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Lanceleoghauni Cyborg Helmsman from Z or R Twice Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: In my bunk
#31651: Apr 2nd 2011 at 12:52:17 PM

Uh... Guys? I don't know if it means anything, but the name of the song in the flash is "At the Price of Oblivion"

"Coffee! Coffeecoffeecoffee! Coffee! Not as strong as Meth-amphetamine, but it lets you keep your teeth!"
HungryJoe Gristknife from Under the Tree Since: Dec, 2009
Gristknife
#31652: Apr 2nd 2011 at 1:00:42 PM

So like $29.99?

Charlie Tunoku is a lover and a fighter.
Gelzo Gerald Zosewater from the vault Since: Oct, 2009
Gerald Zosewater
#31653: Apr 2nd 2011 at 1:36:57 PM

Hmm.

Ruining everything forever.
Moth13 Since: Sep, 2010
#31654: Apr 2nd 2011 at 1:54:47 PM

Hey guys. In creative writing we're doing a script frenzy, so I just said screw it and picked Homestuck the Movie. Any suggestions on how exactly to make it work? Besides the obvious such as no Trolls, no Exiles, and ending it at act 4.

edited 2nd Apr '11 1:55:11 PM by Moth13

Zeromaeus Since: May, 2010
#31655: Apr 2nd 2011 at 2:03:03 PM

None of those things would make Home Stuck work by any measure. You need all of the acts and characters. All of them.

edited 2nd Apr '11 2:04:16 PM by Zeromaeus

dundee_998 Seer of Smut Since: Jul, 2009
Seer of Smut
#31656: Apr 2nd 2011 at 2:04:35 PM

An experimental film exploring each of the quadrants as they apply to human pop culture?

D: And we haven't even discussed what will happen to Rose. How dark can she possibly go? What was that cloud in the end-an explosion? What are all those specks of green? Ggggnnnnngh I want to know more.

edited 2nd Apr '11 3:00:00 PM by dundee_998

Lanceleoghauni Cyborg Helmsman from Z or R Twice Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: In my bunk
#31657: Apr 2nd 2011 at 2:58:31 PM

so you want to make a movie about a webcomic by stripping about 75% of the plot.

Sounds about right.

"Coffee! Coffeecoffeecoffee! Coffee! Not as strong as Meth-amphetamine, but it lets you keep your teeth!"
Adannor (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#31658: Apr 2nd 2011 at 3:02:26 PM

Specks of green - shreds of Noir's power used to counter hers.

Ajbcool The Omnibot from Here, obviously. Since: Sep, 2009
The Omnibot
#31659: Apr 2nd 2011 at 3:05:35 PM

Hey, I bet it's hard to make an adaptation of something into another medium. Things WILL be lost. Things will be added too, as necessary. But it's hard when you're not the author of the original work.

Digimon Digital Liveblog by Myself! Yay!
Lanceleoghauni Cyborg Helmsman from Z or R Twice Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: In my bunk
#31660: Apr 2nd 2011 at 3:07:14 PM

NEVER MIND that the ACTUAL plot isn't even done. and Act four ends with Jade still out of the medium, and that nothing is even close to resolved.

It's a really terrible idea.

"Coffee! Coffeecoffeecoffee! Coffee! Not as strong as Meth-amphetamine, but it lets you keep your teeth!"
Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#31661: Apr 2nd 2011 at 3:08:00 PM

Its silly to talk about adapting a work that's not done yet. You don't know which minor details are going to be hugely essential. That was a thing with the Harry Potter movie series.

Forever liveblogging the Avengers
Taelor Don't Forget To Smile from The Paths of Spite Since: Jul, 2009
Don't Forget To Smile
#31662: Apr 2nd 2011 at 3:23:25 PM

A while back, I saw an idea for a Homestuck movie, as directed by M. Night Shyamalan; I've since lost the link, but as long as you do better than that, I think you'll be okay.

The Philosopher-King Paradox
Matrix Since: Jan, 2001
#31663: Apr 2nd 2011 at 3:40:42 PM

I think it was Dave that was going to cause the Scratch anyway?

That was my theory, anyway.

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#31664: Apr 2nd 2011 at 3:41:48 PM

I think Liv Tyler is responsible.

Forever liveblogging the Avengers
Theoneknownasme Since: Dec, 1969
#31665: Apr 2nd 2011 at 3:45:43 PM

Jesus fuck, I go out of town for like two days and as soon as I come back I find out John's gone and gotten himself killed AGAIN (total deaths as of this post: 3).

And yeah, no fucking way is this permanent.

A: it's not suitably Heroic. The motivation wasn't "this person is a monster and needs to go down", it was "FUCK YOU YOU SON OF A BITCH, YOU KILLED MY DAD", which isn't terribly heroic, even if it is justifiable.

B: It's not suitably Just. John's been pretty much the perfect squeaky-clean kids' show protagonist to this point. There's no real justice in him dying, especially like this.

C: We know he survives in some form in the future. This is an immutable fact that is being stated for the record.

D: Come on, if John actually ended up dying before the rift, there's no way that Karkat wouldn't have gloated about it at some point.

edited 2nd Apr '11 3:46:00 PM by Theoneknownasme

Jaabi (Before Time Began)
#31666: Apr 2nd 2011 at 3:48:28 PM

Dammit all the WMGs to this latest Homestuck, it could be so many things.

damn you hussie

DAMN YOOOOOOUUUUU

I love how you can pull this kinda thing off so well... and also hate it.

edited 2nd Apr '11 3:49:10 PM by Jaabi

Zeromaeus Since: May, 2010
#31667: Apr 2nd 2011 at 3:54:15 PM

Karkat wouldn't know that John is dead because he died in the grimdarkness...

Ryusui Since: Jan, 2001
#31668: Apr 2nd 2011 at 4:24:33 PM

God Tiers can only die a "just" or "heroic" death. That is, either they go off the reservation and karma bites them in the ass, or they die saving the world. Emphasis on saving: trying to save the world and failing isn't "heroic", it's just tragic. If it's not pyrrhic victory, it's not pyrrhic anything.

And yeah, "saving the world" is just a handy example. It could be any suitably great deed.

Zeromaeus Since: May, 2010
#31669: Apr 2nd 2011 at 4:33:46 PM

Oh, I know there's like a 88% chance of John not being dead. I just like to humor the possibilities.

Moth13 Since: Sep, 2010
#31670: Apr 2nd 2011 at 4:35:07 PM

Maybe I wasn't entirely clear. I'm not making this script with the intention of making a sequel (never minding the fact it would never get used in a million years anyway. It's just for fun). The plot not being done is not a problem because it's ending at act 4. Minor details that rise to significance later is not a problem because they never will. And since it is ending at act 4, the ending will of course have to be terribly reworked. I know this already guys. A small cast of characters going through a fantastical game, whilest no match for the utter complexity of the webcomic, could be intriguing in its own rights (and if it's not? Well, the point is to write, not to be good, so it doesn't matter).

What I am asking for here is suggestions on what changes and additions you think would be necessary in making a self contained homestuck movie.

edited 2nd Apr '11 4:36:05 PM by Moth13

dundee_998 Seer of Smut Since: Jul, 2009
Seer of Smut
#31671: Apr 2nd 2011 at 4:38:19 PM

I am thinking that attempting to summarize Homestuck is way way way harder than making something original. You could keep some elements from it if you really want to, like the chat log theme and living in a computer game.

Zeromaeus Since: May, 2010
#31672: Apr 2nd 2011 at 4:42:08 PM

Seriously, don't adapt Home Stuck unless you intend to adapt ALL of Home Stuck. Just come up with something... spin-offy otherwise. You could do an AlterniaStuck, expanding on the untold stories of the trolls.

Moth13 Since: Sep, 2010
Adannor (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#31674: Apr 2nd 2011 at 4:48:03 PM

Prequel: Scratched attempt at a session. Bittersweet Ending, tops, but still may be cool.

Taelor Don't Forget To Smile from The Paths of Spite Since: Jul, 2009

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