History Quotes / RealLifeWritesThePlot

->The idea of a cliff-hanger was actually a pure business decision. In fact, you could even call it a negotiating ploy. John Pike called Rick ''[Berman]'' and said the studio was having a contract dispute with [[Creator/PatrickStewart Patrick]]. 'Come up with a cliff-hanger,” he said. 'We may [[{{McLeaned}} have to kill him.]]' At the end of the last episode of the season, when Riker fires weapons apparently killing Picard aboard the Borg ship, I had no idea if Picard lived or died. Fortunately, the contract dispute was settled and I had to come up with a way to keep Picard alive.

->Most of the other versions of the story — including the comics and the ''WesternAnimation/PrydeOfTheXMen'' pilot that never got picked up — start off with {{ComicBook/Magneto}}, but the show went in a different direction. By establishing the Sentinels as the primary antagonists right from the beginning, the animated series not only makes Magneto more sympathetic by showing us what he’s fighting against, but it puts an immediate spotlight on the idea that the ''real'' bad guys are the bigoted humans who want to commit genocide, and that’s pretty heavy stuff when you’re ten years old. Of course, it might’ve just been that they wanted a bad guy they could actually show Wolverine slashing up with his claws without getting calls from angry parents."
-->-- '''Chris Sims''' [[http://comicsalliance.com/x-men-episode-guide-1x03-enter-magneto/ on]] ''WesternAnimation/XMen''

->Most of the other versions of the story — including the comics and the ''[[OneEpisodeWonder Pryde of the X-Men]]'' pilot that never got picked up — start off with {{ComicBook/Magneto}}, but the show went in a different direction. By establishing the Sentinels as the primary antagonists right from the beginning, the animated series not only makes Magneto more sympathetic by showing us what he’s fighting against, but it puts an immediate spotlight on the idea that the ''real'' bad guys are the bigoted humans who want to commit genocide, and that’s pretty heavy stuff when you’re ten years old. Of course, it might’ve just been that they wanted a bad guy they could actually show Wolverine slashing up with his claws without getting calls from angry parents."

-->-- '''Dr. Phil Sandifer''' [[http://www.philipsandifer.com/2012/06/i-was-beginning-to-fear-you-had-lost.html on]] ''Series/DoctorWho'', [[{{Recap/DoctorWhoS23E1TheMysteriousPlanet}} "The Mysterious Planet"]]

-->-- '''Chris Sims''' [[http://comicsalliance.com/x-men-episode-guide-1x03-enter-magneto/ on]] ''WesternAnimation/{{X-Men}}''

->(stone faced) ''"General Hague...is doing ''[[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Deep Space Nine]]''. It seems he was double-booked by his agent and there's nothing to be done. So you'll [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute have to do with me]], sir."''

->''"The idea of a cliff-hanger was actually a pure business decision. In fact, you could even call it a negotiating ploy. John Pike called Rick ''[Berman]'' and said the studio was having a contract dispute with [[Creator/PatrickStewart Patrick]]. 'Come up with a cliff-hanger,” he said. 'We may [[{{McLeaned}} have to kill him.]]' At the end of the last episode of the season, when Riker fires weapons apparently killing Picard aboard the Borg ship, I had no idea if Picard lived or died. Fortunately, the contract dispute was settled and I had to come up with a way to keep Picard alive."''

->''"Throughout these entries I've been stressing the fact that the Trial was in part a metaphor for [[{{Cancellation}} the series' own tribulations.]] (Something made clear from the opening few lines) In which case there's something almost, but not quite, charmingly apropos about this awkwardness. 'What's the reason why ''Series/DoctorWho'' should survive its trial? [[FranchiseZombie We don't know either!]]'"''
-->-- '''Phil Sandifer''' [[http://www.philipsandifer.com/2012/06/i-was-beginning-to-fear-you-had-lost.html on]] ''Series/DoctorWho'', [[{{Recap/DoctorWhoS23E1TheMysteriousPlanet}} "The Mysterious Planet"]]

->''"Most of the other versions of the story — including the comics and the ''[[OneEpisodeWonder Pryde of the X-Men]]'' pilot that never got picked up — start off with {{ComicBook/Magneto}}, but the show went in a different direction. By establishing the Sentinels as the primary antagonists right from the beginning, the animated series not only makes Magneto more sympathetic by showing us what he’s fighting against, but it puts an immediate spotlight on the idea that the ''real'' bad guys are the bigoted humans who want to commit genocide, and that’s pretty heavy stuff when you’re ten years old. Of course, it might’ve just been that they wanted a bad guy they could actually show Wolverine slashing up with his claws without getting calls from angry parents."''

->(stone faced) ''"General Hague...is doing ''[[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Deep Space Nine]]''. It seems he was double-booked by his agent and there's nothing to be done. So you'll [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute have to do with me]], sir."''\\
--'''Bruce [=McGill=]''', ''Series/BabylonFive'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftzgcfG7uHE#t=345s blooper reel]]

->''"The idea of a cliff-hanger was actually a pure business decision. In fact, you could even call it a negotiating ploy. John Pike called Rick ''[Berman]'' and said the studio was having a contract dispute with [[Creator/PatrickStewart Patrick]]. 'Come up with a cliff-hanger,” he said. 'We may [[{{McLeaned}} have to kill him.]]' At the end of the last episode of the season, when Riker fires weapons apparently killing Picard aboard the Borg ship, I had no idea if Picard lived or died. Fortunately, the contract dispute was settled and I had to come up with a way to keep Picard alive."''\\
--'''Michael Pillar''' on [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration "The Best of Both Worlds"]], ''Fade In''

->''"Throughout these entries I've been stressing the fact that the Trial was in part a metaphor for [[{{Cancellation}} the series' own tribulations.]] (Something made clear from the opening few lines) In which case there's something almost, but not quite, charmingly apropos about this awkwardness. 'What's the reason why ''Series/DoctorWho'' should survive its trial? [[FranchiseZombie We don't know either!]]'"''\\
--'''Phil Sandifer''' [[http://www.philipsandifer.com/2012/06/i-was-beginning-to-fear-you-had-lost.html on]] ''Series/DoctorWho'', [[{{Recap/DoctorWhoS23E1TheMysteriousPlanet}} "The Mysterious Planet"]]

->''"Most of the other versions of the story — including the comics and the ''[[OneEpisodeWonder Pryde of the X-Men]]'' pilot that never got picked up — start off with {{ComicBook/Magneto}}, but the show went in a different direction. By establishing the Sentinels as the primary antagonists right from the beginning, the animated series not only makes Magneto more sympathetic by showing us what he’s fighting against, but it puts an immediate spotlight on the idea that the ''real'' bad guys are the bigoted humans who want to commit genocide, and that’s pretty heavy stuff when you’re ten years old. Of course, it might’ve just been that they wanted a bad guy they could actually show Wolverine slashing up with his claws without getting calls from angry parents."''\\
--'''Chris Sims''' [[http://comicsalliance.com/x-men-episode-guide-1x03-enter-magneto/ on]] ''WesternAnimation/{{X-Men}}''

--''''Michael Pillar''' on [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration "The Best of Both Worlds"]], ''Fade In''

--'''Bruce [=McGill=]'', ''Series/BabylonFive'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftzgcfG7uHE#t=345s blooper reel]]

--'''Michael Pillar''' on [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration "The Best of Both Worlds"]], ''Fade In''

->(stone faced) ''"General Hague...is doing ''[[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Deep Space Nine]]''. It seems he was double-booked by his agent and there's nothing to be done. So you'll [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute have to do with me]], sir."''
-->--Bruce [=McGill=], ''Series/BabylonFive'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftzgcfG7uHE#t=345s blooper reel]]

->''"The idea of a cliff-hanger was actually a pure business decision. In fact, you could even call it a negotiating ploy. John Pike called Rick ''[Berman]'' and said the studio was having a contract dispute with [[Creator/PatrickStewart Patrick]]. 'Come up with a cliff-hanger,” he said. 'We may [[{{McLeaned}} have to kill him.]]' At the end of the last episode of the season, when Riker fires weapons apparently killing Picard aboard the Borg ship, I had no idea if Picard lived or died. Fortunately, the contract dispute was settled and I had to come up with a way to keep Picard alive."''
-->--'''Michael Pillar''' on [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration "The Best of Both Worlds"]], ''Fade In''

->(stone faced) ''"General Hague...is doing ''[[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Deep Space Nine]]''. It seems he was double-booked by his agent, and there's nothing to be done. So you'll [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute have to do with me]], sir"''

-->--'''Maj. Ed Ryan''', (Bruce [=McGill=]), ''Series/BabylonFive'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftzgcfG7uHE#t=345s blooper reel]]

->''"Throughout these entries I've been stressing the fact that the Trial was in part a metaphor for [[{{Cancellation}} the series' own tribulations.]] (Something made clear from the opening few lines) In which case there's something almost, but not quite, charmingly apropos about this awkwardness. 'What's the reason why Series/DoctorWho should survive its trial? [[FranchiseZombie We don't know either!]]'"''\\