno if it's just cuz they're too detached from reality or what...
It's cozy, but I still kinda feel left out when groups of friends geek out over...whatever is trendy. Thankee though. Frankly there's so much of my life built into my comics, I wouldn't know what to create if I ran out of current material >.>
Though, yeah, about Star Wars in particular. I "should" like it. I don't. The more popular and exposed it becomes, the more I loathe it. >_>
Inorite???
Aside from shirtless, good looking guys, I'm not really into the fantasy genre either. And I can be really picky about my science fiction- Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, classic Star Trek, Next Gen, most of DS9, Farscape, Futurama, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Transformers and Doctor Who are all on my list while I'm not a big fan of Babylon 5, Star Wars (aside from the music and original effects work), Star Trek Voyager, Enterprise, Stargate (I still carry a grudge that SG-1 got Farscape cancelled), or Battlestar Galactica.
And I should have said this back when it first came up, but the comments for your James Bonds image made me think, "So, this is how normal people feel when Doctor Who fans discuss which Doctor is best."
You also forgot a series you're interested in that's basically fantasy with some science fiction- Gargoyles.
I never thought of Twilight Zone as sci-fi, but I can see where it could fit.
Yes, that's EXACTLY how I feel XD
I'm not sure where Gargoyles fits, since the majority of it is in present-day. Sure, there's flashbacks and time jumps, but just about every Disney series has their time-travel episodes
I was reluctant to start watching Doctor Who because the original run of the show always seemed kind of strange and dumb to me, but the revived show ended up being surprisingly good and has a feel that's more... international, I guess.
Gargoyles seems like a modern-day fantasy. It has magic, gargoyles, Oberon's children, Nessie, and sci-fi elements that are essentially modern equivalents of magic.
Part of my issue with Dr. Who is the polarization between the different series. I wouldn't know where to start.
Yes, but a lot of their series have magicians and fantasy creatures too!
I liked the Scream series. Also just saw Cabin in the Woods, and if you've heard of it, Tucker & Dave vs Evil, and those were both great!
The Cabin in the Woods is fucking amazing. Never saw Tucker & Dale yet which is blasphemy considering that Tyler Labine is totally on my list. ;)
And do you know "The accountancy shanty" from monty python?
It's fun to charter an accountant,
And sail the wide accountan-cy.
To find, explore the funds offshore,
And skirt the shoals of bankruptcy.
It can be manly in insurance.
We'll up your premium semi-anually.
It's all tax-deductible,
We're fairly incorruptible.
We're sailing on the wide accountan-cy.
Congrats on the views, and on Dev!
as far as the characters go, its main character is a really interesting woman, but there's also a really great male character who acts as a sort of foil for her, in many, many ways. plus, there's an AMAZING character who is (well, he takes the form of) a cat. he's incredibly intelligent, extremely experienced, but also rather sarcastic. and the villain... oh, boy, he is just GREAT. he's actually depicted on the cover (at least, on one of the cover designs) as a billowing darkness-- his body isn't really like that in the books, but it's very accurate as far as his personality/mindset/psyche goes.
plus, it takes place in a world where both magic and technology work-- but not in the same places. magic only works north of The Wall, an ancient magical structure. also, north of The Wall all technology (or even things made with machines, like paper) fails and eventually falls apart. south of The Wall, magic won't work, but technology is making progress.
have i mentioned that this book and the two others in the trilogy are my favorite books i've ever read? and that's coming from someone who has read through entire shelves of libraries. librarians love me, not only because i always return the books on time and in perfect condition, but because i engage them in meaningful discussion. frequently about books, of course, but it's always nice to talk to someone with interests like yours, you know?
Ahem. Right.
I can sympathise with you a bit on our current banner: I was mostly into TLOTR because it was a clique thing amungst us guys when it first came out ( that and it made for a great excuse to beat eachother up with wooden sticks n things in mock sword fights... I would so do fencing.) But to read the book? I tried, and got through some but it was meh. Couldn't get the world much either, though I did enjoy tolkien's 'the children of hurin' but I digress. Rpgs? Never really done 'em so who knows.
Sci fi? I'm more into that. But I'm out of my star wars faze... mostly.
Here's how I see it all: as a writer I've come to see that excepting genres is excepting boundries. I don't hold on to one more than the other... though I don't do horror. Yet to ignor genres is to ignor diversity, so where's the balance?
As an inventor I enjoy good fairly plausible sci-fi because it keeps me inspired to come up with new ways to apply current tech in a new way. I sincerely believe that we wouldn't have most of our technological advancements were it not for H.G.Wells and other writers. They inspired men to push further through stories that were at the time science fantasy at the most!
Fantasy is a bit harder to justify practically speeking but spiritually... one thing that needs considering is that most of JRR Tolkien's work was written over WWI and WWII he having survived the first. Oddly enough I seem to know more of the history of LOTR then the actual book... that doesn't hurt my feelings in the least. However Tolkien said himself that his books were a form of 'escapism', an outlet to get ones self lost in. Knowing this its a bit easier to see that LOTR is a way for someone to get away from nazi germany, the battles in middle earth are not your battles- you don't have to worry about them, on the other hand the charictors are those you can relate to because they have their own fears and worries that you can connect with... misery loves company.
Altimately I don't think its important for you to 'like' LORT or sci-fi or fantasy piriod. You just keep doing your thing. And to (more quietly) repete my first line 'i love where you are. Don't move.' I love your work, it is down to earth, witty, and relaxing. I might be working on a fantasy themed story right now but your work is grounding and helps me. Stay focused on my charictors and not the world or things in it.
Also I will say right here and now that it was ISO that got me more interested in slice of life fiction and taught me to value charictor development. So thank you. I don't need you to like sci-fi or fantasy so if you don't get it -pfffffft!- don't sweat it. Where a good sci fi can move us forward technologically, and a decent fantasy can move us forward spiritually, a great slice of life can keep us living. I think you've done that , Vince. So don't feel out of place, or at least don't worry about it, your place isn't with the hobbetses and doesn't have to be. Your fantasy just so happens to include a heavy dose of reality and I love it. Keep it up!
Ps. I hope this all made at least some sense and that I didn't come off as just ranting, other wise that was a BIG waste of time. ( no ones fault but mine)
Thnx!
Yikes. LOL, okay XD
Never read the books, actually. Um. I might've read the Hobbit, not sure.
I have dabbled in some of those elements in my stories, so I can see that, I just can't get into either enough to world-build, so to speak.
I'm just allergic to technology...I'm afraid I'm kind of "well, the old way was good enough, right?" in a lot of cases XD ie phones, music media, etc.
To be quite honest, I wonder if that's part of it. It's no secret the fandom is often viewed as geeks and outcasts (however true or not that is), so the furry/fantasy/sci-fi thing IS escapism. I suppose I was never truly trying to find much of an escape, and certainly less so now.
Still, you're expected to "like" these things if you want to converse with your peers. Or so said peers seem to tell me. >.> Just wondering who else has had such experiences.
Heh, well, glad to help, so to speak XD Some people felt the random robots in the Class Menagerie were a bit out there XD
Oh, and well, yer welcome, I'm quite flattered to hear that "...keep us living..." Heh! I hope I can quote you on that if need be, that's awesome. But seriously, again, I will go for any type of story if the characters draw me in enough. It just seems I need a modern sensibility to relate to such characters...or oftentimes, creators are so interested in world-building they lose me before they get to the characters.
Made perfect sense, thanks fer your input
Yeah. Me too.I've read a few but not all. Some are more interesting that others.
And that's all I'm saying; don't feel like you have to be a trekkee cuz you like to throw in a robot or two. 'The old way was better.' Is what makes you so down to earth. That I like. I'm somewhere in the middle of it all, some of my friends think I'm too into sci-fi and fantasy while others think I'm too old fassioned. Whatever. I'll just talk startrek with the ones and not the others and talk about bob hope and bing crosby with the other. I BELIEVE IN DE_FUR_SITY!
Ok. Not just escapism but an outlet. We don't always use creativity to escape into, sometimes creativity just needs to escape US. Its a technicallity but it looks like escapism one way or 'tother. To me at least. But that may a rather biased oppinion. Take it as you will.
(This paragraph has been seemingly addressed as seen above.)...
You're welcome! And again, thank you! By all means quote me! Espcially if it boosts you're view numbers. You're right that a lot of writers get lost in the world development and skimp on characters. I must confess that this is what has stunted my story, I got lost on my little island and for got who the story was about...*sobs* but I'm back on track now. Let's see if I can get some where.
Keep up the great work! TTFN.
Ps. Saw your pages for carpe diem and they look awsome!