Spoiler filter - novels/scripts where the protagonist was in a coma/dead (etc) the whole time?
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posted by tzb
on Jan 18, 2013 -
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When I was 9 or 10 I read a book that truly scared me. I don't remember much about it now, but I'd love to find it. Please help me!
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posted by GilvearSt
on Nov 19, 2012 -
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Can you help me find some audiobooks that are relatively fast-paced and simple, but also have good dialogue, characters, and themes? Even if you don't listen to audiobooks, maybe you know page-turners or beach reads that are deeper than the normal fluff? Or maybe you know good literary fiction that is simple and fast-paced?
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posted by slidell
on Sep 19, 2012 -
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I have no aspirations of being a screenwriter; I'd just like to write
a screenplay. I've been jotting down and scrawling ideas, on and off, for the longest time. How do I connect 1 to 2a to 2b to 3?
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posted by TheSecretDecoderRing
on Jun 5, 2012 -
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Transfer, the 2010 German movie: questions! (big spoilers inside; avoid if you haven't seen this awesome movie)
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posted by lorimer
on May 25, 2012 -
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Speculation abound that the new Dark Knight Rises trailer actually contains plot spoilers. Can anyone think of other movie trailers that actually give away the movie ending? Clearly this doesn't apply to movies that were books first.
posted by msali
on May 23, 2012 -
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Looking for more examples of a plot. Well, more of a structure really. The one from Noises Off, where you are shown how the story should go, then they go through it again, only this time everything goes wrong. Bonus points if they go through it a third time, and it absolutely explodes.
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posted by Garm
on May 6, 2012 -
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Can you name any songs or movies which feature palindromic structures? In terms of music, I don't mean notes or lyrics, but the sections, eg, CVCBCVC. Movie patterns would be more loose, but one could be settings, eg, starts out in a house, then a car, then a plane, etc, ends in a car, then a house. Another pattern could be the entrance/exit of characters.
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posted by TheSecretDecoderRing
on Sep 23, 2011 -
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In order to create an original show, I turn now to the Hive Mind. Please share with me your preferences and help me find the common threads and elements linking the best sitcoms to ever be broadcast!
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posted by EatTheWeak
on Jul 15, 2011 -
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Find my friend's book (by plot): Explorer describes seven(-ish) cities he visited... but in the end, it turns out they were all different descriptions of the same city.
posted by sibilatorix
on May 26, 2011 -
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Here's the plot: what's the movie(s)? Character figures his/her life sucks but can not bring themselves to commit suicide, so they hire a hitman to do the job. Character finds out life is, in fact, worth living (typically falls in love) and tries to call off the hit but can't because the wheels are turning.
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posted by victors
on Apr 5, 2011 -
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Name that book from very sketchy details. Published sometime around the year 2000; the twist at the end is that the protagonist is not human (more within).
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posted by rhymer
on Jan 24, 2011 -
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Movies, shows, or even commercials where a plot twist revolves around two characters (or sets of characters) appearing to be in the same physical location throughout, only to reveal that they were each in different places the whole time, or were in the same place but at different times?
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posted by TheSecretDecoderRing
on Jan 17, 2011 -
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Machiavelli Filter: I'm looking for games in which I can lie to, betray, manipulate and sow discord among my friends. All in the name of
supreme victory fun, of course.
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posted by metaBugs
on Jan 11, 2011 -
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Help me with a fictional plot: I want a character to commit a murder, and then (after some mental turmoil etc lasting several months) hand himself in to the police. However, with no evidence of this murder, and with as little as possible description of police procedure on my part, I want the guy to be released. What would be the smoothest way to achieve this?
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posted by cincinnatus c
on Nov 9, 2010 -
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About ten years ago, I read the first two books in a sci-fi trilogy involving a world that had some kind of accelerated decay problem. Also, there were giant, intelligent ants.
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posted by thehmsbeagle
on Oct 16, 2010 -
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What are some examples of movies that open with their concluding scene or climax and then work backwards from there?
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posted by cymru_j
on Sep 16, 2010 -
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I've got a long function with two variables, encoding - I suspect - a hidden message. Most likely, the message is somehow encoded in the function's roots. Is there any good software to plot a function in two dimensions and only show the points where it evaluates to zero?
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posted by Triton
on Aug 15, 2010 -
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Schadenfreude filter: I am looking for music videos that clearly convey a sad plot. Happy ending acceptable, but not necessary.
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posted by derogatorysphinx
on Mar 10, 2010 -
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The story of Stuart Little is supposedly based on a dream E.B. White had while sleeping on a train. Can you give more examples of books that are directly based on an author's dreams (or nightmares)?
posted by iamisaid
on Jan 24, 2010 -
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What'sThisBook-ForAFriend filter: novel about aliens that are blob-shaped and eventually come in contact with humans?
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posted by jacalata
on Dec 30, 2009 -
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What software can I use to plot functions? Excel and matplotlib seem to only plot data points. gnuplot plots simple functions but not the generalized harmonic number, which I need, e.g., H(n,1.5). It would be great if this software can also plot inverse functions, e.g. x=f(y) on a normal x-y axis to overlay on a normal y=f(x) plot.
posted by tasty
on Dec 4, 2009 -
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What is the graph or plot called which:
- is an equilateral triangle
- has three axes
- each axes is perpendicular to a side of the triangle?
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posted by Peter Petridish
on Oct 28, 2009 -
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What video game franchises in the current generation would be good to pick up for the first time?
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posted by Riki tiki
on Sep 24, 2009 -
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Looking for multi-threaded narratives in film and video games, such as
Pulp Fiction or
Go.
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posted by ga$money
on Sep 11, 2009 -
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Inspired by a recent question about the Seven Basic Plots and so forth: Can you tell me what the origin of the "Creepy Little Town" or "Something's Not Right Here" story type is? I'm wondering if it's a uniquely American trope in origin.
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posted by Countess Elena
on Sep 7, 2009 -
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Seeking first rate caper flicks or thrillers. (Books also acceptable) AIR TIGHT PLOT ESSENTIAL! Stylish is nice, but I hate,
hate, a cheat.
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posted by IndigoJones
on May 25, 2009 -
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Trying to sell four adjacent cemetery plots. Funeral home suggested Craigslist ads, which I am currently running with pictures and *very* competitive pricing. No nibbles. Unconvinced that people in the market for such things actually read Craigslist. Need brilliant ideas on how and where to reach potential customers for cemetery plots in greater Seattle area. (Skywriting is out.)
posted by dorgla
on May 3, 2009 -
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Plot identification: "
X should have never been made a
Y, but I pulled some strings to get him through and he got { killed | maimed | lost } while
Ying! Oh noes!"
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posted by 0xFCAF
on Apr 2, 2009 -
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Are there any non-documentary films where the duration of the plot matches the length of the film? For example, a 90 minute snapshot of a relationship, a journey, a battle... or whatever.
posted by punkfloyd
on Jul 18, 2008 -
27 answers
