funeralxempire
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15 May 2025, 4:50 pm
blitzkrieg wrote:
funeralxempire wrote:
blitzkrieg wrote:
Me too, actually.
It'll be the first soap opera where all the drama occurs online.
And, you can have the characters all have social media accounts so viewers can interact with them.
Imagine if that sort of thing took off? I don't think there is anything like that on television, but it would resonate with a lot of people.
Quick, let's delete those posts and work on a show proposal.
15 May 2025, 5:23 pm
funeralxempire
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15 May 2025, 5:26 pm
Fast forward a few weeks: We now present Wrong Planet, the series.
15 May 2025, 6:09 pm
funeralxempire wrote:
Quick, let's delete those posts and work on a show proposal.
15 May 2025, 6:11 pm
funeralxempire wrote:
Fast forward a few weeks: We now present Wrong Planet, the series.
Haha, I think that currently, a WP style narrative would be good for autistic people but NTs probably wouldn't get it. I mean, in current soap operas aimed at the general population, they have bits of online content mixed in with soap opera people's storylines.
Maybe fast forward a few decades when autistic folk take over the world, it'll happen?
16 May 2025, 5:16 am
funeralxempire wrote:
blitzkrieg wrote:
I think it would be a bit too depressing and undramatic for viewers to observe loner characters who never have any sort of relationship in the show/soap opera. It would add some realism to the show though.
I'd love to see a soap opera where all the characters are recluses and shut-ins.
SFBUM Would definitely have a starring role
16 May 2025, 7:01 am
babybird wrote:
funeralxempire wrote:
blitzkrieg wrote:
I think it would be a bit too depressing and undramatic for viewers to observe loner characters who never have any sort of relationship in the show/soap opera. It would add some realism to the show though.
I'd love to see a soap opera where all the characters are recluses and shut-ins.
SFBUM Would definitely have a starring role
16 May 2025, 7:31 am
funeralxempire wrote:
Fast forward a few weeks: We now present Wrong Planet, the series.
The particularly interesting potential with stories on online forums, I think, is the stuff the audience could see or know but not necessarily all the characters. The audience could see the smile, laugh, or tears hidden behind the screen for example.
Bringing this back to L&D, what audiences would really want to know and would keep them invested is if Tarquin666 and Eloise will end up together. That would be a lot of fun to write about.
If you’re wondering why the name Tarquin, blame his parents. He certainly does.
16 May 2025, 12:22 pm
blitzkrieg wrote:
babybird wrote:
funeralxempire wrote:
I'd love to see a soap opera where all the characters are recluses and shut-ins.
SFBUM Would definitely have a starring role
He'd sell it for sure with his unique take on reality
16 May 2025, 12:26 pm
16 May 2025, 2:23 pm
16 May 2025, 2:25 pm
babybird wrote:
I am actually a fan of his
Yeah.
16 May 2025, 2:34 pm
16 May 2025, 2:37 pm
babybird wrote:
funeralxempire wrote:
blitzkrieg wrote:
I think it would be a bit too depressing and undramatic for viewers to observe loner characters who never have any sort of relationship in the show/soap opera. It would add some realism to the show though.
I'd love to see a soap opera where all the characters are recluses and shut-ins.
SFBUM Would definitely have a starring role
As someone who has, at times unfortunately, watched soap operas before, I always maintain the joke that a good spoof would be called "The Boring and The Brilliant". A show about people who don't fall into the usually campy misunderstandings that usually drive plots along. Very on the nose
16 May 2025, 7:23 pm
16 May 2025, 7:29 pm
My life is one big soap opera.
