Comments on: Demons: May 31 – June 5, 2004

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25 — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 18:14:27 +0000

To Sarge: how do you throw a chair at yourself?

By: Dominic Corbin (lnick)

Dominic Corbin (lnick) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 21:22:55 +0000

Well we're past "Unstuck in Time" story-wise, so not a spoiler to mention future!Mell. Now mentioning any exploits (while not acknowledging that such events exist) perpetrated by future!Mell not detailed therein would be spoilers.

By: So It Begins (soitbegins)

So It Begins (soitbegins) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 21:22:54 +0000

I do enjoy [SPOILER? Or past spoiler?] seeing Future Mell when she appears.

By: Leon Arnott (l)

Leon Arnott (l) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 21:22:53 +0000

Saturday:

Another storyline is brought to a crescendo, but rarely is it so tidy and ordered that someone gets to pose in triumph at the vital moment.

Right now I only just remembered the particular affinity devils and demons have for contracts - an affinity as strong as that of dragons for gold piles, or ugly little omnipotent men for guessing games - which makes this particular solution completely fitting for its problem.

By: Ed Gedeon (eddurd)

Ed Gedeon (eddurd) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 21:22:52 +0000

(TUNE: "Man In The Mirror", Michael Jackson)

The demons came tonight
For a renegade ...
But Mell said "This ain't right,"
So a plan she made!

She didn't scream or shout,
Just got her briefcase out
See the gleam in her eye!
She's got a legal plan
For saving Caliban,
He will now be their spy, he won't die,
And that's the reason why ...

I'm loving it when Mell is a lawyer!
She won her case, so give a cheer!
She faced the hordes of Hell, and we saw her
Beat the Malebrache, and she showed no fear,
Dan'l Webster can go and kiss her rear!

By: Shaenon Garrity (shaenongarrity)

Shaenon Garrity (shaenongarrity) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 21:22:51 +0000

The most important thing to me is to be funny. I am constantly throwing chairs at myself and Jeff and shouting, "FUNNIER!"

By: Colin Claut (xeethra)

Colin Claut (xeethra) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 21:22:50 +0000

Maybe plot isn’t the right word… Skin Horse seems to operate on a fairly simple set of imperatives, the complexity more a matter of incident. I felt compelled to comment because you tend to denigrate some of the things I particularly like about Narbonic: the wordiness, the Dave Conspiracy, the way one genre meanders into another… things that feel right but don’t have a pat explanation or a single purpose. Obviously, SH is a different beast -as it should be- more focused & more tuned in to internet culture (hmm, pretty wordy though, now I look at it again- so that’s good).

By: Diane Castle (deecee)

Diane Castle (deecee) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 21:22:49 +0000

Shaenon, Skin Horse has exactly the right amount of plot for its genre.

By: Shaenon Garrity (shaenongarrity)

Shaenon Garrity (shaenongarrity) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 21:22:48 +0000

Man, I thought Skin Horse had too much plot. It's got way more plot than Narbonic.

By: Colin Claut (xeethra)

Colin Claut (xeethra) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 21:22:47 +0000

dangit, I hate to be a killjoy, but more dialogue, more plot & less cute gags is exactly what 'Skin Horse' needs... I am an old fart and you'd probably be wise to ignore my advise.