Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCDT 15-19 November 2010 (1796-1800)
Northeman:
Also, am I the only one sick of the phrase 'shark-jumping'? For me, the phrase 'jumping the shark' jumped the shark when my friend Dan used the phrase but didn't know where it came from. He was so delightedly confused when I told him the origin of the phrase.
It's like Rickrolling. No rickroll can ever, ever top Rick Astley himself rickrolling the World in the '08 Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade. As a dear friend once said, 'That was the period at the end of the sentence, people.'
QC's not in danger of jumping the shark, guys. Just because Jeph doesn't do as the 'shippers command doesn't mean the series isn't incredibly well writ. If that thinking were valid, then Star Trek was an abject failure for never getting Kirk and Spock together.
Let the artist art, guys. He's spends a GREAT deal more time in their heads than we do, and I'm delighted to say I really don't know what's gonna happen next.
akronnick:
--- Quote from: Northeman on 16 Nov 2010, 23:04 ---Also, am I the only one sick of the phrase 'shark-jumping'? For me, the phrase 'jumping the shark' jumped the shark when my friend Dan used the phrase but didn't know where it came from. He was so delightedly confused when I told him the origin of the phrase.
It's like Rickrolling. No rickroll can ever, ever top Rick Astley himself rickrolling the World in the '08 Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade. As a dear friend once said, 'That was the period at the end of the sentence, people.'
QC's not in danger of jumping the shark, guys. Just because Jeph doesn't do as the 'shippers command doesn't mean the series isn't incredibly well writ. If that thinking were valid, then Star Trek was an abject failure for never getting Kirk and Spock together.
Let the artist art, guys. He's spends a GREAT deal more time in their heads than we do, and I'm delighted to say I really don't know what's gonna happen next.
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You're new here aren't?
That's so sweet!
j/k welcome my friend to the show that never ends, you can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.
Soluzar:
--- Quote from: Kazukagii on 16 Nov 2010, 22:59 ---Just let me say that Faye/Marten won't happen. Faye has moved on. Remember the head patting scene after the Faye/Angus date? Remember how she had little to no reaction to the whole underwear thing? Faye values Marten as a friend, but that's all it is any more. Even if she was single, I don't think Faye would jump on Marten. That ship has sailed in her mind.
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I couldn't agree more that it will never happen. I constantly emphasize how this is just an exercise in fantasy.
Thing is, I discovered the comic for the first time less than a year ago. Read the latest strips, found them confusing at first... read the archive in a matter of days, and loved the early era beyond reason. Started to lose interest from the point where it became obvious it wasn't about Marten and Faye's potential relationship anymore. These days the only thing that keeps me coming back is the ship tease, the vague (non-existant) possibility that the author might see fit to revive Faye/Marten as a story arc, and... well, why lie. Marigold. <3
Thing is, ever since Faye started actively dating Angus... ever since the Toto incident, I'm starting to question if I really want to go on reading QC. It's clearly not the webcomic I wanted it to be, but the problem is... I've got hooked and can't quit so easily. It kinda sucks to be stuck like that, honestly. I'd love it if I could flip a switch and no longer be interested, because reading this comic when it isn't about Fayten is pretty much an exercise in frustration for me. Reading storylines not directly related to Faye, Dora and Marten is a joy, of course... even the Faye/Angus storyline was sweet, as much as it frustrated me.
I just don't want to be hooked on a comic that is going in these directions, but I'm not sure I can help it.
Delator:
Jeph, I'm afraid I'm going to have to trademark "Emergency Bourbon" and start selling it. It'll be regional at first, but I expect national distribution within the first three years.
You can have 5% of the net profits as long as you don't sue me.
Prediction: Sven gets Dora to have her "light-bulb moment"...but Marten has passed the point of no return. Things end badly for all concerned.
hannahsaurusrex:
I would totally buy an "EMERGENCY BOURBON" flask.
As for the rest of this, I'm shutting up until I get my damn backstory.
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