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Captain Untouchable
May 5th, 2012, 03:30:21 PM
We've been talking about ways to make the front page / news section a bit more active. We've already got a list of nominees for of the Month stuff up there, which is an awesome start.

An idea I had ages ago and discussed with people (but never got around to) was a sort of "meta" interview with characters... an interview where they know they're a fictional character, and they talk about some of the threads they've done, the threads that they're currently in, and the arcs that they're involved with in the future. It'd maybe poke fun at some tropes, at weirdness in their accents, and all sorts of stuff like that.

An interview with Tom Harriman might ask such probing questions as "Why arrows?", "Why Orion?", "Are you ever going to grow some balls and take Alice out to dinner?", or "You run around in costume a lot - does it make your nipples hurt?"

Interviews could be solo ones, or might involve groups like everyone's favourite married couple (Tak & Wyl), a Master-Apprentice duo, or a group ensemble with the likes of John Glayde, Serasai Onashi, Mara Tallen, and a very confused MARCUS who isn't quite sure what he's doing sitting on a couch in a TV studio. It might even be fun to mix things up, and throw together interviewees from different RP settings, perhaps because they're similar personalities, have the same image claim, or something like that.

It's just a concept at this point anyhow, but I think it could potentially be a lot of fun!

Anyone want to volunteer or nominate some characters to give this a go? :mischief

Daria Nytherciria
May 5th, 2012, 03:40:37 PM
It's a great idea and exactly the kind of thing that I would love to see back on the front page again!

Lilaena De'Ville
May 5th, 2012, 04:49:09 PM
Great idea. :D Maybe use the Focus character as a starting point for this sort of interview? That way we have at least one a month, and can do others when whoever is doing it has the time. :)

I wouldn't mind helping out with this.

Cirrsseeto Quez
May 5th, 2012, 07:54:39 PM
I dearly miss IC interviews and these need to come back ASAP

Zeke
May 5th, 2012, 07:59:32 PM
If we do interviews, I think it should be a different character from the Focus Character. Otherwise we'd disqualify all the previous Focus Characters who didn't get matching interviews.

Barton Henning
May 6th, 2012, 05:38:35 AM
^ That's true. It'd be nice to mix it up a bit.

Captain Untouchable
May 6th, 2012, 06:07:40 AM
Personally I'd like to keep it separate from the Character of the Month, partly for the reason already suggested; but also to add a bit more variety. If they've already got a Focus on the wiki there's already some of that information on record; if I interview someone new, there's less risk of retreading the same ground.

Also, as Jenny pointed out to me yesterday we don't get much Mutants stuff, so it might be useful to use the ICI for a little balance. This month for example we have an SW Focus Character and Focus Roleplay: so I would be inclined to try and do an MU interview this month.

Lilaena De'Ville
Jun 2nd, 2012, 11:14:17 PM
Since I think it's fine if we do more than one of these a month (we have a zillion characters after all), if it's ok with everyone I'll set this in motion by randomly picking some unlucky bastard to sling questions at.

Halajiin Rabeak
Jun 2nd, 2012, 11:43:02 PM
Gads, I can just imagine Hal in an interview, going over the questions in his head, first.

Captain Untouchable
Jun 3rd, 2012, 05:51:50 AM
Can we have an iota of patience here, Holly?

I will get the ball rolling on these things as soon as I have internet access again.

Lilaena De'Ville
Jun 3rd, 2012, 08:58:18 AM
I just wasn't sure if you wanted to be the only person conducting interviews, that's all. That's why I posted about it. Since you do, I'll steer clear.

Sorry?

Karl Valten
Jun 3rd, 2012, 01:10:57 PM
Feel free to grill any one my characters!

Tear
Jun 3rd, 2012, 02:35:22 PM
I just wasn't sure if you wanted to be the only person conducting interviews, that's all. That's why I posted about it. Since you do, I'll steer clear.

Sorry?

If you want to conduct in character interviews please do. I don't see why you would need someone's say so.

The ball for in character interviews was sent rolling long ago.

Dasquian Belargic
Jun 3rd, 2012, 02:49:22 PM
^ this is true! More the merrier?

Lilaena De'Ville
Jun 3rd, 2012, 03:03:23 PM
I didn't want to step on any toes which is why I asked here.

Cirrsseeto Quez
Jun 3rd, 2012, 04:03:06 PM
Let's wait for Jace, because I know if I pitched an idea I'd want to be around to implement it. Not his fault that UK telecomm are a bunch of clowns.

Zeke
Jun 3rd, 2012, 04:41:36 PM
Where was this patience when I pitched X-Force and overnight Jenny, Dee, and Jace had it all built up without me? I say we go ahead. I don't see how this is any different than what I mentioned about X-Force or that time we plotted all the Jedi stuff in AIM.

Captain Untouchable
Jun 3rd, 2012, 05:56:49 PM
I wasn't part of that initial build-up process actually - but thanks for the unfounded accusation.

Morgan Evanar
Jun 3rd, 2012, 08:05:23 PM
I'm closing this thread so you can all cool your jets for a bit.

The behavior from some of you in this thread is completely unwarranted.

Dasquian Belargic
Jun 6th, 2012, 03:10:41 AM
Alright, this thread is re-opened. I look forward to reading some in-character interviews soon :)