The new literary/TV Drama formula

[Scout26]

Given the commercial success of The Walking Dead franchise and the Game of Thrones franchise, it seems the way to cash in with your idea is to continuously kill off main characters while developing new ones to keep things "fresh".

This has been the Scout26/Amy Schumer Money-Making idea of the day....

[RoadKingLarry]

Given the commercial success of The Walking Dead franchise and the Game of Thrones franchise, it seems the way to cash in with your idea is to continuously kill off main characters while developing new ones to keep things "fresh".

This has been the Scout26/Amy Schumer Money-Making idea of the day....

I wonder if that would work for congress?

[Hawkmoon]

I wonder if that would work for congress?

Well, the bloodless way to do that is to adopt my theory of ALWAYS voting against the incumbent. If the SOBs won't enact term limits for themselves, We the People should just do it on a de facto basis.

[MillCreek]

Given the commercial success of The Walking Dead franchise and the Game of Thrones franchise, it seems the way to cash in with your idea is to continuously kill off main characters while developing new ones to keep things "fresh".

This has been the Scout26/Amy Schumer Money-Making idea of the day....

So who gets the axe here first, Fistful?

[makattak]

So who gets the axe here first, Fistful?

Can't kill off the scapegoat, everyone would be expecting that.
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Or does that mean we SHOULD just because everyone would be surprised that we did the very thing everyone thought we'd do? That way we're unpredictable by doing the predictable thing.

[Perd Hapley]

So who gets the axe here first, Fistful?

Fine with me. I need to concentrate on my film career.

[Ben]

So who gets the axe here first, Fistful?

Normally it should be the character everyone likes, but I don't think we have one of those here in curmudgeon central. 

[230RN]

Fine with me. I need to concentrate on my film career.

Funny, I was going to post this even before I read that:

Maybe the actors got sick of the very soap-opera-like qualities of the scripts and directing and begged to be let out of their contracts.

(Wife2 used to watch soap operas all the time.)

I don't know about the subject programs, but I find the music hilarious.  Strings stroking their bows on one note for minutes at a time.

[T.O.M.]

With shows like Game of Thrones and Justified, where they know going in how long the series will last, they can be a bit more bold in how they deal with characters.  You can kill of major players when the game will be over in 5-6 seasons, especially in a show like Game of Thrones where you have so many major characters in the story line.

The indefinite shows have to be more careful, not knowing how long the show will last, so that you don't kill off too many characters too early and end up with a new cast on an old show.

As to who gets it first around here, remember that it's way too easy to kill off the hated lawyers early, so that wouldn't appeal to the fan base.   

[Ben]

With shows like Game of Thrones and Justified, where they know going in how long the series will last, they can be a bit more bold in how they deal with characters.  You can kill of major players when the game will be over in 5-6 seasons, especially in a show like Game of Thrones where you have so many major characters in the story line.

I really liked how Justified handled deaths. I don't think it gets mentioned a lot, but I really like how they did in Dewey. In many ways it was a mercy killing and it came at a perfect time in the series.

[makattak]

As to who gets it first around here, remember that it's way too easy to kill off the hated lawyers early, so that wouldn't appeal to the fan base.   

Yeah. You have to wait a few seasons so that the fans say "FINALLY" when the lawyer gets it.

Can't kill 'em off first like in Jurassic Park.

[Sideways_8]

Or just do the Supernatural formula. I think every main character has been killed off once or twice or three times.

[MillCreek]

Normally it should be the character everyone likes, but I don't think we have one of those here in curmudgeon central. 

Everyone pretty much likes BSL, don't they?

[TommyGunn]

Fine with me. I need to concentrate on my film career.

Fistful..... THE NEW NEGAN.

[Perd Hapley]

Everyone pretty much likes BSL, don't they?

Like most ordinary people who lead an ordinary life, I've never even heard of her.

[230RN]

I'm a fan of BSL's but she's mad at me right now for miscellaneous disingenuous misogynist remarks.

Gee, that's hard to say out loud.  "Miscellaneous disingenuous misogynist remarks."

Terrible Terry (signed in crayon)

[Scout26]

As to who gets it first around here, remember that it's way too easy to kill off the hated lawyers early, so that wouldn't appeal to the fan base.   

Since we have a couple, we could off one now, then periodically off another, whenever ratings start to slump... 

[makattak]

Since we have a couple, we could off one now, then periodically off another, whenever ratings start to slump... 

You know, maybe it could be like the opening scene of MHI. Fulfill everyone's dream right at the start to hook them for the rest of the series.

Who gets to defenestrate the chosen lawyer?

[TechMan]

You know, maybe it could be like the opening scene of MHI. Fulfill everyone's dream right at the start to hook them for the rest of the series.

Who gets to defenestrate the chosen lawyer?

Are we going to have to start a gofundme to get the person in the "heart of it all" or the "land of Oz"?

[BlueStarLizzard]

As long as it's not a cross bow bolt in the chest while sitting on the john...

At least give me a noble death.

[RoadKingLarry]

As long as it's not a cross bow bolt in the chest while sitting on the john...

At least give me a noble death.

Venomous snakes slithers up through the plumbing while you are sitting on the john...

[BlueStarLizzard]

Venomous snakes slithers up through the plumbing while you are sitting on the john...

See, that's what will lead to me haunting your ass.

"Where's RKL?"
"Oh, he's out trying to find a bathroom where BSL can't haunt him. He hasn't had a peaceful *expletive deleted*it since they killed her off."

[T.O.M.]

So, you of the BSL character, and she's gonna add to the show through paranormal haunting the crapper.  Don't see that outside of the Harry Potter stories.   

As for hunting down one of us lawyers, sounds more like a bad hunting show than a plot line...

"Next time on the Esquire Hunt, APS goes to Ohio in a hunt for a rare Magistrate.  Known for their black robes and black souls, these rare Esquires are a challenging hunt.  Not as politically savvy as the coveted Judge, the Magistrate has it's own special appeal.  More work means a keener mind, but duller senses.  And tonight, we're going after a special Magistrate, the Chris.  Chris is more situationally aware than most, and has the guns to fall back on when cornered.  We'll bait the Chris with smoked pork and gunsmoke scent, and see if we can draw him in for an easy kill..."

[230RN]

Meh.  It's not the individual lawyers we should go after.  It's the incredibly poor legal structure that was built over the years.  There's no definable individual responsibility for that.

Our current legal system:



Besides, bait-hunting is at the least unethical, and in many cases, is itself illegal. And using smoked pork and gunsmoke scent will draw more than the target species and you'll be overrun with APS people sniffing around.

Terry, 230RN

Pic credit in properties

[BlueStarLizzard]

So, you of the BSL character, and she's gonna add to the show through paranormal haunting the crapper.  Don't see that outside of the Harry Potter stories.   

Moaning Myrtle ain't got nothing on me.