http://www.jonathan-hardesty.com/2009/08/11/on-crossovers-hint-theyre-bad/ Probably Not A Good Idea Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:51:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.jonathan-hardesty.com/2009/08/11/on-crossovers-hint-theyre-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-123 movieguyjon Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:11:51 +0000 http://www.jonathan-hardesty.com/?p=435#comment-123 Hell, I'd write the fanfic, which is indicator enough that this is bad news! :P Hell, I'd write the fanfic, which is indicator enough that this is bad news!

]]> http://www.jonathan-hardesty.com/2009/08/11/on-crossovers-hint-theyre-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-122 Jandy Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:54:11 +0000 http://www.jonathan-hardesty.com/?p=435#comment-122 Exactly. Crossovers work for spinoffs because they allow characters who used to be on the same show to reconnect. With unconnected shows, it seems so much like fanfic to me. I haven't watched Lie to Me at all, though, so I can't comment on whether it would work with Bones. It might work with some shows that are similar in tone, but I think it would still seem gimmicky. Exactly. Crossovers work for spinoffs because they allow characters who used to be on the same show to reconnect. With unconnected shows, it seems so much like fanfic to me. I haven't watched Lie to Me at all, though, so I can't comment on whether it would work with Bones. It might work with some shows that are similar in tone, but I think it would still seem gimmicky.

]]> http://www.jonathan-hardesty.com/2009/08/11/on-crossovers-hint-theyre-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-121 movieguyjon Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:38:08 +0000 http://www.jonathan-hardesty.com/?p=435#comment-121 Oh yeah, the whole Buffy/Angel crossover thingy. I remember not minding those as much because they at least made some sense given that the two characters lived in the same universe. But with these two properties, it seems like crossing the characters over would be difficult. Maybe I've read into it too much, but the two shows seem to have slightly different "worlds." Oh yeah, the whole Buffy/Angel crossover thingy. I remember not minding those as much because they at least made some sense given that the two characters lived in the same universe. But with these two properties, it seems like crossing the characters over would be difficult. Maybe I've read into it too much, but the two shows seem to have slightly different “worlds.”

]]> http://www.jonathan-hardesty.com/2009/08/11/on-crossovers-hint-theyre-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-120 Jandy Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:14:51 +0000 http://www.jonathan-hardesty.com/?p=435#comment-120 Buffy/Angel crossovers worked decently. Though, okay, yeah, they still seemed contrived most of the time. (Aside from the Faith redemption arc, which was awesome, but basically only Faith crossed over.) Crossovers for unrelated shows? I gotta think that's a bad idea. Buffy/Angel crossovers worked decently. Though, okay, yeah, they still seemed contrived most of the time. (Aside from the Faith redemption arc, which was awesome, but basically only Faith crossed over.) Crossovers for unrelated shows? I gotta think that's a bad idea.

]]> http://www.jonathan-hardesty.com/2009/08/11/on-crossovers-hint-theyre-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-51 movieguyjon Wed, 12 Aug 2009 06:11:51 +0000 http://www.jonathan-hardesty.com/?p=435#comment-51 Hell, I'd write the fanfic, which is indicator enough that this is bad news! :P Hell, I'd write the fanfic, which is indicator enough that this is bad news!

]]> http://www.jonathan-hardesty.com/2009/08/11/on-crossovers-hint-theyre-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-50 Jandy Wed, 12 Aug 2009 04:54:11 +0000 http://www.jonathan-hardesty.com/?p=435#comment-50 Exactly. Crossovers work for spinoffs because they allow characters who used to be on the same show to reconnect. With unconnected shows, it seems so much like fanfic to me. I haven't watched Lie to Me at all, though, so I can't comment on whether it would work with Bones. It might work with some shows that are similar in tone, but I think it would still seem gimmicky. Exactly. Crossovers work for spinoffs because they allow characters who used to be on the same show to reconnect. With unconnected shows, it seems so much like fanfic to me. I haven't watched Lie to Me at all, though, so I can't comment on whether it would work with Bones. It might work with some shows that are similar in tone, but I think it would still seem gimmicky.

]]> http://www.jonathan-hardesty.com/2009/08/11/on-crossovers-hint-theyre-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-49 movieguyjon Wed, 12 Aug 2009 04:38:08 +0000 http://www.jonathan-hardesty.com/?p=435#comment-49 Oh yeah, the whole Buffy/Angel crossover thingy. I remember not minding those as much because they at least made some sense given that the two characters lived in the same universe. But with these two properties, it seems like crossing the characters over would be difficult. Maybe I've read into it too much, but the two shows seem to have slightly different "worlds." Oh yeah, the whole Buffy/Angel crossover thingy. I remember not minding those as much because they at least made some sense given that the two characters lived in the same universe. But with these two properties, it seems like crossing the characters over would be difficult. Maybe I've read into it too much, but the two shows seem to have slightly different “worlds.”

]]> http://www.jonathan-hardesty.com/2009/08/11/on-crossovers-hint-theyre-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Jandy Wed, 12 Aug 2009 04:14:51 +0000 http://www.jonathan-hardesty.com/?p=435#comment-48 Buffy/Angel crossovers worked decently. Though, okay, yeah, they still seemed contrived most of the time. (Aside from the Faith redemption arc, which was awesome, but basically only Faith crossed over.) Crossovers for unrelated shows? I gotta think that's a bad idea. Buffy/Angel crossovers worked decently. Though, okay, yeah, they still seemed contrived most of the time. (Aside from the Faith redemption arc, which was awesome, but basically only Faith crossed over.) Crossovers for unrelated shows? I gotta think that's a bad idea.

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