[ SECRET POST #2715 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2715 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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02.
[Tales of Innocence]


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03.
[Transamerica]


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04.
[Final Fantasy VIII]


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05.
[Interview with the Vampire]


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06.
[Andrew Lloyd Webber]


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07.
[Critical Miss]


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08.
[Great British Menu/Emily Watkins]


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09.
[Mike Malinin, Goo Goo Dolls]


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10.
[Pacific Rim]


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11.
[Star Trek TNG]


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12.
[Homestuck]


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13.
[The Man From Nowhere]













Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 03 pages, 058 secrets from Secret Submission Post #388.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

Re: Fic writers and readers – does reality ever trump canon?

[needled_ink_1975]

Medical blunders like the ones you described (when I had TV shows to watch) would have me ranting at the TV. I still do that in some movies, even if I've seen them twice. And those blunders are literally fic!killers for me. I hit the back button. Why? I've been pummeled, also have been tossed off horses, etc. a fracture/concussion-related headache is HELL. So I'm like, "Why don't those writers have compassion for their poor characters?!" Most of the time they don't even get Tylenol :P

And yes, the entire case can be thrown out even before trial, or a procedural/conduct violation can result in a judge dismissing the case. But usually if there are proc/conduct violation allegations, they're investigated separate from the trial. The suspect's trial would be adjourned pending. Then the outcome of the investigation would be made known to all parties. Either the defense would demand a mistrial or the prosecuting attorneys would announce withdrawal of charges (this would definitely result in the defense seeking damages), and also, the judge may just gavel on the whole thing independently (that's always the judge's right).

I often wish that Law&Order fans had paid attention to those Trial Part numbers, and had actually looked them up. Perhaps their fic would've been better—Well, one can only hope.

Re: Fic writers and readers – does reality ever trump canon?

[(Anonymous)]

Honestly, I think expecting a fic writer to learn the ins and outs of various legal systems is kind of ridiculous. I guess in the Law and Order fandom it might be different, but even then, the shows themselves are rarely realistic depictions of the legal system (particularly timeline-wise).

That said, all my head injuries have made me actually more sympathetic to the way they're portrayed in fiction. If my life followed some of those writer's guides, I'd be 'unrealistic' so I don't really care. It's a dramatic plot device that's been around since radio, so I don't begrudge fic writers for using it.