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Everything Else / Re: Google Earth
« on: July 21, 2005, 11:22:41 AM »
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"Magic is what makes fantasy fantastic," someone says, "you can't apply rules to them or else it loses wonder!" I respond, "Sure, but if you want to write them you will certainly want to know how they work." Writing is all about execution, and I find applying some basic laws of physics to magic systems make them more understandable and realistic. Here, I'm going to outline my basic method for developing a magic system.
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I don't think we're losing creativity as a nation. I think the phenomenon of the remake is a symptom of entrenched MBAs in the film and TV industry. They don't like taking chances on new ideas, it's risky for the bottom line. They vastly prefer to go with some sort of known good and remakes are, by definition, known good.
If anything we as a nation are less vociferous in our objection to the lack of creativity in movies and TV than we should be.
I think the creativity is there but is being ignored by vested interests.
The first is that Scotty, from the original Star Trek, has died.