A Place for Everyone to Rant - The Furnace Forum

That's why I always unsubscribe everytime I post anywhere. I can't deal with that stuff.

I can deal with them - I just check the thread name in the title of the e-mail and then delete them all. This way I can at least keep track of how many posts have been added since I logged off without actually having to go to the site.

Indeed! Mine has been mistaken for other forms of Writer's Block. Another reason is because most people are annoyed with the fact that I have an 8000 word minimum. Or maybe it's because all of my chapters have been at least 11k without the A/N or Chapter Title etc...

Sometimes I just wish people would read through the entire thing before saying it could be better. How could they possibly know what I need improvement on or what is okay if they haven't even read the whole chapter? I once had someone complain about my plot even though I mentioned AU twice (Alternate Universe not Author's Universe in this case), so that way the plot could be different... and on top of that, they didn't even read everything because if they did they would know why certain things were the way they are in my story!

I have the imagination, I have the grammar skills... it's just that I don't do it because I don't need reviews that make no sense or don't help me. When I ask for con-crit, people rarely review. I'm going to have at least two fics: a Starcraft one and a Resident Evil one. The RE one will come first since its the one I'm working on currently - and just because Starcraft bores me right now. Besides, I told Celebrian that I would get the first chapter of my RE fic up soon. Hopefully people will like it despite the amount of detail I put into it/word count.

Word! :D

Hells yeah.

#752 Mar 29th, 4:53pm

Wargh

I hate people who use the same plotline over and over and over.... For example, I've been on an Inuyasha binge and it's all the same.

Inuyasha goes into the forest, and a short while later Kagome follows him only to see Kikyou's soul stealers. She continues onwards, hiding behind some bushes and hears Inuyasha profess his love for Kikyou, and the fact that Kagome is only his shard detector. Heartbroken, Kagome runs away and magically falls in love with Sesshoumaru, having sex with him usually in the next chapter.

3 out of every 5 Inuyasha fanfictions have this plotline, so its gotten to the point that I stop reading as soon as I see this, unless the story so far is extremley well written.

#753 Apr 01st, 6:36am

Pyrefly07

I agree, its a sad formula. And its not just exclusive to Inuyasha fanfiction either, in my favorite fandoms as well, there are so many similar plots. I don't mind if they have similarities, but when its just canon 1 runs from canon companion and goes for big bad guy despite how unlikely it is, it gets annoying.

I have more of a problem when there's the long lost love story. Especially with characters who shouldn't be the sort to go looking for the secret long lost love of years past. (I.e. the strong silent warrior types who have tunnel vision and barely make relationships at all) Its even worse if the lost love is just a copy of the canon character but the opposite sex. I like OC characters in fanfiction, but not when its just another long lost love who can not only trounce the bad guys but destroy canon characters in a single bound. Its always been a pet peeve of mine in fanfiction and for some reason no matter which fandom I read into its just such a normal occurance. Its especially bad in the Transformers fandom I realized, as well as POTC.

I especially dislike it when the person is an exact match in personality to the person they're supposed to pair up with. I can understand having things in common, but making them exactly alike to the point where the author is villainizing another character who their favorite character doesn't like for no reason.

#754 Apr 01st, 12:38pm

I have that problem as well. I tend to get bored and lose my train of though, or simply just have no idea what to do next, even if I have everything I am planning to do noted down. I just don't know how to add it in. The best thing about outlines though, is the fact that you can just add what you want to add and still maintain a basic format, but even that does not seem to help, because when I reach the end of the outline, I have no idea what to do next. Plus, there's also the fact that I get frequent mental blocks especially when I do not maintain regular contact with real life people so as to give me new ideas on how people act. As a result, I just leave it. That's what happened to one of my other stories as well. I just left it.

Someone suggested finishing the entire story before posting a chapter so that you would not disappoint your readers if you do stop, especially when they're at a point where they desperately want to know what is going on. I've come across stories like that, and I tend to get really disappointed as well. However, I do not know whether I have the patience to actually finish a story before posting it. Plus, if that's the case, then the only stories I can have are one-shots. There's nothing wrong with oneshots, but I just want to be able to have novel length stories as well.

Wow . . . 8000 words does seem to be very long, and not many people have the patience to read through such a long chapter, especially when it is very wordy. Maybe you could try splitting up those chapters into chapters that have around 2000 words instead. It would also give the illusion that it is less wordy because it does look like less words are being used if the chapters are shorter. Maybe people are intimidated by the amount of words they see, which is why they are put off your stories.

I agree with you. I can't stand it when people review without reading the entire chapter as well, though I do understand if they do not read the whole story due to time constraints. I'm like that as well, I tend to review every three chapters, because I only have time for that. However, people should at least read one chapter to get an understanding before shooting their mouths off. It gets irritating if it happens frequently enough.

Same here, I can't stand it when OCs are the carbon copies of the characters who they end up getting together with. It kind of defeats the purpose of having another person with you right? You might as well just mate with yourself in such cases. At least some variety is good. Variety is the spice of life after all, and similar things after long periods of time tend to get very boring.

#755 Apr 02nd, 12:06am

Pyrefly07

Yea, a big problem I've had with certain reviewers when I've read other stories is that few really ever read the whole story. They can't wait to point out whats wrong (again only some) and then they don't even read the entire story. When you read the reviews your like, what the heck? Didn't they explain this like...two chapters from now? So why is this person complaining about a 'plot hole' that was taken care of later on in the story? It sorta makes all that hard work seem pointless if no one reads past a page and then has problems with it. Again you are right though, sometimes there are ALOT of words, and not enough time to read it all, but in that case a person should stick to the issues with the immediate character, or that chapter. You can't accurately judge a whole story if you don't read it.

I also hate when someone reviews a story just because they don't like the author or that author reviewed them and they didn't like what they heard.

And yea, making canon clones is annoying because its boring, if I wanted to read that I'd find a story where a character just makes out with his mirror reflection. Its also unoriginal, if you have someone who's exactly the same as the canon, to the point where you can't even tell the difference in dialogue and action except for a change from 'him' to 'her', its just...agitating to me.

#756 Apr 02nd, 2:12am

Yeah, I think they are intimidated by the ammount of words. I plan the chapter to revolve around a specific part of the plot. For example, if the plot of the chapter is to have Leon go to another place and then get into a fight only to be kidnapped, then that's what will happen; no more, no less. It's just that it ends up that way.

But yeah, I think I'll lower it to anywhere from 4k to 6k - if it gets any longer then it's probably needed... Heh. Heh. Lol.

True! Actually most people rarely do read the entire chapters - at least mine. I'm always like 'Read Chapter 2 for explanation' or 'Read the entire chapter - then you won't have to freak out on me for no reason'. Even though I have a lot of words in my stories, it's not because I wanted that word count, or because i shoved in more words to make it bigger. It just happens. I don't really look at the word count until I post the story. And then I'm like 'More than 8k words? ...Eh.' The only time where I've actually thought about changing it is when I had a chapter that was more than 10k...

And even when it smaller (like barely 4k) they still didn't read the whole chapter (as is evident by their reviews)! Grrr!

#757 Apr 02nd, 12:55pm

It sorta makes all that hard work seem pointless if no one reads past a page and then has problems with it. Again you are right though, sometimes there are ALOT of words, and not enough time to read it all, but in that case a person should stick to the issues with the immediate character, or that chapter. You can't accurately judge a whole story if you don't read it.

I agree, that's why I tend to simply do the basic stuff such as spelling, grammar or description. Sometimes if a character seems so suish from the start that you just have to comment on it, then I would do so. I never ever talk about plot when I'm only half way through reading a story, because I don't want to put my foot in my mouth just in case I say something that has already been covered even before I thought of it.

I also hate when someone reviews a story just because they don't like the author or that author reviewed them and they didn't like what they heard.

Same here. I received a flame in one of my other stories, just because I sent a polite review with constructive criticism to someone. Seriously, a lot of reviewers also agreed with the points I made, and still the author claims that there's nothing wrong. Hello, if more than one person confirms it of course there has to be something wrong, right?

But yeah, I think I'll lower it to anywhere from 4k to 6k - if it gets any longer then it's probably needed... Heh. Heh. Lol.

Good idea. Or maybe, if you tend to put in a lot of words, you could try spreading the plot out through more chapters instead of just one. That way, there would be less words in each chapter and yet you still manage to get your point.

Even though I have a lot of words in my stories, it's not because I wanted that word count, or because i shoved in more words to make it bigger. It just happens. I don't really look at the word count until I post the story. And then I'm like 'More than 8k words? ...Eh.' The only time where I've actually thought about changing it is when I had a chapter that was more than 10k...

If that's the case, then you should pay attention to the word count when you're working on the story itself. What type of programme do you use to write? It would be easy for Microsoft word to keep track of how many words you want, whether it's Windows XP, Vista or Mac. It does have a psycological effect on you as well; you would tend to shorten the number of words used automatically when you see your word count going higher and higher.

And even when it smaller (like barely 4k) they still didn't read the whole chapter (as is evident by their reviews)! Grrr!

Well, you just can't please everyone, I guess. It's a fact of life.

#758 Apr 05th, 6:22am . Edited Apr 05th, 6:23am

Indeed.

If that's the case, then you should pay attention to the word count when you're working on the story itself. What type of programme do you use to write? It would be easy for Microsoft word to keep track of how many words you want, whether it's Windows XP, Vista or Mac. It does have a psychological effect on you as well; you would tend to shorten the number of words used automatically when you see your word count going higher and higher.

I use Microsoft Word but the problem is that I don't go checking Word Count every few minutes to see what the number is... I just write. Which was what I meant by not paying attention. Occasionally, I might check the word count.

Well, you just can't please everyone, I guess. It's a fact of life.

Too true, too true.

#759 Apr 11th, 10:03pm

Inner Dementia

I just came here, but would like to say. I hate when people try to con-crit me, when their writing is, obviously, much worse in comparison to mine, and also their "con-crit" is completely off the mark and totally not what my problem areas are. Seriously, take for instance, "You overuse prose" and I'm just like "What the fuck? What in the hell are you trying to get at?" If they haven't noticed I'm writing a story so of course there's going to be a lot of prose, what did they expect me to do? Break out in poetry in the middle of my paragraphs?

#760 Apr 24th, 10:39pm

I hate it when all my oneshots get faved by some random kid, (and when I say all, I mean all) but they don't fucking bother to leave even one review. I mean, I don't even want the review, but it would be nice for you to leave at least one if you're FAVING ALL MY WORK. I mean, come on!!! Just one to tell me why you like my writing would be enough!

Argh!!!!

#761 Apr 24th, 11:52pm

Misty Voughn

Sai: I'm only new to FFic but heard that people add stories to their favs and alerts list, but don't bother reviewing. I've had it happen quite often I don't bother thinking about it. I guess readers have their reasons and think of it positively, they like it enough to add it to their collection. One day they might comment, or they won't.

#762 Apr 25th, 4:09pm . Edited Apr 25th, 4:59pm

Inner Dementia

Lmao, don't even start with me. I don't have the time nor the energy to waste on a response for you as of late, which I clearly will give you. Frankly, your so-called "con-crit" was nothing but. You didn't even attempt to address the things I asked for, nor were your corrections "improvements" when I could count out the many flaws in them and your own prose. You should take your own advice. Frankly, I don't respect any author who blatantly plagiarizes another person's work and attempts to pass it off as their own. Even worse, that they should "deem" themselves capable of giving "con-crit" when they have to stoop so low as to steal others.

#763 Apr 25th, 4:57pm . Edited Apr 25th, 5:22pm

Misty Voughn

*sigh*

As least I got a reply from you, and I'm always happy to hear of people's concrits for my fics. My beta will be happy to hear of your comments too to help her edit my work too.

Thanks for the reply and have a great weekend.

#764 Apr 25th, 5:10pm . Edited Apr 25th, 5:14pm

Seriously Wrong

ID, was this something someone said to you or are you responding to one of the two posters above? Quite frankly it's not very clear and before someone takes offence to the statements it would be nice if you clarify, thanks.

#765 Apr 25th, 5:12pm

Inner Dementia

It was in response to Voughn's post, which was inflammatory towards me, which she subsequently edited out of her post after I sent a reply.

#766 Apr 25th, 5:14pm . Edited Apr 25th, 5:14pm

Seriously Wrong

I see, thanks, ID.

Everyone should keep in mind that this is a friendly forum for the seeking and giving of advice. All inflamatory comments should be kept to pms, thanks.

#767 Apr 25th, 5:18pm

I hate it when all my oneshots get faved by some random kid, (and when I say all, I mean all) but they don't fucking bother to leave even one review. I mean, I don't even want the review, but it would be nice for you to leave at least one if you're FAVING ALL MY WORK. I mean, come on!!! Just one to tell me why you like my writing would be enough! Argh!!!!

All too true! That happens actually quite a bit with me... that is if I even have a story up at the moment. Or when people just randomly subscribe to an alert for my story without leaving a review. I still, to this day, don't understand why, if a story is good enough to alert and you like that much, you wouldn't leave a review.

Oh, daily news: I am now 17 years old, as of Tuesday April 15!

And another dilemma: my doctor wants me to take anti-psychosis drugs... and I'm not sure what to do. I a) don't want to take medication (unless it's for cancer, diabetes etc), and b) do not like being on medication.

#768 Apr 26th, 4:22pm

I try to review the things I find good enough to have on alert/fave, but I have little time. I try my hardest to make sure to review at least once if I like an author enough to fave them multiple times. It's only fair. I've enjoyed their work, and they deserve a few words in recognition of that. I just don't see why people just leave either. Do they think that the faving is enough? Sure, it's nice, but human interaction is too! I like to be able to thank my readers for reading and their kind words/good advice.

#769 Apr 26th, 4:28pm

Very true. I rarely fave or review anything because I generally don't have the time, but I like to review stories if I think the author is trying their best and may need more help (or has requested it). Just faving or alerting means something but not enough to me. I like to know what I'm doing right and what I need to work on. Which is why if someone complains, I get mad. It's like, "Look! I'm trying to improve but no one wants to help me even if I ask for it!" And now, I'm to reluctant to ask for a beta, or to even start on a story, much less post one.

#770 Apr 26th, 4:37pm

We're in the same boat, pretty much. Though, I skip over the badfic because if I'm reading, I want to read something, not spend my relaxing time working.

Just faving or alerting means something but not enough to me.

I'm the same. It's all very well and nice to fave/alert, but they're the emails that go straight to my trash without a second glance. Reviews however, I save in a special folder for them so that I have them to refer back to.

And now, I'm to reluctant to ask for a beta, or to even start on a story, much less post one.

This is going to sound conceited, but even I have a beta. Maybe he's my best friend on the FP, but it's always good to have another writer and reader's perspective. I know that I don't need a beta - I have a good command of the English language, and hardly ever make grammar/spelling mistakes that I can't plainly see. But it's that second opinion thing. Always good to have it.

As to writing, it's not really something you can force. If you want to write, you will. If you don't, you won't. :) *shrugs*

#771 Apr 26th, 10:10pm

I still, to this day, don't understand why, if a story is good enough to alert and you like that much, you wouldn't leave a review.

To be honest, sometimes I fave stuff or put them on alert without reviewing, because I seriously do not have much time these days. I have so much to do; school, tests and after school activities, and my email is completely clogged up as well and I have to check on them. There are many reasons why people favourite stuff without reviewing, and some of these reasons are valid. Though for some reason, I actually like to be busy. Oh well, at least you know you're doing something right when someone favourites your work, even if they don't review.

Everyone should keep in mind that this is a friendly forum for the seeking and giving of advice. All inflamatory comments should be kept to pms, thanks.

I agree. It upsets me to see happy conversations turn sour, and it's probably one of my pet peeves as well.

Oh, daily news: I am now 17 years old, as of Tuesday April 15!

Yay, Happy Birthday, and may all your wishes and dreams come true in the following year! Wait, this is supposed to be good, right? I mean, now I'm getting worried because you posted it in the rant thread . . .

As to writing, it's not really something you can force. If you want to write, you will. If you don't, you won't. :) *shrugs*

Very true, which leads me to my rant. I wish I could just work up the mood to write, especially since I'm practically finished with a chapter; just a few more run-throughs and I can post it. I'm also planning to ask my reviewers to help me find a beta, because I'm hoping that they should be familiar with betas since they write in the section as well . . . I think. It's just that . . . I have no mood to write. I don't have a mental block; contrary to that, I have a huge amount of ideas bouncing off my head and an eagerness to get to writing them down. It's just that . . . I can't, for some reason, and it's irritating me.

#772 May 03rd, 7:24pm

To be honest, sometimes I fave stuff or put them on alert without reviewing, because I seriously do not have much time these days.

I'm not saying that you shouldn't; you're taking it the wrong way. What I'm saying, is that if you like someone's various works enough to fave many, if not all, of them, you should be considerate enough to leave at least one review. I get the random fave, and that's fine, because I actually care very little for reviews. Just when I see a pattern beginning of the same person faving me over and over, then I start to think. Why not leave just one small review?

It's just that . . . I can't, for some reason, and it's irritating me.

I'm having the same problem with my original work. I have heaps of ideas... I just can't write anything. *sighs*

#773 May 03rd, 9:23pm

Crazyguy1990

Ok, sorry bout that. :(

I'm not here for trouble, far from it, in fact.

I just don't think that flame rising... whatever his status is now, should flame without posting a story.

It's like they say, "If you're so good then show me." :|

He can flame other writers all he wants, I'd just like to see how he is as a writer.

#774 May 07th, 12:14am

Crazyguy1990

Civil? Don't make me laugh!

I bid you all farewell, as I'm already bored sitting here.

#775 May 07th, 5:57am

Seriously Wrong

Crazyguy, you are in the wrong forum. If you have a bitch with F/R then take it to the Fireplace. And just to give you a heads up, writing and posting stories are not a prerequisite for commenting/reviewing/harshly critiquing or flaming stories on this site. I've been here since 2001 and no one yet has been able to point out to me that requirement in the TOS.

#776 May 07th, 6:33am

FirexAtxWill

Small rant after not being on this forum for months:

There was a "strict no camera policy" on the concert that I went to last night at Madison Square Garden, and they never even checked bags. They honestly didn't give a shit about cameras, but because of their definite confiscation warning, I didn't get to take any pictures on the most important night of my life.

#777 May 10th, 10:11am

The Master Critic

One thing that pisses me off is when I leave a review, some authors say, "If you don't like it, don't read it." I say this to those fucktards: "You write poorly, I will critique it. If you can't handle negative reviews, then don't show your stories to the public. Or even better: don't write at all!"

#778 May 14th, 6:22am

Darth Grahf

Saw a political ad of a guy running for reelection as senator. One of the things he put into this ad is that he prevented oil companies from drilling off the Jersey Shore. Sent him a very angry email concerning that. Look at the gas prices and you'll see why that pissed me off. I pay over $60.00 at the pump, and we had this chance to produce more oil and possibly lower the prices of gas a little, but no, that Senator takes a giant shit on not just NJ, but the whole country. I know that the email won't do jack shit, but it felt good to let it all out on him, accusing him of not doing his job, etc. We all know that the congress is doing nothing for us, which is why they have about a 15% approval rating. Surprised it's even that high.

#779 May 14th, 10:03pm

One thing that pisses me off is when I leave a review, some authors say, "If you don't like it, don't read it."

This is the unfortunate side effect of lurking and reading on a site full to the brim with mostly morons - you get idiotic and unonformed responses. Most people on this site, it seems, cannot take critique well.

I say this to those fucktards: "You write poorly, I will critique it. If you can't handle negative reviews, then don't show your stories to the public. Or even better: don't write at all!"

Indeed, my assessment from the "Who are you?" thread seems correct - you'll fit in quite well in the Fireplace, I think. It seems more your sort of place than the Furnace. :)

Anyway, as I said before - this place is full of morons with half a freaking brain. They're not really worth your anger over their idiotic responses. :)

#780 May 16th, 4:37am

Masque of the Red Death

I didn't realize they were blessed with that much brain matter...

#781 May 16th, 6:03pm

Darth Grahf

Fortunately, I'm not one of those types. I accept criticism in any shape and form. When looking through my writing, even I go, "How the fuck did I miss that?" This is the reason why beta reader is a major help, people. If possible, a gamma or even a delta reader is also nice to have.

#782 May 16th, 6:18pm

I'm not saying that you shouldn't; you're taking it the wrong way. What I'm saying, is that if you like someone's various works enough to fave many, if not all, of them, you should be considerate enough to leave at least one review.

I see! Well . . . I still feel that perhaps, that person might have a reason, but I think you're correct in saying that at least one review would be good, even if it's a short one. Either way, I'm still pretty neutral on the subject, so I can probably support both from both points of view.

True, I get extremely irritated when that happens as well. Seriously, criticism is a part of life, and if you cannot handle it, then you should just go and live as a hermit. I hate to see how these people are able to survive in both school and the working world if they go balistic over something that should not even affect you that much.

I know that the email won't do jack shit, but it felt good to let it all out on him, accusing him of not doing his job, etc. We all know that the congress is doing nothing for us, which is why they have about a 15% approval rating. Surprised it's even that high.

Who knows, maybe it might help him change his mind. Or maybe I'm being too positive.

It also seems that they cannot spell and punctuate properly either, and some even state that they cannot be bothered with spell check. I have no idea what these people are thinking, because I was raised to take pride in my work, which is what none of these people are doing. I honestly do not know why people act stupid, then get pissed at people who do call them stupid. They were asking for it, after all.

That's good to hear! Hopefully, I'm like that as well, because so far, I have not received anything critical yet, even though I would like to think that I have a positive attitude to receiving criticism. I would love to have a beta reader as well, because I'm starting to feel rather insecure about my work, and so far, though I have posted for beta recommendations in my work, I still have not received any.

#783 May 17th, 8:36pm

Honest101

Most of the stories I read are crap.

Seriously. My god, they need to get lives.

#784 May 27th, 4:45am

LuigiFreak

Okay, my rant?

90% of the fics I read aren't brilliant and of top-caliber...That's okay, I can't make those either. But read on...

80% of the lemons I read have very redundant words and phrases that I'd rather not go into detail with,

70% of the humor-fics I read, I didn't laugh out loud at even one joke,

60% of the fics in the Naruto fandom are utter crap,

50% of my stories kinda suck,

40% of all fics HAVE to be centralized in romance, and most of them aren't even good,

30% of fics (that aren't Harry Potter because it involves a school anyway) written are terribly written high school fics,

20% of fics are Mary Sues and most people can't even do a good job on them,

10% of words in every fic on the site combined are misspelled (which is still catastrophic),

~0.002% of all fanfics are made by the troll, LateralBarney,

and 46.9% of all statistics are made up on the spot. Although these seem to make sense...

#785 May 27th, 1:02pm

Most of the stories I read are crap.

I have to agree, especially in the huge fandoms. However, I do have to admit that despite all the crap, I still like fishing for stories. It is always a bigger feeling of triumph when you come across a good story after sifting through all the crap. I tend to just read stories based on my favourite characters, especially when they are not very popular in terms of looks. Those tend to have better stories written about them for some reason.

My rant for today: Suspian in the Chronicles of Narnia fandom. It's already bad enough that they were made to kiss in the movie (by the producers, mine you). Now, when I go into the fandom, all I seem to see are Suspian fics, and those literally make me want to kill something bad. You know, the funny thing about the movie is that when I saw them kiss, I felt as if the earth was rumbling, and I am willing to be that that was C S Lewis rolling in his grave. Seriously, what were the producers thinking? Suspian have absolutely no chemistry together, and anyway, Caspian ended up falling in love with another person. Seriously, the pairing pissed me off big time.

Some idiot also made Edmund Pevensie say the word "fuck" in one story. Yes, Skandar Keyes swears a lot. No, Skandar Keyes is not Edmund Pevensie, he just plays him in the movie. Just because Skandar Keyes swears does not mean that Edmund Pevensie is actually going to swear. Can you imagine King Edmund the Just swearing? I mean, really?

And someone please get all the Edmund/Peter slash out of my head. It's practically incest, and it screws up the brotherly relationship between them. DO NOT WANT!

#786 Jun 05th, 4:11am

Rowena DeVandal

And someone please get all the Edmund/Peter slash out of my head. It's practically incest, and it screws up the brotherly relationship between them. DO NOT WANT!

I would think it IS incest. I could've sworn they were all siblings.

#787 Jun 05th, 11:24pm

(Referring to the post about Narnia)I hate how people make the most unlikely of characters say stuff(cuss words, perverted stuff)they wouldn't normally say in just any situation. That's also how it goes in the naruto fandom(one of the many reasons why i lost interest in it...) And that suspian pairing? Who didn't see that coming? -.- Not EVERY story should end all happy and cheerful where the girl gets the guy she wants, and of course, the guy likes her back. Thats not how it usually goes in real life, does it?

#788 Jun 12th, 8:17pm

mrs.tinamarina-funfunfun

Look, I know this is whiny, but it really pisses me off.

Everyone wants people to read their stories. That's why we're on this site instead of sitting at home mumbling "Wow, I'm amazing!" to our own work. If you put stuff out there, you're looking to share your creation with others.

What makes me upset is the fact that not only do I not get reviews, I don't even get VIEWS. I have a grand total of 20 views for my latest story, which was published a few weeks ago, and one review courtesy of my personal friend whom I know outside of the site.

I know I'm being a child, but it makes me feel very stupid that a story titled "yeha, stop flirting! a joe jonas one shot for my friend" has more reviews than all my stories combined. I think that while my stories aren't perfect, I'd at least like it if someone could click the little blue link and at least look at it to make me feel better about myself.

Also, all the people that don't like slash simply because it's slash, and those who so like slash simply because it's slash.

#789 Jun 13th, 2:53pm

That story title you mentioned with a lot of reviews made me laugh. Someone needs to delete those stories and send em to a NEW website- a fanfiction spot for teeny boppers. I think a lot of people only care about how hot the person in the story is(why does this remind me of american idol?)

#790 Jun 13th, 4:51pm

DarkestRanger

That's why I don't read it.

I'm sure there's a lot of good fanfic to come out of the Narnia movies. Too bad too many writers are more entertained with idiotic exploitation than providing a worthwhile reading experience. :(

My rant. Uh, just saw The Happening and it made absolutely no sense whatsoever. Lesson if any was don't piss off nature it'll infect you with some kind of virus that forces you to kill yourself. Not sure what to make of that other than it's not the most positive message to send young movie viewers when suicidal behavior is as common place as it is. Should have seen Incredible Hulk instead. :(

#791 Jun 14th, 5:15pm

Evil Detective

*sniffs* I did my Japanese exam so badly yesterday... And my friend knocked my head to the wall four freaking times. That was so hurt. I'm pretty sure I'm not passing it with flying color... That sucks.

#792 Jun 14th, 5:49pm

mrs.tinamarina-funfunfun

Should have seen Incredible Hulk instead. :(

Well, speaking as someone who saw Hulk instead of The Happening, I can tell you that it was an odd movie.

Really odd.

I feel like it was like a synopsis of the character, and there was little urgency behind it. However, if you are an Ed Norton fan, you shall be pleased, since, you know, he's his normal good acting self.

Which brings me to my rant. I love superhero movies. All of them, really. I think the best of the best is Spiderman 2 and the worst of the worst Batman Returns. But I hate when a superhero movie sucks. It's one of the best genres ever. There's tons of action, a character that's equally tortured and no-holds-barred, guaranteed romance and great comic relief. I understand how easy it is for them to become formulaic, but there's no reason for such great material to be packaged and sent out, on schedule, with no magic.

There oughtn't be a timetable on when and how these movies come out. I hate that, and I think scarily it has become the trend. Four Iron Man sequels. FOUR. I loved Iron Man, but that's way more than overexposure, not to mention the Avengers adaptation that's getting the least subtle references since Pirates of the Caribbean 2 teased 3 with the infamous "cliffhanger" that left mouths agape and fangirlies in tears.

It just frustrates me that some of the coolest fiction out there is being freeze dried and hyped over the moon just to make more money and not to do the characters justice.

#793 Jun 15th, 2:14pm

DarkestRanger

Great points all around.

Did see Hulk this afternoon. Overall a pretty good super hero movie, not great but good. Even with everyone being recast, this still felt like a genuine sequel compared to the rumored reboot the director was wanting. Everything in the beginning recap was a little bit different but overall I didn't notice a huge gap between this and the first movie. Was it better? Definitely, no mutant sized dogs, or Absorption man to ruin the plot, credibility. I personally think this would have been a fine movie on its own without the whole tie into the Avengers at the end. Seeing Nicky Fury at the end of Iron Man was silly enough and now for Marvel to go into that same direction with Incredible Hulk is just not a good idea. With Hulk being pretty decent, and Iron Man being hands down awesome 2008 has already been a much better year for super hero movies than last year was. TDK looks pretty promising as well.

Worst super hero movie for me to date has probably been Batman and Robin. Worst in the franchise. Second though the production value was significantly better would be Superman Returns. I so wanted to enjoy this movie but Singer's direction for what a Superman film should be was uttermost fail.

I agree. Superhero movies should not be rushed out one after another for the sake of making money. Though there are directors who can do it within the allotted time frame, and make a decent movie for ex number of dollars there are also those that can't. The result often enough is a sadly drawn up script, sloppy production, and overall rushed feel rather than a film of real quality.

As a Transformers fan, I see the same problem with the upcoming sequel. The first, (although not great was decent and fun enough, had great production value/effects) came out only last year, and director Bay, and company are already in full production of the second and hoping to rush it out by this time next year. Not to be pessimistic but I don't see the second film following up the same success as the first when everything is rushed to meet a specific deadline. Personally I'd rather wait until 2010 for a film that's properly been assembled and has had more than a year and a half of preparation.

#794 Jun 15th, 3:39pm

mrs.tinamarina-funfunfun

YEEEESSSSSS an informed person (not to imply anything, the rest of you just ain't around).

I would tend to agree with you about Hulk. I thought that the acting was solid, I had no issues with the plot or the villains, but there was something vaguely drab about it. I felt as if they were simply trying to say, "If you liked this, you'll love the Avengers movie, out 20..!"

I'd say that's the edge Iron Man had over Hulk; Iron Man was simply a hero we hadn't seen much of outside of the comics and the cheesy T.V. series. There was a Hulk movie only 5 years ago, and while it was an outright disaster, they didn't really attempt to fix much, they just took out what bothered people (i.e. the weird father thing, the dogs, ect.) and were like, "Okay, guys. Now here's what was supposed to happen in Hulk 2!"

I didn't mind Nick Fury at the end of Iron Man, in fact I thought it was pretty righteous (:)) but the Tony Stark cameo was just stupid. I thought it was contrived in every way, and the more subtle mention of Stark Industries and Nick Fury in the montages was quite enough for me.

The Dark Knight will most likely be my favorite movie of the summer run (spring going hands down to Speed Racer :)) if it's as good as the preview promises. In addition to being a huge Christian Bale fan, I also have read Batman comics and watched the show when I was younger. If they screw this up, I will, to put it mildly, be fucking pissed as hell. The interpretation of Joker is very dark, very smart, and I think fascination towards Heath Ledger might push an Oscar. If the movie is ridiculously good.

Which it better be.

And as far as failure goes, I can't believe I forgot not only Superman Returns but also The Fantastic Four. More like fantasically bad acting/makeup/plot. Both movies had director issues, rushed production, and failure at the Box Office.

#795 Jun 15th, 4:16pm

Anti-Logic

Yes, I can't wait for Dark Knight! I've just recently started getting interested in Batman, and dang...

But on an angrier note: What the hell is with these teenyboppers?! I had read through the incident in The Fireplace where FR dived into the Jonas Brothers fandom, but I didn't know that it was so serious. I mean, it's a freaking takeover in there! I scrolled through a page or two of the "A Cinderella Story" fandom to see how bad it was, and there were no stories about the actual freaking movie. The only one that involved the characters had to add, "Jonas Brothers included!" so people would actually read it. It's against the ToS, not to mention that the Jonas Brothers really suck.

A freaking infestation.

#796 Jun 15th, 5:27pm

Heh, teenyboppers. I love that name. I remember when I meekly insulted the Jonas Bros., (it wasn't even a direct insult...i was just joking around) and a fat fangirl told me to shut up and accused me of being a homosexual. Ain't that something.

#797 Jun 15th, 5:50pm

Anti-Logic

...I half want to insult a fan now to see what happens...but that would be rude, wouldn't it? ^^

#798 Jun 15th, 6:52pm