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For TV shows and epic fantasy cycles, the main characters are often set to be the same people at the end of an episode that they were at the beginning and this requirement is incompatible with the defining hallmark of a novel (but not the short story or novella). The writers would have to carefully plan an arc over all its seasons or volumes for the story to be \
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For TV shows and epic fantasy cycles, the main characters are often set to be the same people at the end of an episode that they were at the beginning and this requirement is incompatible with the defining hallmark of a novel (but not the short story or novella). The writers would have to carefully plan an arc over all its seasons or volumes for the story to be \\\"novelistic\\\".
Lost was initially said to have this as its unique selling point, but the creators\\\' assurances that they \\\"had it all planned out\\\" were taken too seriously by the fans, forcing the makers to up the ante all the way to inevitable disappointment.
IRL, planning all seasons or volumes in advance is impossible. Shows get cancelled. Books that sell will get sequels until the break-even point is reached. Serious literary aspirations are hardly compatible with the realities of pop culture.
Lost was initially said to have this as its unique selling point, but the creators\\\' assurances that they \\\"had it all planned out\\\" were taken too seriously by the fans, forcing the makers to up the ante all the way to inevitable disappointment.
IRL, planning all seasons or volumes in advance is impossible. Shows get cancelled. Books that sell will get sequels until the break-even point is reached. Serious literary aspirations are hardly compatible with the realities of pop culture.
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A novel can indeed have multiple plot lines, but there should be a central and essential development at its core. A Suitable Boy is a novel with very many characters, all of whom develop novelistically in their own right - but the Indian nation is the essential, central character in the book and the central developmental question is how the Indian people can or should redefine themselves after the English have left. Come to think of it, much the same can be said of Midnight\'s Children.
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A novel can indeed have multiple plot lines, but there should be a central and essential development at its core. A Suitable Boy is a novel with very many characters, all of whom develop novelistically in their own right - but the Indian nation is the essential, central character in the book and the question at its core is how the Indian people can or should redefine themselves after the English have left. Come to think of it, much the same can be said of Midnight\\\'s Children.
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For TV shows and epic fantasy cycles, the main characters are often set to be the same people at the end of an episode that they were at the beginning and this requirement is incompatible with the defining hallmark of a novel (but not the short story or novella). The writers would have to carefully plan an arc over all its seasons or volumes for the story to be \
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For TV shows and epic fantasy cycles, the main characters are often set to be the same people at the end of an episode that they were at the beginning and this requirement is incompatible with the defining hallmark of a novel (but not the short story or novella). The writers would have to carefully plan an arc over all its seasons or volumes for the story to be \\\"novelistic\\\".
Lost was initially said to have this as its initial unique selling point, but the creators\\\' assurances that they had it all planned out were taken a tad too seriously by the fans, forcing the makers to up the ante all the way to inevitable disappointment.
IRL, planning all seasons or volumes in advance is impossible. Shows get cancelled. Books that sell will get sequels until the break-even point is reached. Serious literary aspirations are hardly compatible with the realities of pop culture.
Lost was initially said to have this as its initial unique selling point, but the creators\\\' assurances that they had it all planned out were taken a tad too seriously by the fans, forcing the makers to up the ante all the way to inevitable disappointment.
IRL, planning all seasons or volumes in advance is impossible. Shows get cancelled. Books that sell will get sequels until the break-even point is reached. Serious literary aspirations are hardly compatible with the realities of pop culture.
