|
|
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 397
Beat Reporter
|
OP
Beat Reporter
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 397 |
How do you feel after reading a segment of a story that ends in a particuliarly evil spot?
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 328
Beat Reporter
|
|
Beat Reporter
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 328 |
I'm 'other'. I secretly love them (don't tell anyone or I'll hunt you down and beat you with a ficus), but at same time they ARE extrememly frustrating, especially when you know the 
Beaker: Special Talents: Scientific assistant, Victim
Last Book Read: "1001 Meeps to a Bigger Vocabulary"
Quote: "Meep! Meep! Meep!"
Never Leaves Home Without: Medical Coverage
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 3,644
Pulitzer
|
|
Pulitzer
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 3,644 |
I'm another "other" -- can't say that I love cliffhangers, although I do enjoy some of them. But I recognize that it's a feature of stories posted in installments -- just to make sure all your readers stay with you til the next section -- and I'm okay with that.  PJ
"You told me you weren't like other men," she said, shaking her head at him when the storm of laughter had passed.
He grinned at her - a goofy, Clark Kent kind of a grin. "I have a gift for understatement."
"You can say that again," she told him.
"I have a...."
"Oh, shut up."
--Stardust, Caroline K
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 9,362
Boards Chief Administrator Emeritus Nobel Peace Prize Winner
|
|
Boards Chief Administrator Emeritus Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 9,362 |
Yeah, I voted for other - you need an all of the above option. <g> I think cliffhangers come generally into the love to hate category.  LabRat
Athos: If you'd told us what you were doing, we might have been able to plan this properly.
Aramis: Yes, sorry.
Athos: No, no, by all means, let's keep things suicidal.
The Musketeers
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 653 Likes: 3
Columnist
|
|
Columnist
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 653 Likes: 3 |
I went with other as well. I really *like* cliffhangers, as long as I get to read the next part almost immediately. This is honestly done of the reasons I don't read many stories on the boards and wait for them to be done. (I'm actually just as likely to read all the parts from the mbs as I am to read from the archive - it's not about format, it's about completion.) I just can't wait to get to the next part. I'm the type of person who reads novels cover to cover too. I just don't like not knowing what is going to happen next. However, if the author has to break it anyway, I really have nothing against ending on a cliffhanger. It's a gread device, I just don't like them to wait too long to post the next part. (And you can't yell at me for not following my own advice, because from my second story on, I've never waited more than 1-2 days between sections <G>.)
Annie
Being a reporter is as much a diagnosis as a job description. ~Anna Quindlen
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 713
Columnist
|
|
Columnist
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 713 |
I'm in the 'other' category. I love writing cliffhangers and leaving my readers with them  , but I don't really read stories in parts very often, precisely because I don't like the cliffhangers. Don't ask me how I survived the summer between S2 and S3 and then again between S3 and S4. I nearly worried myself (and my whole family) to death.  ~Anna (who is posting from the on-campus computer lab and hoping that no one is looking over her shoulder to see that she is posting on a mbs for show that was cancelled 6 years ago)
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 139
Hack from Nowheresville
|
|
Hack from Nowheresville
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 139 |
I `Can't wait to hunt down the author and wring their scrawny necks!!` But seriously on the one hand I just kinda hate cliffhanger, I mean who doesn`t?? You don`t know what will happen and most of all you have to wait -most of the time- a whole week to see what`s gonna happen. And that can get really on my nerves, especially when I am writing an exam and can`t stop about the story all the time. But on the other hand I kinda like them, because they make you want the part for a looonnnggg time and when the part is finally there you are really happy and content to just there and enjoy reading. That is till the next cliffhanger decides to come up  sunshine
A friend is somebody that knows everything about you and still likes you
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 2,569
Pulitzer
|
|
Pulitzer
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 2,569 |
i voted "other." as a writer, i go by "always leave 'em wanting more." as a reader, i go by "what?? you can't leave me there!!" Paul
When in doubt, think about penguins. It probably won't help, but at least it'll be fun.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 9,362
Boards Chief Administrator Emeritus Nobel Peace Prize Winner
|
|
Boards Chief Administrator Emeritus Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 9,362 |
ROTLMAO! Yup, that pretty much sums it up, Paul!  LabRat
Athos: If you'd told us what you were doing, we might have been able to plan this properly.
Aramis: Yes, sorry.
Athos: No, no, by all means, let's keep things suicidal.
The Musketeers
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 83
Freelance Reporter
|
|
Freelance Reporter
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 83 |
(who is posting from the on-campus computer lab and hoping that no one is looking over her shoulder to see that she is posting on a mbs for show that was cancelled 6 years ago) ROFL!!! As much as I don't like to be kept waiting (as far as I'm concerned, patience is NOT a virtue ), I do like cliffhangers because it leaves me wanting more. There are, however, a couple of exceptions: 1. There is no major follow-up to the cliffhanger - i.e., it's really built up over nothing (see this past year's Friends cliffhanger I spent three months waiting for nada.) 2. There is no follow-up to the cliffhanger (the most evil of all ... I still have yet to forgive NBC for leaving Earth 2 fans in a lurch) Interesting topic, thanks to Missy for posting this poll.
Elle Roberts
She's a dancer who doesn't dance. He's a painter who doesn't paint. It's like a bohemian version of the Island of Misfit Toys. – “Igby Goes Down”
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 653 Likes: 3
Columnist
|
|
Columnist
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 653 Likes: 3 |
~Anna (who is posting from the on-campus computer lab and hoping that no one is looking over her shoulder to see that she is posting on a mbs for show that was cancelled 6 years ago) ROFL! You should see me when I post from the newsroom. I'm paranoid. My friends and coworkers would think I was seriously crazy. Annie
Being a reporter is as much a diagnosis as a job description. ~Anna Quindlen
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 2,569
Pulitzer
|
|
Pulitzer
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 2,569 |
oh, come on, guys! take it as an opportunity. "uhm... Lois and Clark? hasn't that show been off the air for a while now...?" "well, yeah, but it's really cool.. there are all these fans and they write stories and there are awards and...." (half an hour later, after you've finished summing up how cool FoLCs are...) "ooo! where do i sign up?" Paul
When in doubt, think about penguins. It probably won't help, but at least it'll be fun.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 713
Columnist
|
|
Columnist
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 713 |
1/2 an hour?! They'd have me in a straight jacket on my way to the looney bin before 30 minutes was up.
~Anna (who is now safely on her own PC, comforted by the fact that her roommate already thinks she's crazy)
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 3,644
Pulitzer
|
|
Pulitzer
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 3,644 |
LOL, Anna and Paul... this is one of the times I really appreciate having my own house and my own computer, and the only people who think I'm crazy are my own family, and they knew that already On the other hand, it is kind of a distraction... I've heard a rumor that there's this thing called... housework? Gotta check that out one day PJ
"You told me you weren't like other men," she said, shaking her head at him when the storm of laughter had passed.
He grinned at her - a goofy, Clark Kent kind of a grin. "I have a gift for understatement."
"You can say that again," she told him.
"I have a...."
"Oh, shut up."
--Stardust, Caroline K
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 1,099
Top Banana
|
|
Top Banana
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 1,099 |
I went for "love them", but I hesitated with the option where I hunt down the author to wring their neck. I usually don't wring their neck... but I beg and beg and beg and beg some more until they agree to show me what comes then. Kaethel
- I'm your partner. I'm your friend.
- Is that what we are?
- Oh, you know what? I don't know what we are. We kiss and then we never talk about it. We nearly die frozen in each other's arms, but we never talk about it, so no, I got no clue what we are.
~ Rick Castle and Kate Beckett ~ Knockout ~
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 3,627
Pulitzer
|
|
Pulitzer
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 3,627 |
"Meg...who let you back in the house?" -Family Guy
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 1,587
Merriwether
|
|
Merriwether
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 1,587 |
Originally posted by ChiefPam: On the other hand, it is kind of a distraction... I've heard a rumor that there's this thing called... housework? Gotta check that out one day LOL! I knew we had more in common, Pam!
Do you know the most surprising thing about divorce? It doesn't actually kill you, like a bullet to the heart or a head-on car wreck. It should. When someone you've promised to cherish till death do you part says, "I never loved you," it should kill you instantly.
- Under the Tuscan Sun
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 653 Likes: 3
Columnist
|
|
Columnist
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 653 Likes: 3 |
oh, come on, guys! take it as an opportunity. Yeah, I know. I really should. But I don't think they would understand. I do think some of my friends know about my obsession, we just don't discuss it. They've all used my laptop, which has tons of lnc links in the favorites folder, and they've seen me working on my lnc website at times. We just don't talk about it. <G> Annie
Being a reporter is as much a diagnosis as a job description. ~Anna Quindlen
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 21
Blogger
|
|
Blogger
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 21 |
I'm with Shadow on this. I love cliffhangers! That's the fun of reading in installments, the suspense is great! Christine 
I am a citizen of the world - Socrates
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 1,202
Top Banana
|
|
Top Banana
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 1,202 |
I'm one of those who love good cliffhangers. It's nice to read and a bit suspence never hurts. But then comes the moment (mostly right after reading the cliffhanger) that I wanna know what happens next. So I've learned to be patient since it's usually worth waiting. But lately I found I'm getting a bit not-so-patient anymore. So I've started nagging. I'm afraid that second option will apply for me soon. But good cliffhangers are always nice. Now if certain people would just hurry on and post more! Saskia
I tawt I taw a puddy cat!
|
|
|
|
Housework? Oh right. That's the thing that would make my place clean if I stepped away from the internet for a few minutes.
