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[ledzepfilm]

I mean guys, he wrote that on a NaturePad for godssake...

I think for the newbies, it will be a great help.

[Serum]

Mister Digsby. You're more than just Mister Digsby-- you're GOD EMPEROR DIGSBY. This is great.

[SonicN2O]

So now that 78 is out has there been anything related to fire as of late?

[Ztakk]

Watch the entries.

[Craig Digsby]

[DJay32]

I feel like commenting on and rambling about something-- well first of all, the transcript is excellent and appreciated and seriously congratulations on that.

But it was said earlier in the thread that the interview implied Joseph did not care for endings nor did he like plot twists, and.. well, I didn't get that at all in the interview. I got the other thing you said: That Joseph does not care for the concept of spoilers. This is why Troy said Joseph would read the last page of a book first, and why Joseph said if a story has to rely on the novelty of a twist to keep the audience invested, then the story didn't have much merit to begin with. Endings and plot twists came up in the discussion to serve as an example of his viewpoint on spoilers. And honestly, it's a viewpoint I rather respect. A well-constructed story with tight consistency and a logical progression of characters to convey a theme can hold its own just fine, and the idea of hating spoilers just takes the focus of experiencing a story away from the experiencing a story and puts it on simply being surprised by a story.

I mean, either that or Joseph really did mean he was against plot twists, but something about Entry 80 tells me he's gotta like something about them if he's willing to still be a part of making the series. Though it's arguable whether the events of Entry 80 are really a plot twist since there were plenty of clues to expect it beforehand. But that's the secret of a good plot twist, isn't it? Foreshadowing, precedence, and consistency. Like, when I saw Entry 80, I didn't drop my cigarette and spill ash all over my bed and have to pause the video for two minutes to calm myself down because I was surprised; I got so scared because I recognized Alex as a well-established threat, could empathize with Jay's utter panic of being confronted with such a threat, and plus Alex's pose paralleled the Operator way too effectively and that just awoke all my fears I've ever had of that. Was I surprised? Yes (and at the same time, no). But is that the reason I nearly shat myself? No. Most of my fear came well after the scene.