Mischa Barton - Mischa News and Appearances #43 - Page 19

**Cristofle** · 01-07-2020, 04:06 PM

Very few writers can pull off shocking well, and yet 100% of them think they're going to be the next Red Wedding (which wasn't even the show writers, lol, GRRM wrote that).

**stlavin95** · 01-08-2020, 01:09 AM

Hard to think of a time that killing off a main character worked lol

**Cristofle** · 01-08-2020, 06:42 PM

Even when it's written well, it still often falls flat with fans. We don't like it, lol. And not in an edgy way - we really just don't like it.

The Shadow Strikes · 01-09-2020, 02:50 AM

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Originally Posted by stlavin95 (View Post)

Hard to think of a time that killing off a main character worked lol

Doctor Who

**Cristofle** · 01-09-2020, 06:22 PM

Doctor Who is a bit of an entity unto itself, because it builds in an expectation for the entire cast to change every few seasons.

**stlavin95** · 01-13-2020, 04:33 AM

Yeah, it's not a great example

**Cristofle** · 01-13-2020, 03:12 PM

And still, I recall that it took a minute for fans to get past losing Tennant, lol.

**stlavin95** · 01-13-2020, 10:26 PM

He was a pretty damn good Doctor though

**Cristofle** · 01-14-2020, 05:00 PM

Oh, he was great. But I’ve really enjoyed them all (well, from Nine on, which is what I’ve seen).

**stlavin95** · 01-15-2020, 01:36 AM

Same here

**Cristofle** · 01-15-2020, 06:19 PM

I'm easy when it comes to DW, I guess. But most shows just aren't set up like that.

**stlavin95** · 01-17-2020, 03:09 AM

Guess not

**Cristofle** · 01-17-2020, 06:13 PM

Most times, viewers get attached to characters. Which should be what you want as a writer, lol.

**stlavin95** · 01-18-2020, 03:54 AM

Yep, lol

**Cristofle** · 01-18-2020, 07:12 PM

If you have a character and a relationship that has endured with audiences over 15 years, it is insane to just throw that away.


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