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Polite request: could people please mark spoilers?

POSTED BY: HEB
UPDATED: Monday, August 9, 2004 02:51
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Saturday, August 07, 2004 12:58 PM

HEB


I've just been spoiled for Serenity by a thread on this site and I'm absolutely devestated! Not to be overdramatic but I am really quite upset as I prefer to know as little as possible about movies before I see them and Serenity is the most excited about a movie I've ever been in my life.

Of course I understand there is a risk when surfing a website about the movie and I knew that there was going to be a time when I'd have to leave this site to avoid spoilers but I didn't realise that it would be this long from the movie.

I know that this site is always more relaxed than the OB and so if it's a problem for the people on this site then that's fine. But if people could mark all spoilers for just a little bit longer (including stuff from the comicon trailer) I'd really appreciate it.

But like I said this is just a suggestion and if people would rather talk more freely that's fine and I do understand.

Heb

................... Well, my sister's a ship... we had a complicated childhood ................. I wear the cheese. It does not wear me.

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Saturday, August 07, 2004 1:21 PM

CORWYN


Seconded.

Thank You Kindly.

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Saturday, August 07, 2004 1:40 PM

TETHYS


agrred!!!!...where's the pitchforks and torches!?!?!?!?!?

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Sunday, August 08, 2004 9:20 AM

ARODIN


Don't feel too devestated, what's "known" about Serenity this early is probably misinformation anyway.


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Sunday, August 08, 2004 9:28 AM

EMBERS


Quote:
Originally posted by Arodin: probably misinformation anyway.
In my experience the next months will bring more and more detailed spoilers... when the movie has finished shooting then a lot of crew (who would be afraid of being fired if they gave out info while they were working on set) will not hesitate to sell shooting scripts, and tell all kinds of spoilery details.

Personally I wish to remain COMPLETELY unspoiled... I beg Harken, Please please please can you creat a spoiler section and move all spoiler threads into it? Many people here will probably wish to read the scripts and know everything about the movie before it is released, but an equal number of us really would like to be surprised (watching the movie in the way Joss would like to present it)

I personally consider this even more important than keeping political discussions in the RealWorld section... or keeping the trolls isolated in their own area

Please? It would mean a lot to me!

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Sunday, August 08, 2004 9:57 AM

PURPLEBELLY


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Just don't believe anything you read. You'll be right most the time anyway.


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Sunday, August 08, 2004 10:10 AM

WHISPERING


Quote:
Originally posted by corwyn: Seconded.
I'll third that, theres the spoiler tag's for a reason...

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Sunday, August 08, 2004 11:36 AM

HEB


Thanks guys.

................... Well, my sister's a ship... we had a complicated childhood ................. I wear the cheese. It does not wear me.

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Sunday, August 08, 2004 11:45 AM

EMBERS


Quote:
Originally posted by PurpleBelly:

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Just don't believe anything you read. You'll be right most the time anyway.

It is easy to disbelieve... the problem occures when you are finally sitting in the theater April 22nd, 2005 and you've heard over and over again that so and so will die (Tara Anya Fred whoever), and you decided to disbelieve... but when he/she is offed and you feel 'oh, I guess the spoiler was right' instead of feeling surprise...

I know from Buffy & Angel that Joss will set up amazing surprises, and all you have to do is hear a little about it ahead of time and all your feelings of awed surprise are destroyed... You knew it would happen it happened all feelings of stunned shock are lost

and Joss deserves to be seen with NO expectation because he will amaze you if he is given half a chance.

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Sunday, August 08, 2004 2:18 PM

PURPLEBELLY


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Do people who find that their suspension of disbelief is disturbed by spoilers only watch Firefly once?


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Sunday, August 08, 2004 2:34 PM

JESS


Quote:
Originally posted by PurpleBelly:

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Do people who find that their suspension of reality is disturbed by spoilers only watch Firefly once?



That's not really fair. I don't mind knowing what's happened when I watch something or the second time, but I also like surprises.

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Sunday, August 08, 2004 2:45 PM

EMBERS


Quote:
Originally posted by Jess:
Quote:
Originally posted by PurpleBelly:

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Do people who find that their suspension of reality is disturbed by spoilers only watch Firefly once?



That's not really fair. I don't mind knowing what's happened when I watch something or the second time, but I also like surprises.
see that's what I'm saying...spoilers take away the surprise that you get the first time a story is told. That doesn't mean you don't watch the show (or read the story) again and again and again... You get different things out of each viewing/reading but you only have the possibility of the surprise once

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Sunday, August 08, 2004 7:27 PM

PURPLEBELLY


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Props to the folks who didn't highlight this spoiler


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Monday, August 09, 2004 1:20 AM

ECGORDON

There's no place I can be since I found Serenity.


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Hint: fireflyfans.net will be full of spoilers, so don't read it. See you again on April 23.









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Monday, August 09, 2004 2:46 AM

EMBERS


Quote:
Originally posted by ecgordon:

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Hint: fireflyfans.net will be full of spoilers, so don't read it. See you again on April 23.

wow that's harsh bye





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Monday, August 09, 2004 2:48 AM

PURPLEBELLY


Quote:
Originally posted by ecgordon:

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Hint: fireflyfans.net will be full of spoilers, so don't read it. See you again on April 23.

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I fancy sequel spoilers will have started before then :evil:


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Monday, August 09, 2004 2:51 AM

MAUGWAI


Knowing what will happen in a film can also have an impact on your perception of it every time you see it again. This isn't really spoilery unless you don't want to know a thing about Spiderman2, but it speaks to the idea of your first impression lasting:

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When we were in the theater watching Spiderman2 and all those people were carrying him through the train car my boyfriend leaned over and whispered, "the Passion of the Spiderman." It was funny, but when I went to see the movie again I couldn't take that part seriously because I kept thinking of the joke.



Some people like to predict what's going to happen in the story. I know people who were proud that they figured out the surprise in The Sixth Sense. Those would be the people who don't care about spoilers. But I want my movies like my roller coasters. It's a lot more fun if I don't know what's around the corner. I'll suspend my disbelief any day.





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