All right, LICC3's closed and done now folks. LICC4 is not quite yet opened, this'll give us an opportunity to discuss unresolved issues, how far we want to advance the story, so on and so forth. Newbies, feel free to ask any questions you like about any aspect of LICC here.
Quantum Man's status. I did intend for him to die heroically, but the black hole thing is a convenient way to bring him back if I want to in the future (highly unlikely). Some kind of memorial, etc... would be nice.
QM can always tunnel out with the Hawking radiation.
I know. That's why I had him fall into the hole. As I said, my itnent was for him to die heroically.
Complaint dept. Quantum Man was a founding member of the LICC. You'd think they'd show a bit more distress at his apparent demise.
I don't think that the entire crew has realized that he's dead yet as Snewtipantz's comment seemed to suggest. Once we figure out he's dead, he'll get more distress and mourning.
How can we? The board's closed.
I guess what I was objecting to was the abrupt ending... I had a few posts I was going to make, but it just shut down too fast, leaving some things unresolved and unresolvable.
A few things (might have more later):
1. I have no plans to bring Ojanon or Lord of the Hamburgers back anytime soon. Ojanon is off on yet ANOTHER diplomatic mission for the Lifeblood Sorcerors. Not sure how I'm going to explain where LotH is, though. Maybe he came down with a strange illness and had to be put in stasis, or something....Crimson Crossbow I plan to bring back eventually for a storyline I have in mind, but not until then. And Poke-A-Man I only post as when the mood hits me.
2. I plan on bringing Darth Tantrum back at some point.....if I can ever actually get him to launch an attack on LICC before someone else jumps in and does it. By my count, he's been interrupted about five times (three posted, two not).
3. Consider 12 of 10 a character anyone can post as. Sort of like Holodoc. Just keep in mind that she's not quite as unemotional as Seven of Nine, and I reserve the right to fill in her past eventually.....maybe.
4. Soylent Green is PEOPLE!!!!!!
It did seem that there could have been a bit more chit-chat amongst people on the bridge. Especially if LICC 4 starts some time after LICC 3. Maybe have a LICC 3: Epilogue board where we can have a memorial service for Quantum Man & Masked Enigma, but no creating new plots for LICC to run off and solve. (Although setting up a future plot might be okay.)
Possibly some of the last posts for board 35 (after the implosion?) could be moved over so it wouldn't be too small a board.
Well, just a fair warning, whenever you get LICC 4 up and cooking you'll probably have several more posts from a "Concerned K-NIT viewer"...
Not to mention the Evil Exec, and all the other K-NIT viewers.
Yeah, and the return of Chish and Fips!
Will Chish and Fips be offering Soylent Green?
I agree with KAM on that epilouge idea. I feel a smidge cheated, becuase like Scott I had a few posts to make too.
Hmm, well, sorry folks. I suppose it was a tad premature to close it down just like that. Okay, I'll make that Epilogue board, but let's not let it get too big.
Thank you JD.
Curses! Milkshake stole some of my post plans for the epilogue (science blueshirt). So I decided to show EE's reaction.
Thanks guys... I'm a tad happier now. As I said, it was just the sudden shutdown that ticked me off...
LICC3 was kind of a sad chapter of the story. Five deaths (or were there more?) Although three were resurrected...
So, when LICC4 begins, is it going to take place after they have tried, and failed, to rescue QM?
If they have tried, they *WILL* fail. I haven't decided what to do with QM yet. If they want to try, fine.
So when does the new season begin?!?!
I think that LICC 4 should start a few months after the end of LICC 3, say in February or March of 3003 and that things have been surprisingly quiet since then.
When your planet's being terrorized by an army of evil clowns, turning smiles into frowns....LICC 'em!
When badguys have you on the rope, and it looks like there's no hope....LICC `em!
If evil androids are destroying your town, and there's no military anywhere aroun'....LICC `em!
Probably a good idea advancing things a bit, KAM. The time thing gets so muddled anyway, it'll be nice to have a fresh start.
Yeah, but when should it start in Real Time? Can we at least wait until THFJG Part 15: The Rings is finsihed? It's so close! All I need is a little post from Jason about Ryo-O helping the ship escape, and my Mom's CAoL cameo, and we'll be set! *wishful thinking? maybe*
I wouldn't mind waiting a little while, how about the rest of youse guys?
Well, the longer you wait, the more time there'd be for newbies to get a feel for things, so to speak, before introducing characters.
Not that I know anyone who might be interested...
My thoughts exactly, Sparrow.
(Warbeak killeee killeee killeee! Crazymouse!)
So, what then? A week or so?
Paddy, was that a quote from Redshirtwall? ;-)
"I am that... AAAAAAAaaaaaaa!!!" *thud*
How about starting on Singlehood Awareness Day?
KAM, lol!
Hey!
I have a rather fun idea...don't know if it's workable.
What was that part in LICC1 we never did, 6b?
What if, just for a lark, we actually went and did that 'Lost Mission'? Oh, I know some authors are gone and a lot of new authors would be left out, but just perhaps we could work things out. Perhaps the new authors could play new characters made specially for that part, and old, absent authors/characters could be fairly silent, and referenced only in the narrative...
It would be quite an opportunity, returning back to the old LICC style, trying to recapture it, adding more character development perhaps, and an opportunity for newbies to join in in the old-style LICC fun...
What do y'all think?
No.
I don't think it would work. Too many authors are gone. Trying not to avoid the continuity of things that were said to have happened on board VII.
Besides, why do we have to go back to an old storyline to 'recapture' the old-LICC style? (I seriously doubt that it's even possible to recapture the old style.)
I thought you and Padawan were working on a LICCfic about Board VIb anyway?
As a matter of fact, one of Du'gril's lines was closely based on one of Cluny's from the Redwall TV series...
As for VIb, I agree with KAM. It really wouldn't work.
Not to mention that it would be too confusing for newbies.
And has nothing to do with the crew at the time of LICC4. The crew at the time of LICC1 are going into the 47th Century. Those are the only two timeframes that have anything to do with the story.
Ok, well, mebbe so.
Anyway, I was thinking that LICC4 would start on Earth (screams of 'Noooooo!' from the anti-Terraites) where the Spider has just been repaired and refitted (new emergency bridge put in, and all that). This'll allow for personnel changes, new characters and a jump-off for a new storyline to start off the show...;-D
How bout that?
That'll work. 
Anti-Terraite? Nonsense. Terra was the most interesting character of The New Teen Titans and she... ohhhhh, you mean the planet Earth. ;-)
The problem with Earth was all those bloody storylines where LICC had to keep saving Earth over & over & over again. Once in a while okay, but saving Earth really became an overused cliche.
Hmmmm, if people who don't want stories set on Earth are Anti-Terraites, does that mean that the people who want stories set on Earth are Terraists? ;-)
One thing I'd suggest doing is getting a better idea of just who does what on the Spiderpship, especially in regards to the chain of command. I also think that some characters need to get promotions... Captain Milkshake, anyone?
You're all a bunch of anti-Dentites!
Ah, but then we'd have to stop calling him "Don't-Call-Me-Captain" Milkshake.
"Don't-Call-Me-'Don't-Call-Me-Captain'" Milkshake, anyone?
You can't appreciate Milkshake until you've read him in the original Klingon.
"taH pagh, taHbe'!"
Quote:Hmmmm, if people who don't want stories set on Earth are Anti-Terraites, does that mean that the people who want stories set on Earth are Terraists?
Sometimes the problem with the chain of command, Sparrow, is not all authors are online at the right times, so another author must post something instead.
Milkshake was promoted to Captain before Adon & Tacoman's funeral, but JD prefers to still call him Commander Milkshake.
Maybe he should post as Captain Commander Milkshake? ;-)
I think I started the "Don't-Call-Me-Captain" Milkshake line. I was annoyed at how ineffectual a captain he was during the Alt-Earth storyline and referred to him as Commander "Don't-Call-Me-Captain" Milkshake on one of the discussion boards.
Besides, isn't Commander his rank in the Earth Marines, or whatever military organization he originally belonged to?
So any consensus on a start date?
Febuary 31st
Uh, yeah, that'll work...
Well, whenever the start date is set at, can I make a request? As I think some of you have figured, I'm planning on bringing in a new character once LICC4 starts. However, I don't just want said character to show up and say "hey, can I join up?" I have some specific exposition things that I need to have happen with him, but they'd be pretty quick- on the order of Milkshake getting a call from some Admiral briefing him on who's about to come aboard, that sort of thing. Is this at all feasible?
It certainly is, Sparrow. I was thinking about posting my first Milkshake post right along those lines. It'd help set the stage, I thought.
And how about...next Friday? That alright with you folks?
Sure.
Fine with me.
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And my 47 personalities. (Do they count? ;-)
Sounds good to me.
KAM... I don't know, they're your personalities, ask them to count to at least 10 to see if they count
Fine with me.
Okey-Dokey!
Sounds fine to me (not sure I'll be post much the first week though, busy times...).
Okay with me.
Something we should remember for LICC4. Action scenes should not be dry and military - they should be *adventures*. Cause that's what LICC's about, isn't it, adventures? And they should not be separate from humorous and 'character' scenes - they can be integrated quite easily.
But not every storyline should be a fight. The recent storylines which have failed (K-NIT crossover, alt-Earth) failed because they didn't have direction, or a threat or villain. They did *not* fail because they weren't action oriented.
Take a look at some of our early stories! The mirror universe, the search for the Holy Nail, the Q quests... they had their share of fighting, that's true, but they weren't the basis for the story. Not every storyline has to be a long, dull battle or a long, dull conversation. Those aren't the only options.
With the new authors, it's very hard to return to our old mindset, as KAM has often said. But even if the stories are pre-planned, even if they have serious elements... if we try to bring some variety into the types of stories we do, that will make LICC4 more like the 'old days' in an easier way. It will also mean we don't run out of ideas so often, and resort to two-month uneventful vacations all the time.
Opinions, anyone?
Good points, Pad. I agree.
It is true that whenever any one of us comes up with a storyline, we should at least have a concrete villain, or motivation or goal in mind. Otherwise, as Padawan points out, they fail for lack of direction.
And I'd be the first to admit my posts have steadily grown more 'serious' as the years have gone by, and this often conflicts with the 'silly' nature of the show, but there must be a way we can sucessfully integrate both. Padawan's proposal is the best way to do this, I think. Constantly looking for new ideas and variety, whether culled from TV shows and movies or original, will inject a certain vitality into the story.
Come on, the rest of you must have an opinion...
Good observation, though as a newbie, it'll probably be a while before I can come up with an actual storyline of my own.
As for the Friday start date, bring it on... JD, did you want that Admiral-post thingy to be a dialogue or could it just go in one post?
Prolly best if we put it all in one post, Sparrow. If you have your intro idea all ready, go ahead and email me so we can coordinate the post: jakenet_2000@yahoo.com
Done and done.
we should at least have a concrete villain
AAAAAAAaaaaaah! Run for your lives! It's Sidewalk Man!!! Eeeeeeek!
I think part of the reason why some people are hesitent to throw in ideas or a direction is fear of treading on some other authors toes. I know I've been guilty of losing my temper over someone changing one of my story directions. (And because of my temper I sometimes post on the discussion board when a plot twist of mine has no plan, so people can throw out their own ideas without fear of being yelled at.) And I've been hesitent to throw stuff out for fear of upsetting another's plotline.
I suppose one way of looking at it is that LICC is a stewpot and the posters are all chefs tossing in their own ingredients. (Which sometimes upsets someone foolishly trying to follow a recipe. ;-)
Will there be a pre-liftoff countdown? ;-) ;-)
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Shouldn't the Evil Exec have an early post about restarting the show?
Sure... Let me know when y'all are ready, and I'll post something here. The mod can then make it the first post over on the LICC4 story board.
Why don't you go ahead and post it, Scott, and I'll put it up tomorra.
Earth to JD...
Wait for it...wait for it...
I think JD should have moved the posts by Moron, Evil K-NIT TV-47 Executvie, Sleazy Underling, & The Evil Executive´s Evil Secretary over to the storyboard as well. I think having the bomb materialize on Evil E's desk then cutting to the title sequence of the show has a certain humorous appeal.
BTW ScottN, Evil K-NIT TV-47 Executvie? Bit of a tipo? ;-)
Yeah, but only if before it cuts to the theme song, the EE gasps "It's-"
It's a typo. Sue me.
Oh, I agree about the other posts to move as well.