tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17813352.post116014259767378833..comments2023-10-11T03:32:43.592-06:00Comments on Fencing With the Fog: Over ExposureMaryAn Batchellorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02465966881051431143noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17813352.post-1160665391509756802006-10-12T09:03:00.000-06:002006-10-12T09:03:00.000-06:00I hate the pandering spoonfeeding sort of expositi...I hate the pandering spoonfeeding sort of exposition which indicates to me that teh writer thinks himself so clever and smart that we'll NEVER be able to understand what he's saying without having people in the story basicaly do the proof on a chalboard onscreen.<BR/><BR/>"See? This is why this works!"<BR/><BR/>"My god, perfessor! That IS witty! And elegant!"<BR/><BR/>ZZZzzz...<BR/><BR/>Give me the pieces I need to figure it out, and then trust that I will. Treat me like an idiot and I'll likely reciprocate.<BR/>.<BR/>.<BR/>.<BR/>Baggiebretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07895747782121932958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17813352.post-1160582779562737122006-10-11T10:06:00.000-06:002006-10-11T10:06:00.000-06:00Phone conversations, especially to "BFF"'s that ar...Phone conversations, especially to "BFF"'s that aren't actually in the movie. <BR/>Also, the protagonist and/;or sidekick overhearing the bad guys discussing the details of their plans or mocking the protag while they are in the bathroom stall; unaware that someone else has entered the public place and might overhear. Really, the only conversations I've EVER overheard in the bathroom are people talking on their cell phones, ironically, to BFFs.Milehimama @ Mama Sayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04755353355022539817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17813352.post-1160542230949521332006-10-10T22:50:00.000-06:002006-10-10T22:50:00.000-06:00Dialogue that begins with:"All I'm saying is...OR"...Dialogue that begins with:<BR/><BR/>"All I'm saying is...<BR/><BR/>OR<BR/><BR/>"In English please?"wcdixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06511429457006302795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17813352.post-1160537139062793432006-10-10T21:25:00.000-06:002006-10-10T21:25:00.000-06:00All I have to say is...Grandma was right.UnkAll I have to say is...<BR/><BR/>Grandma was right.<BR/><BR/>UnkAMERICAN RESTOPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04494241660914270458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17813352.post-1160522111443605382006-10-10T17:15:00.000-06:002006-10-10T17:15:00.000-06:00More bad exposition I see way too much of:Characte...More bad exposition I see way too much of:<BR/><BR/>Characters talking to themselves about what they are thinking at the moment, just so the audience will know. "I'm so mad at Bob!"<BR/><BR/>Characters telling other characters what just happened to them, even though the audience just saw it all.<BR/><BR/>Two characters telling each other things that both know, just because the audience doesn't. Particularly annoying when it is experts explaining things to each other.<BR/><BR/>The third, fourth or fifth mention of the same piece of information in dialogue.Scott the Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14560177524646531880noreply@blogger.com