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Post by Optimism is my Phil-osophy on Sept 15, 2021 20:39:58 GMT -5
I'm In. Please provide the link to this interview with Tragedy.
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Post by Optimism is my Phil-osophy on Sept 15, 2021 21:19:08 GMT -5
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Post by R. on Sept 16, 2021 0:27:13 GMT -5
I volunteer!
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Post by B. on Sept 16, 2021 1:47:40 GMT -5
Omg I organised that 667er edition in 2012 wtf
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Post by Hermes on Sept 16, 2021 6:20:26 GMT -5
There have actually been quite a lot of 667er interviews, especially by Linda - she did one with me once.
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jackson
Catastrophic Captain
We will attend masked balls at her castle, and you can get scared then.
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Post by jackson on Sept 19, 2021 11:30:16 GMT -5
Semby are we supposed to submit questions to this thread?
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Post by Optimism is my Phil-osophy on Sept 19, 2021 11:50:02 GMT -5
I think the logic in sending the questions via PM.
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Post by Optimism is my Phil-osophy on Sept 25, 2021 16:46:38 GMT -5
Interview #1: Optimism is my Phil-osophy Thank you Mr. Jeh Ann, for agreeing to this interview, and thank you jackson for sending in your questions. Jackson asked: - You're a self-described tortured theorist, er — excuse me, tortuous theorist. What is the difference between liking a fictional world very much and discussing it with others, and being a theorist? Are you a theorist in other fandoms? If not, what draws you to Snicket's work? I think there are many ways you can enjoy a fictional world, and show your interest in it. You can make fanfics, make art, express your point of view, make headcanons or make theories, to name a few examples. People who make theories try to discover details that are not explicit in the works. Those who prefer to make fanfics and headcanons are not so concerned with the canonicity of the content they produce. On the other hand, when you make a theory, you have to argue on the basis of some principle. I see this as a mental challenge. When I make theories, I always ask myself, "What are the foundations of the theory? Am I basing myself on the author's intention or what he actually wrote? What texts am I considering?" As I'm Brazilian, I read Snicket's books in Portuguese, so I still need to take into account the possibilities of errors in the translation, or cultural factors considered or not in the translation. For many years, I enjoyed myself in this way. I was led on this path by the 13 Shocking Secrets booklet, as well as an unofficial translation of LSTUA I found on the internet. Also, a group on the internet was translating TBL, and I was following the translation of each letter, and I started trying to fit what was written there with the main text of ASOUE that I had just read. I've always been an absentee in the digital world... I didn't have social networks, and none of my personal friends knew ASOUE. In fact, I didn't even have internet at home. I needed to go to lan-houses to be able to find the unofficial translations, convert them to .txt so that I could read them on my cell phone. I'm not proud of it, but buying books wasn't really something I did back then... I was still in school and evidently didn't have a job. The books my parents bought were textbooks, and I read a lot of Bible-based books that my parents had in their personal library. I was fascinated by the Bible books, and how they could find information by comparing several Bible verses to each other. I really like the Bible and this method of Bible study, and due to religious principles, I don't think I have the right to make a biblical theory of my own by comparing different biblical books... But I found something in Snicket's books that I can emulate that. . After all, there are several books, with several layers so to speak. I think TheAsh might be the person who most understands how I feel. When I finally went in search of the Brazilian fandom of asoue, after having enough money to invest in my hobby, I was treated with hostility due to the controversial nature of my theories. So I went in search of international fandom.
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Post by Optimism is my Phil-osophy on Sept 25, 2021 22:22:04 GMT -5
Interview #1: Optimism is my Phil-osophy Thank you Mr. Jeh Ann, for agreeing to this interview, and thank you jackson for sending in your questions. Jackson asked: - Do you think Poison for Breakfast marks the conclusion of Snicket's writing? Would you like to see the world of ASoUE expanded in any way, or are you content with how we've left it? . I truly believe that Daniel Handler found a way to continue writing about Lemony Snicket without affecting the asoue story. So I'm going to bet that there will still be other Lemony Snicket books, but they won't take place in the universe of asoue. I think that's good. Although I would really like something that would actually expand the ASOUE universe. However there are good fanfics that allow me to have this experience.
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Post by Optimism is my Phil-osophy on Sept 26, 2021 5:45:22 GMT -5
Popping bubbles in bubble wrap. I really wish there was a 1.5 book. In this book the children would be temporarily left in the care of S. Theodora Madson at SBS. There Sunny would be forced to learn to cook, as she and Miss S would be trapped in a warehouse with a few supplies. Meanwhile Violet and Klaus would have to deal with a plan made by Count Olaf that would not be in disguise yet (leave the first disguise to TRR). Somehow I would like Kit Snicket, Dewey and Eligton to appear in the story. The stained sea it's would be the title of the book. (But then there would be two TSS). In the end, "S" Theodora reveals that she means Sunny, and that the children's parents believed that "S" was dead, and that she was never able to say goodbye to them. She would say that many people she loves have had to fake their own deaths just to stay alive. I don't like it when they try to justify an adult relationship through an almost forgotten childhood relationship. I understand this arose to avoid "love at first sight". But I think trying to justify it that way is even worse. I think "love at first sight" is a resource that no one likes to turn to, but sometimes it's a necessary crutch to move the story forward. I'm sure most readers can forgive that, especially when the characters are teenagers. But then, trying to justify it using a childhood relationship... That's too much for me. On the other hand, I like the cliché where "David beats Goliath" meaning someone or a group of much weaker people beats a presumably stronger enemy. I think Asoue has a lot of that. Yes... I can name two of them, both involving the SB. The first is that inside the SB there is radioactive material. And the second is that inside the SB there is a whistle capable of summoning TGU. This Monday is one of the most fun for me, and I believed it with all my heart. In the Brazilian translation there is an excerpt in Lemony's letter to the editor printed in THH, in which Lemony implies that he is inside an animal. There is also a passage where Lemony implies that the SB is hiding in a teahouse at the time he was writing asoue. Also, VFD eagles appear to be controlled by whistles. Furthermore, after an unknown woman brought the SB to the Queequeg, the entire crew disappeared, and the captain reappeared several miles away, moving faster than the submarine itself. I said the crew had used the whistle to summon the TGU and use it as a transport. And that's why Captain W stopped being afraid of the TGU in TE, as he knew that probably the TGU was being controlled by someone using a whistle. This person would be someone very much like Violet, so when the TGU opened his mouth, one of the Quagmires said "Violet?" I thought this theory was sensational, and I would very much like it to be real. But Dante made strong arguments on each of the bases of the theory. He showed how some translation errors led me down the wrong path, he showed clear evidence that the whistles used in TDS don't have any special properties neither in shape nor in sound. I had the original idea for Matt Litory in 2008. That's when I started writing the story in some notebooks. But the way the story was told was quite different, and there was no story behind the story, nor was there a narrator-character. This first version was finished in 2011. The story had a lot of different details, but I still found it quite amusing. At the time I was about to get married, but I decided to publish 50 copies of my own. The title was Math Litory and the Multiple Intelligences, in Portuguese. I sold it to friends and acquaintances, they apparently liked it a lot. Then 9 years have passed. I ended up entering Dark Avenue 667. Foxy beat me to the best writing. (I really like "Untie My Silent Knot" and I think it's an almost perfect Fanfic, in the way it closes some gaps, and it's the asoue content that I'm most proud to have produced, and I think all fans of asoue should read this, but I was still defeated, and I think it was my fault for putting it up before the end of the story, and what makes that Fanfic good is precisely the last chapter) And I really felt motivated to write something to try to win next year. I thought about writing a Fanfic from my own book, so to speak. It took 8 months. And I have to admit it turned out a lot better than the original. Dante supported me throughout the writing, and that's what motivated me not to give up. I didn't worry about winning the best creative writing award anymore, because I knew Christmas Chief was going to win with her fun Christmas story involving the 667s. But Matt Litory became a deep, layered romance that I didn't even think I was capable of. I needed to translate everything to Portuguese in order to make adjustments. At the moment I'm working on the illustrations together with an artist I hired on the internet, and I'm working on the final proofreading of the text in Portuguese, along with a proofreader that I also hired on the internet. I really don't know if I'm going to try to publish through a conventional publisher or if I'm going to try to self-publish, but I think I'm actually more into my self-publishing.
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Post by Optimism is my Phil-osophy on Sept 26, 2021 6:24:43 GMT -5
I think the answer to that question is obvious. But, the original version of Matt Litory received a lot of influences from Michael Crichton, especially the way he managed to describe the action scenes always made me excited. To this day I remember how it was the raptor attack, the attack on the imaginary giant squid, the robbery of a safe inside a moving train, how a scientist climbed an elevator shaft to avoid an explosion as he received darts in the body, or how an airplane was being thrown up and down trying to prove a theory, or how a supporter of slightly exaggerated ideas about climate change was devoured alive by cannibals (that book was very controversial and I don't recommend this one reading, but still the action scenes were exciting). It's not the same at all. First I think about the basic plot and characters at the same time. But I don't delve into the characters' minds, just what they will do at each basic stage of the plot. Then I start thinking about each main character, what the character is like mentally, what his or her background is and how he or she faces the world. When I have the identity of the characters in mind, I start writing, always wondering what this character would think in this situation. I think you can get a good look at my creative process by reading Untie My Silence Knot. I thought where does the story go? And I think thinking about it is important to be able to work the characters well without getting lost. The character has to go from one dick to another for some mental reason, and that reason must arise because of some event in her story or in her past. I imagine the story a lot as if I was watching a movie. Then the action scenes start popping into my mind. By "action" I don't necessarily mean a sena full of shots or jumps. But the scenes where the characters do things instead of thinking or talking. I think there's a good distinction in my mind for these three types of situations: the characters are talking, thinking, or doing something. I don't really like when the narratives mix these three situations, I think it breaks the rhythm. More people like Dante, Foxy and you. I would like more theories. In general I don't want to be recognized by anyone. To increase my chances of winning, I would choose Hermes. I think you could crossover the show hosted by Isadora Is a Door , if he accepts, of course.
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Post by R. on Sept 26, 2021 9:56:10 GMT -5
Interview #2: R. Thank you Roxy for volunteering. Semblance: Sometimes authors(like Ms. Rowling) create new ideas, that contridict past books. What do you think is more canon, the books, or the authors opinion? I think the author’s opinion is more canon, as long as they acknowledge the book information and that they had changed their mind. -If you could write a Snicket book, what characters would it follow? Ooh, this is tricky! Perhaps Moxie Mallahan or Ellington Feint sometime post-ATWQ, perhaps Esmé Squalor, sometime pre-ASOUE. -What location from Asoue would you avoid most? Anywhere run by VFD, unless I had a good reason. -If you took a ride to Stain'd-by-the-sea before Lemony Snicket did, which building would you visit first? Black Cat Coffee, if only for the hope of bumping into Ellington Feint there. -How would you describe your stay at 667 Dark Avenue, in one word? Perplexing -Would you prefer making a stand alone book, or a book series spanning 13 books? Probably a stand-alone, although I would be very open to both. -What, in your eyes(or eye if you have actually been a pirate this whole time), is the most noble act a person can do? Truly loving and caring for someone the world has forsaken. -Have there been any characters that shaped your personality, or changed your views? Pretty much every character in the Snicket canon has influenced me, but especially Esmé Squalor and Moxie Mallahan. They are two wildly different characters, but if anything their differences are the reason I admire them both so much, as I can see a different part of myself in both of them. -If you had to push a 667er off a cliff, and you know they'll make an almost full recovery, who would you push? It can't be "bear". Esmé's meme is meh . -If you were in Lemony Snicket's shoes(figuratively) during the climax of ?4, what would you have done differently? Ideally, I would figure out some tremendous masterplan that would put everything right and no one would have to die, but realistically I would probably join Hangfire out of sheer cowardice. -Many villains recently have become essentially anti-heroes. Do you think it is better to have villains without a heroic ideal taken too far? I really think it depends on the story. Complex villains with sympathetic motives are cool, but sometimes it’s fun to just have an utterly evil, unsympathetic, hatable character. -As the penultimate question, which floor would you be on in Hotel Denouement? As close to the exit as possible, so the ground floor. -Which 667er would you like to be interviewed next? I agree with Optimism is my Phil-osophy , Isadora Is a Door Thank you again Roxy. I hope everyone enjoys the question selection so far.
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Post by Isadora Is a Door on Sept 26, 2021 12:15:47 GMT -5
I don't have time at the moment, maybe in a few weeks
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Post by B. on Nov 28, 2021 4:10:35 GMT -5
Please interview me! I love to talk about myself lmao 🙃
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Post by counto on Dec 2, 2021 22:50:55 GMT -5
1. The reason I'm so interested in the chronology of ASOUE, is because I like to piece together the story better to understand. I know the series is suppose to be anachronistic. But I can't help but wonder or theorise what time bubble period the world of Lemony Snicket is set in.
2. I first discovered ASOUE when was around 12-13, I read the first book TBB and I was instantly hooked. After reading all thirteen, I forgot about it for awhile until the Netflix series version got me back into the fandom again, which led me to 667 Dark Avenue.
3. I don't know many people who share the same interest in ASOUE offline. Most of my friends aren't as big readers as I am.
4. I'm in my early 20's.
5. For me, it's the idea of a story where bad things always happen but never get fully resolved in the end. Most children's books I read always seem to wrap things up in the end, but feel kind of unrealistic for my taste. ASOUE on the other hand is the exact opposite, a story that's realistic when it comes to some parts of the story being left unresolved.
6. If I made a forum, I would dedicate to coming up with ASOUES theories or fanfictions.
7. One thing that I like about 667 Dark Avenue is that there's a lot of options to choose from.
8. Count Olaf, I know that in the book/movie/series he is general portrayed as the main villain, but I always wondered what would happen if he ended up being not so villainous.
9. I'm very creative and often try to come with new ideas at a whim.
10. I would join Dante's Team.
11. Sometimes it takes awhile to come up with an original character and their backstory and personality.
12. A whistle to tame the VFD Eagles.
13. Being a conspiracy theorist that a secret organisation is attempting to discreet.
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