Let me talk to you about all my fiction feelings!

[muneca_brava]

I. Meme from penny_lane_42

Give me a text (book, TV show, movie, etc.) and I will tell you what I would have done differently if I had written it. Not little details, necessarily, but big plot or theme or characterization choices.

Please leave stuff for me to answer because I am having a not-fun day of anxiety and would like to think of something that will not lead to panic attacks. Thank you. :)

Comments

[muneca-brava.livejournal.com]

Thank you :)

The Hour is one of the most perfect shows I have ever seen so this probably won't be very drastic. But I'll try!

I'd cut down a bit on the different plots going on. There was the character stuff, the starting-a-news-show stuff, the revolts in Egypt AND the whole government conspiracy thing. I actually would have been perfectly happy just watching a show about a bunch of idealistic professionals trying to make a new kind of news program, so I guess maybe I'd cut the whole conspiracy. It got kind of confusing anyway.

We would then have some time to spend on more Lix Storm, more Marnie and Marnie/Bel scenes, more Hector/Freddie being grudging friends of a kind, etc. :)

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I knew it would be hard, because it's so well done. But I agree with your thoughts.

For an easier one, how about ASoIaF/Game of Thrones?

[muneca-brava.livejournal.com]

Books:
The first thing that comes to mind is that I'd put more focus on the queer narratives. ADWD was a little better with it but most of the time you need a microscope to even figure out a character is supposed to be gay. I was spoiled for lots of things before starting GoT so I knew about Loras/Renly in the show but I would NOT have figured that out on my own.

Secondly, both AFFC and ADWD have POV characters that get dozens of chapters but hardly do anything, which feels like a waste. I'd have focussed instead on characters that stay too much in the background for me, like Margaery Tyrell or any of the Sand Snakes. Or maybe we could get the POV of someone poor, who isn't fighting but is being affected by all the lord and ladies playing their games. Or from one of the inhabitants of the islands across the sea or whatever they're called, because we only get people visiting and being amazed at the strange culture.

I'd also like it if someone at some point would get to be happy. Just saying.

Show:
Mainly I really like how the show has interpreted the books. Th only thing I can think of rn that really bothered me was the stupid girl-on-girl whorehouse scene that came out of nowhere in order to make an exposition scene more interesting. No thanks? :P

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

YES.

Th only thing I can think of rn that really bothered me was the stupid girl-on-girl whorehouse scene that came out of nowhere in order to make an exposition scene more interesting

ABSOLUTELY.

If I wrote those books, I would have an editor.

[muneca-brava.livejournal.com]

If I wrote those books, I would have an editor.
Yes. And a ghost writer for the sex scenes tbh.

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

HAHAHA YES. He should at least read some fic or something to figure out how to do that well.