February 12, 20232 yr comment_2907891 Cutting out the middleman -- going straight from the cause to the end result.
February 13, 20232 yr comment_2907960 Note that the ship ran aground after being in a severe storm. Wind and waves could have pushed it significantly farther. And if the island they landed on wasn't near a common travel route... I'm actually trying to treat Gilligan's Island realistically.
February 13, 20232 yr Author comment_2907962 23 minutes ago, Lord Liaden said: I'm actually trying to treat Gilligan's Island realistically. You wouldn't be the first one. Related segue, I used to do a lecture on Commedia dell'arte and the history of stock characters. Gilligan's Island is a beautiful example of modern use of stock characters, so I used it for obvious examples. Years later, I said I would do a guest lecture in college for a friend on the topic. When I brought up Gilligan's Island I was treated with the blankest stares I ever got from a class. They had no idea WTH I was talking about. My universal example was now hopelessly dated. (Fortunately I got them back, mostly, by using Futurama examples.) I left that classroom feeling very old.
February 13, 20232 yr comment_2907965 Rules for escaping from a building fire, if they were written by some of the AD&D parties I ran campaigns for back in the early 80s. https://universeodon.com/@UncleDuke1969/109847699322241496
February 13, 20232 yr comment_2907978 17 minutes ago, Logan D. Hurricanes said: I'd feel personally attacked, but I'm putting it off for the moment.
February 13, 20232 yr comment_2907982 1 hour ago, Logan D. Hurricanes said: You wouldn't be the first one. Related segue, I used to do a lecture on Commedia dell'arte and the history of stock characters. Gilligan's Island is a beautiful example of modern use of stock characters, so I used it for obvious examples. Years later, I said I would do a guest lecture in college for a friend on the topic. When I brought up Gilligan's Island I was treated with the blankest stares I ever got from a class. They had no idea WTH I was talking about. My universal example was now hopelessly dated. (Fortunately I got them back, mostly, by using Futurama examples.) I left that classroom feeling very old. Old TV shows that used to be local TV staples tend to be relegated to channels like MeTV and IFC nowadays, and kids aren't watching them.
February 13, 20232 yr Author comment_2907983 3 minutes ago, Ternaugh said: Old TV shows that used to be local TV staples tend to be relegated to channels like MeTV and IFC nowadays, and kids aren't watching them. Years ago, I saw a statistic the Gilligan's Island was on tv somewhere on any given day because it was the most syndicated show in history. I sometimes wonder how long that lasted.
February 13, 20232 yr comment_2908010 The things you can do when you're 65 and she's 35 have much greater potential impact.
February 14, 20232 yr comment_2908101 46 minutes ago, Logan D. Hurricanes said: This is the relationship I want. You are so freaking weird.
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