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    The Effect of “Friends”

    It would be easy to assume that in the fast-paced, social media laden world we live in today a sitcom...

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    Sequels vs. Adaptions

    In a time where every other new show or movie is a reboot or adaption of a recent, popular book or movie, is there any originality left? Would audiences prefer to see an extended story of newer characters and places or would they prefer the risk of having their favourite book turned into a movie where the actors are not who they pictured or important plots are left out. Which one is better?

    • It is true that we could use more variety with original film. However, It is harder to sell a movie from scratch, then it is just adapted something, or to make a sequel. For adaptations, the movie executives will see how popular a book or story was with major audiences. For sequels, they check how well the movie did money wise. You could talk about what a director needs to do in order to persuade movie studios to have their original films made. – Aaron Hatch 10 years ago
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    • I agree with Aaron. The arguments for a specific movie needs to be pitched. Most out there are simply adaptations/sequels. This can be a running problem because eventually, people will just stop watching and Hollywood would be in a pickle where they'll have to start taking risks and studios would end up out of business. If this continues on this path, it will not mean anything good for the industry. – SpectreWriter 10 years ago
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    • Although many people complain about the lack of originality in films, I think the problem is that people are too afraid to risk finances, time and effort on an original idea that has potential to flop. If you adapt a book, there's already an existing fan base so you're guaranteed for someone to watch your movie when it's released. There's a Youtube video called 'Screeenwriter Max Landis - Explain Things to Me' that's helpful, as an LA-based screenwriter talks about these problems. – YsabelGo 10 years ago
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    Jun 19, 2015
    lwiseman

    I have to admit, reading this has made me hate the finale a little less. You raised some interesting points (particularly with Barney and his daughter and how the characters were all able to find their “one”). Although, I still don’t really like the finale itself ( I felt it was too rushed and why would they spend the whole ninth season set the weekend of the wedding that they were going to erase three minutes later?), I can sort of understand the plot points a little more after reading your take on it. Very insightful article. Also, you pointed out a few more hints throughout the series that I had not previously been aware of which I appreciated. Well done:)

    		 Why the How I Met Your Mother Series Finale was Actually Genius
    Jun 19, 2015
    lwiseman

    Great article. Social media and the impacts it has on a persons lifestyle and identity is something that is very intriguing to me and you brought up a lot of aspects to think about!

    		 Social Media Profiles: A Faithful Reminder of Who We Are, and Who We Can't Be
    Jun 19, 2015
    lwiseman

    Interesting, well written article! I saw the movie last week and personally loved it but I have a new appreciation for some aspects having read this. I especially was interested in the idea that superstition is something learned from animals as I have never recognized that although it does make sense

    		 Jurassic World: Human Psychology and Animal Behavior