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WCDT: 27th June - 1st July (1956-1960)
TheEvilDog:
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--- Quote from: TheEvilDog on 29 Jun 2011, 18:16 ---My point was, and still is, every tale exists for the sole purpose of being told, be it for good or ill. It doesn't matter if its the greatest piece of literature or the most error filled piece in history, the tale itself is not wasted, only the opportunity to know the tale. You guys must think the same because you're still here, you still want to know whats going to happen in this tale.
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Cool, so you admit that it is possible that QC might not be the most riveting thing in history? I doubt even Jeph thinks that or anything close to that of his own comic (though of course, we are all our own worst critics).
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Oh, I will admit that some parts are literally painful to read through, especially the breakup arc. But at the same time its the mark of someone trying to improve their ability to tell a story, and that alone is enough for me to keep reading. I'll take the good and I'll take the bad, because the story is there.
Vista:
--- Quote from: TheEvilDog on 29 Jun 2011, 18:45 ---The problem is, you're comparing two completely different forms of media. An episode of a series contains all the information that is relevant for that episode, if not the series. You have that information. The problem with a comic is that it isn't an episode, but rather a slice of an episode, so we don't know everything about what is happening. Just as the "Talk" storyline could have been considered an episode, or the "Kiss", we have to treat the "Jim Date" as the same, albeit an incomplete episode, so we don't have all the information.
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When we are kicked in the face, we don't have all of the information of whether or not, in the future, we'll actually appreciate having been kicked in the face. Maybe we were being a pompous jerk and this was the wakeup call. It would still be hard to say that, objectively, kicks in the face are therefore worth it, and therefore that we shouldn't ask the kicker not to kick us again.
(Disclaimer: I like this story arc. I don't think of it as violence being done to me. :-P)
jwhouk:
--- Quote from: Kugai on 29 Jun 2011, 18:42 ---Next stop for Dora - Tai's Party.
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...You know something? I think you're gonna be dead on.
She's going to see Tai, tell her about what happened, then last panel will be Jim helping his daughter clean up.
FRIDAY will be Dora finally running into Marten.
Tova:
--- Quote from: tender on 29 Jun 2011, 19:16 ---
--- Quote ---Honestly, I don't see how any of your points counter the original simple observation of not having enjoyed the arc so far.
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My intention was never to counter the original observation. I don't care if someone likes or dislikes the comic; I simply found Dog's statement to be odd and disagreeable.
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My comments weren't aimed at you, sorry. I'm completely with you, actually. :)
I'll just bow out of this conversation now.
--- Quote from: jwhouk on 29 Jun 2011, 19:29 ---
--- Quote from: Kugai on 29 Jun 2011, 18:42 ---Next stop for Dora - Tai's Party.
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...You know something? I think you're gonna be dead on.
She's going to see Tai, tell her about what happened, then last panel will be Jim helping his daughter clean up.
FRIDAY will be Dora finally running into Marten.
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I reckon that it's more likely that Dora will run into Jim's ex-wife... or something else none of us have thought of. I doubt she would be in the mood for the extra drama of trying to walk into that party. But, well, we shall see.
SJCrew:
I'm hard pressed to find a situation in which the word 'breed' would ever come out of my mouth in casual dinner discussion, dating or otherwise...
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