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by Mad Swami
Mon Nov 16, 2020 11:30 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Unpopular DB opinions
Replies: 14626
Views: 1542483

Re: Unpopular DB opinions

Goku being scared about the idea of Saiyans stronger than Raditz probably had more to do with the situation he was in - Gohan being kidnapped. He wasn't in the state of mind to care about challenges. Now it was, "For fuck's sake, MORE people who can put my family in danger?!" Confirmed by...
by Mad Swami
Mon Nov 16, 2020 10:22 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Unpopular DB opinions
Replies: 14626
Views: 1542483

Re: Unpopular DB opinions

I mean what I wrote. He didn't set up the tournament. Zeno did. Goku only made the tournament happen quicker but he didn't create it which is what you stated. That's not setting it up. So Goku is acting out of character to you because he says he's scared once? I'm sure he is frightened but he's als...
by Mad Swami
Mon Nov 16, 2020 7:17 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Unpopular DB opinions
Replies: 14626
Views: 1542483

Re: Unpopular DB opinions

First, it comes from TVtropes.com which basically takes any two instances of something happening, and considers it a trope. And the term implies Flanders is a complete exaggeration which is an unfair assessment as Flanders is quite nuanced. Second, Goku did not set up the Tournament of Power. And h...
by Mad Swami
Mon Nov 16, 2020 3:21 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Unpopular DB opinions
Replies: 14626
Views: 1542483

Re: Unpopular DB opinions

Goku wasn't flanderized (such a nonsense term). Those instances you are talking about are Goku helping out people he met along the way. I've already covered this. He doesn't go looking for them. He will help people when he sees them suffering, but he's very concrete bound. He doesn't go looking for...
by Mad Swami
Mon Nov 16, 2020 2:27 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Unpopular DB opinions
Replies: 14626
Views: 1542483

Re: Unpopular DB opinions

Goku has been somewhat flanderized as the series progressed especially in Super. Goku always wanted competition but contrary to popular belief he was a good person. Saves turtle for no reason other than to help Decides to save Bora to save Bora and to stop the evil Red Ribbon Army, the prospect of f...
by Mad Swami
Sun Nov 15, 2020 6:41 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Super or GT poll
Replies: 153
Views: 10038

Re: Super or GT poll

didn't know this was such a big split. Was genuinely surprised
by Mad Swami
Sun Nov 15, 2020 6:39 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: If Dragonball gets a canon permanent ending again, will it be better than GT's ending?
Replies: 55
Views: 3568

Re: If Dragonball gets a canon permanent ending again, will it be better than GT's ending?

Specifically drafting a story I will always consider planning but oh well. I see your point you see mine.

more appalled by the disrespect to Dr. Strangelove lol
by Mad Swami
Sat Nov 14, 2020 10:54 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: If Dragonball gets a canon permanent ending again, will it be better than GT's ending?
Replies: 55
Views: 3568

Re: If Dragonball gets a canon permanent ending again, will it be better than GT's ending?

1. I won't back up, you're flat out wrong. A draft isn't planning, it's doing. It is by its nature not a plan. 2. My brother is Don Watkins. He writes about philosophy and politics and his first novel will be published next year (I think). just that they didn't have a clear plan leading to that end...
by Mad Swami
Sat Nov 14, 2020 10:33 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: If Dragonball gets a canon permanent ending again, will it be better than GT's ending?
Replies: 55
Views: 3568

Re: If Dragonball gets a canon permanent ending again, will it be better than GT's ending?

I was being facetious. You made a ridiculous claim, I'm calling it out. A plan is a representation of something, but a draft is not that. It is the thing. It's not usually the end product in its most polished form, but it's the act of doing it. It's not planning. There's a difference between outlin...
by Mad Swami
Sat Nov 14, 2020 10:10 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: If Dragonball gets a canon permanent ending again, will it be better than GT's ending?
Replies: 55
Views: 3568

Re: If Dragonball gets a canon permanent ending again, will it be better than GT's ending?

A draft is an outline I would say This is verifiably incorrect. An outline is a planning tool to help see the essay or story, etc. at a glance. By it's nature, it's much shorter. Even the word implies they aren't the same. A draft accomplishes those things. A writer might set out to write a draft t...
by Mad Swami
Sat Nov 14, 2020 10:09 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: If Dragonball gets a canon permanent ending again, will it be better than GT's ending?
Replies: 55
Views: 3568

Re: If Dragonball gets a canon permanent ending again, will it be better than GT's ending?

A draft is an outline I would say This is verifiably incorrect. An outline is a planning tool to help see the essay or story, etc. at a glance. By it's nature, it's much shorter. Even the word implies they aren't the same. A draft accomplishes those things. A writer might set out to write a draft t...
by Mad Swami
Sat Nov 14, 2020 10:07 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: If Dragonball gets a canon permanent ending again, will it be better than GT's ending?
Replies: 55
Views: 3568

Re: If Dragonball gets a canon permanent ending again, will it be better than GT's ending?

I was being facetious. You made a ridiculous claim, I'm calling it out. A plan is a representation of something, but a draft is not that. It is the thing. It's not usually the end product in its most polished form, but it's the act of doing it. It's not planning. I just fail to comprehend how a wri...
by Mad Swami
Sat Nov 14, 2020 10:03 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: If Dragonball gets a canon permanent ending again, will it be better than GT's ending?
Replies: 55
Views: 3568

Re: If Dragonball gets a canon permanent ending again, will it be better than GT's ending?

I was being facetious. You made a ridiculous claim, I'm calling it out. A plan is a representation of something, but a draft is not that. It is the thing. It's not usually the end product in its most polished form, but it's the act of doing it. It's not planning. I just fail to comprehend how a wri...
by Mad Swami
Sat Nov 14, 2020 9:55 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: If Dragonball gets a canon permanent ending again, will it be better than GT's ending?
Replies: 55
Views: 3568

Re: If Dragonball gets a canon permanent ending again, will it be better than GT's ending?

The Simpsons was a satire, but they still told stories. I know what the movie was but making a point isn't entertaining by itself. Do you not see notes as planning? Drafts are writing....but it's not exclusionary. A note is a shorthand. and nowhere in any of my replies do I even imply that I not se...
by Mad Swami
Sat Nov 14, 2020 9:43 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: If Dragonball gets a canon permanent ending again, will it be better than GT's ending?
Replies: 55
Views: 3568

Re: If Dragonball gets a canon permanent ending again, will it be better than GT's ending?

So what do they do? Just write and go "welp Jessie is in it now" no. they go "Alright back to our notes, I think we can make this work lets see what we should do..." That's not what happened. You claimed Lord of the Rings was planned even though that's verifiably false. I don't ...
by Mad Swami
Sat Nov 14, 2020 9:38 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: If Dragonball gets a canon permanent ending again, will it be better than GT's ending?
Replies: 55
Views: 3568

Re: If Dragonball gets a canon permanent ending again, will it be better than GT's ending?

Drafts aren't planning, they are the doing. Plans are what you do ahead of time. No, the outlines are the blueprints. Blueprints are used as a cheap way to see what a building will look like before the actual expensive and time consuming part of the process commences, but sometimes plans change eve...
by Mad Swami
Sat Nov 14, 2020 9:29 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: If Dragonball gets a canon permanent ending again, will it be better than GT's ending?
Replies: 55
Views: 3568

Re: If Dragonball gets a canon permanent ending again, will it be better than GT's ending?

However, just because plans change doesn't mean there were no plans. And it wasn't the plan that made it good. It was the ability to pivot. Writers don't need plans, they just need time. That's the biggest value in an outline, it saves time. It can definitely help to focus, but it's biggest value i...
by Mad Swami
Sat Nov 14, 2020 9:26 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: If Dragonball gets a canon permanent ending again, will it be better than GT's ending?
Replies: 55
Views: 3568

Re: If Dragonball gets a canon permanent ending again, will it be better than GT's ending?

And drafts aren't planning, they are writing. Drafts aren't planning. They are. Drafts are a writer, writing out their story and thinking of the ideas along the way. They aren't meant to be seen because they aren't the full story/final product. They are the author going in with their ideas and work...
by Mad Swami
Sat Nov 14, 2020 9:18 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: If Dragonball gets a canon permanent ending again, will it be better than GT's ending?
Replies: 55
Views: 3568

Re: If Dragonball gets a canon permanent ending again, will it be better than GT's ending?

That wasn't helpful and no, I didn't know what you meant. I've never heard anyone use the term "story based story". A draft isn't planning, that's doing. Of course he had a first draft. Every story that has ever existed has a first draft. That's not what is meant by planning as opposed to...
by Mad Swami
Sat Nov 14, 2020 8:56 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: If Dragonball gets a canon permanent ending again, will it be better than GT's ending?
Replies: 55
Views: 3568

Re: If Dragonball gets a canon permanent ending again, will it be better than GT's ending?

GT was not a hermetically sealed show nor should it be. The ending isn't just GT's ending. It's the ending of all three shows. Playing schmaltzy music doesn't make the ending work. In fact playing overly sentimental music can often have the opposite effect. And no, having a plan isn't necessary to ...