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I disagree. It's not how often the plot device is used, but what the author does with it. When an author does an outstanding job with an idea, theme or device it makes no difference if it is over-used, cliche, or old. They are bringing something new to it.
The reverse is often true, if an author does not put the effort into an idea, it doesn't matter how fresh or original it is, it seems old and weary. |
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Ok a new one, he is a spy who used to be working for the FBI but is gay & in the closet then he decide to train the science ninja team and come out...!!!
Like those stupid reality shows!
O may be he was a serial killer!
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The scary thing is LG, is you could probably sell that with just about that much development in today's world. However, with some real development, it could also be very good.
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10-08-2010 02:31
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Myself, I don't see any deep personal tragedies or losses in Dr. Nambu's past, like murdered spouse or children (not brooding and angry enough, perhaps?). I've got the impression that he probably had a fairly privileged childhood -weathy parents, the best schools, all sorts of open doors and opportunites, that sort of thing- but might have had parents/mentors/teachers that also instilled in him the notion that he should strive to do good and use his skills and knowledge to "give back" and make the world better, and a strong ethical code of right and wrong as well as a deep appreciation for scientific advancements. Sort of like a scientist "Bruce Wayne," except one that, instead of donning a super hero uniform himself, adopted a bunch of kids and trained them to do it.
I could also well believe that, for a time in his youth, he might well have "run wild," before some occurance (a war, an environmental catastrophe of some kind maybe) brought him up short and made him refocus and evaluate his life and goals. Even though he apparently never married, I wouldn't be surprised if, at one time, he'd had a girlfriend or even a fiance, but ended up facing circumstances where he felt he had to renounce all that to devote himself to what he perceived to be a higher duty. He certainly seems to expect the Ninjas to give up a lot, in their personal lives, in order to save the world so I wouldn't be surprised if he himself had too.
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10-08-2010 03:09
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Ladygalactor777
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| quote: | Originally posted by amethyst
| quote: | Originally posted by Ladygalactor777
| quote: | Originally posted by amethyst
| quote: | Originally posted by UnpublishedWriter
The murdered loved one is old. |
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I disagree. It's not how often the plot device is used, but what the author does with it. When an author does an outstanding job with an idea, theme or device it makes no difference if it is over-used, cliche, or old. They are bringing something new to it.
The reverse is often true, if an author does not put the effort into an idea, it doesn't matter how fresh or original it is, it seems old and weary. |
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Ok a new one, he is a spy who used to be working for the FBI but is gay & in the closet then he decide to train the science ninja team and come out...!!!
Like those stupid reality shows!
O may be he was a serial killer!
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The scary thing is LG, is you could probably sell that with just about that much development in today's world. However, with some real development, it could also be very good. |
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Some times I think like a criminal...
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10-08-2010 04:18
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I like every idea that has already been offered in this thread! We have ample space where we can play, here, not knowing almost anything about Dr. Nambu's past!
The idea of Nambu living a wild, teenage life, and then redeeming himself in his adulthood, could very well be the case, as his losing a loved one (whoever the person might have been ... losing a loved one, especially in particular circumstances, always leaves a mark on those who are left behind!), or having had something tragic which had happened in his past. I also like LB's theory of Nambu always being a model student, of firm character, and having been brought up with a moral.
What if Dr. Nambu had been an orphan himself, having had a hard childhood in the streets?! He might have been spared from such a miserable life by having had the fortune of being adopted and raised by a wealthy and ethical couple, who couldn't have had children and who worked in the scientific field (this could explain his inheriting his present wealth and his line of study)! Then, having had this opportunity, he wanted to do the same by adopting, and gathering the SNT, and use all that was in his power to protect the Earth! He might have been an intelligent child from the very beginning, with a very high IQ, fortunate enough to have had the chance of exploiting his talents!
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10-08-2010 07:49
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I think he would have been hothoused as a kid and going away to university (younger than average) he'd have gone party crazy.
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