It came to me from OffTheKuff, this quote from Joss Whedon:
"The Internet is the one real downside for me because of the destruction of surprise. Some people don't go on it or deliberately avoid spoilers, so they are the people I'm talking to the most. They're the people who want to see it pure, who understand that's the best way to see the story."
While I happily concede the the internet does destroy surprise [bookstores rarely add stock I don't know of in advance, movies can be followed while still in production], it should not be an impediment to story telling.
A good story has to be able to stand up to a retelling; an audience compelled to repeat their attention. If you need the element of surprise, you aren't meeting that standard, and I'll spend my currency elsewhere.
May 13, 2003 11:26 AM
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There is something beautiful in hearing or seeing the telling of a story without knowing where it's going. When your reactions are natural and spontaneous, fully felt, not shaded or curtailed by knowledge of what is to come. When you experience its ebb and flow as they was meant to be.
Part of the attraction of hearing or seeing a story a second time is the rememberance of the experience of the first time.
Comment by: Lauren March 18,2005