Story Deal-breakers

[NOIRTRASH]

Rhoda Morgenstern and Joe come to mind. They were America's Couple till they got married, then it was over. Marriage killed our love for them.

What else kills reader interest in your story?

 

[SusanJillParker]

Rhoda Morgenstern and Joe come to mind. They were America's Couple till they got married, then it was over. Marriage killed our love for them.

What else kills reader interest in your story?

When I found out that Mary Tyler Moore was a drunk and a slut who'd have sex with anyone for a drink.

When I found out that Dick Van Dyke was not just funny but...certifiably crazy, the poor man.

When Timmy no longer needed Lassie and Lassie ran away from home.

When Donna Reed and Leave it to Beaver's mother, June, removed their white gloves. Oh, my God!

When the Wizard of Oz wasn't a true story but fiction. "What? Are you kidding me?"

When Anna Nicole was found dead and what? Faith Hill is turning 50! Oh, my God!

When (sob) there's no Santa Clause and when Rhett Butler from Gone with the Wind ain't never coming home.

Fake boobs ruins sex scenes.

Bo Derek braiding her hair like that in the movie 10, ruined that scene for me.

When they fire too many bullets from one gun and no one dies.

When they charge too much for a movie ticket and there's rat sitting beside you and a roach on the chair in front of you watching the movie.

Even though I'm not a virgin and much older than 18-years-old, when some pervert sitting beside me in movie puts his hand up my short skirt and his other hand on my breast.

"Daddy, stop! Someone will see."

"Just give Daddy a hand job and I'll take you out for ice cream after the movie."

 

[SusanJillParker]

Especially Peter Benchley's book Jaws, the book is always better than the movie.

Then, again, there's always the rare exception to the rule.

Jane Campion's book, Piano, was written after the movie and Edith Wharton's book, The Age of Innocence, is taken word for word to make the movie.

There was a time before I was writing that I preferred reading books than watching movies. Now, that I'm writing every day, as if my way to decompress, I prefer watching movies than reading.

 

[SusanJillParker]

A huge disappointment and a waste of time and money, a story deal breaker is when the sequel is not nearly as good as the original movie.

Yet, there's always exceptions.

The sequel to James Cain's The Postman Always Rings Twice with Jessica Lange and Jack Nicholson was better than the original with Lana Turner and John Garfield.

That scene when Jessica Lange clears the kitchen table with a swipe of her hand and with flour everywhere, Jack Nicholson fucks her right there.

Seriously, Godfather 3 was a disaster.

"Shame on you Francis!"

 

[lovecraft68]

Especially Peter Benchley's book Jaws, the book is always better than the movie.

Then, again, there's always the rare exception to the rule.

Jane Campion's book, Piano, was written after the movie and Edith Wharton's book, The Age of Innocence, is taken word for word to make the movie.

There was a time before I was writing that I preferred reading books than watching movies. Now, that I'm writing every day, as if my way to decompress, I prefer watching movies than reading.

I saw Jaws several times before finally picking up the book. The movie portrayed Hooper as this fun, decent guy, but in the book he's fucking Brody's wife and I'm offended, I'm like "Hooper!" then unlike the movie Hooper dies, but he deserved it in this one.

I'm glad I saw the movie first or I may not have watched the movie. It was a lot more fun.

 

[SusanJillParker]

I saw Jaws several times before finally picking up the book. The movie portrayed Hooper as this fun, decent guy, but in the book he's fucking Brody's wife and I'm offended, I'm like "Hooper!" then unlike the movie Hooper dies, but he deserved it in this one.

I'm glad I saw the movie first or I may not have watched the movie. It was a lot more fun.

I definitely felt more of the suspense of the shark coming in the book than in the movie.

That first scene of the shark eating that drunken woman skinny dipping in the ocean was so horrifying.

 

[SusanJillParker]

Even though I love Lily Rabb, I'm disappointed with this season's American Horror Story.

I like it better when Lily Rabb played a nun and a nurse.

I liked it better when Jessica Lange was the zookeeper in charge of the freak show.

I liked it better when Lady Gaga played the Head Vampire.

It's not as scary this year as it was the previous years.

I do like the new series of West World though.