Fantasy is really just one of three things when you break it down.
Nate Send a noteboard - 05/01/2012 02:53:28 AM
1) Stories told in imaginary places
2) Imaginary/magical things happening
3) Imaginary/magical things happening in imaginary places
The first subset above could potentially hold any type of story, since the only real constraint is the setting. The second subset can also hold any type of story, since the only constrainst in the magical. You could have a story about CSI in Fantasyland, or you could have a story about Magical CSI in our land. And if there's a story that could be told, eventually someone, somewhere, will tell it, and sometimes they'll tell it very well.
Now, I will concede that some of these things fit the episodic nature of television much better than the novel format. But it's really more a matter of getting the right story and the right storyteller, rather than a flaw in the genre that makes non-violent fantasy stories difficult or impossible to write.
2) Imaginary/magical things happening
3) Imaginary/magical things happening in imaginary places
The first subset above could potentially hold any type of story, since the only real constraint is the setting. The second subset can also hold any type of story, since the only constrainst in the magical. You could have a story about CSI in Fantasyland, or you could have a story about Magical CSI in our land. And if there's a story that could be told, eventually someone, somewhere, will tell it, and sometimes they'll tell it very well.
Now, I will concede that some of these things fit the episodic nature of television much better than the novel format. But it's really more a matter of getting the right story and the right storyteller, rather than a flaw in the genre that makes non-violent fantasy stories difficult or impossible to write.
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Fantasy is really just one of three things when you break it down.
05/01/2012 02:53:28 AM
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It would be rectangular and suck
31/12/2011 07:51:26 AM
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Re: It would be rectangular and suck
03/01/2012 12:07:27 AM
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I didn't say it's the acceptable choice. It is the best way, however, to get a definitive resolution
04/01/2012 11:22:02 PM
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There are lots of good non-violent fantasy novels.
03/01/2012 01:34:09 AM
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