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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2017 11:28:57 GMT
Spoilers - it's an interesting discussion though isn't it, this after all is a discussion board although it has gone hopelessly off topic! I do think people have to take personal responsibility. A spoiler for one person may not be a spoiler for someone else. There has to be a degree of "common sense" - clearly giving away the murderer in a thriller is a spoiler. The discussion so far has focused on plot spoilers, but when "reviewing" or discussing a show I have seen, I have been open about my thoughts on staging, lighting, sets, choreography etc. Is this spoilerish? Is that even a word? But then you simply would not be able to say anything other than " I did/didn't enjoy this show". Mods, feel free to merge into that older spoilers thread if we're getting too off topic- I review a fair bit and I try to stay away from spoiling major plot points, and I tend to sign post a bit in the writing if I'm getting into plot points. Sometimes you have to- in order to describe a particularly good moment or set piece or similar it's impossible to completely avoid. And again it depends on the show, so if I was reviewing Pride and Prejudice which I saw last night, I'd assume I had a bit more liberty that people are familiar with the basic plot and it isn't a MASSIVE spoiler to say there's a love story between Darcy and Elizabeth. When I review a new piece of work I try not to reveal too much because as much as my 'job' is to give critique it's not my job to make it so there's no point people seeing it!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2017 14:30:59 GMT
I'll never forgive Lea Salonga for spoiling Miss Saigon's ending on live television. I don't care if it's a show that originally opened 25 years ago. Not everyone had seen it when the revival opened at the Prince Edward.
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Post by 49thand8th on Feb 24, 2017 15:47:30 GMT
I'll never forgive Lea Salonga for spoiling Miss Saigon's ending on live television. I don't care if it's a show that originally opened 25 years ago. That is... based on an opera that's even older than that, that has the same ending? Man, some of you people are so extra, as the kids say.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2017 15:51:49 GMT
I'll never forgive Lea Salonga for spoiling Miss Saigon's ending on live television. I don't care if it's a show that originally opened 25 years ago. That is... based on an opera that's even older than that, that has the same ending? Man, some of you people are so extra, as the kids say. hahaha
yup.
I did a talk about Rent this week, where I talked about Mimi living at the end of the show, in contrast to La Boheme and I actually said "Spoilers, sorry but it is a 200 year old opera"
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2017 16:55:46 GMT
To be honest, my opinion on that is that Cursed Child has now been out so long that it's not really a spoiler anymore so I don't particularly see the need for a separate spoiler thread - if people don't want to know the plot then they can avoid the script and the thread. And I say that as someone who doesn't have a ticket until June, so if I wanted to remain unspoiled I'd have to stay out of the thread! I think I'd have to politely disagree with you on that, with regard to the Cursed Child. Tickets are exceptionally difficult to get, and many people would rather not read the script before seeing the play. So regardless whether 'it's in the public domain' or not, it is most definitely a show better not spoilt. Even with the two separate threads on here, spoilers have slipped into the specific "no spoilers" thread. To argue that people should avoid threads if they wish to avoid major plot details is also a tad unfair. Many of us - myself included - read most threads for shows which interest me, as a community on here it's where we help one another. By avoiding reading threads we run the risk of missing out on opportunities that others bring to our attention (see the 42nd St. Thread as an example on bargain seats). For what it's worth I agree that potentially big plot details ought to be hidden behind spoiler tags. It takes an extra 30 seconds worth of time to do it, and everyone's happy. No biggie.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2017 17:31:39 GMT
Even with the two separate threads on here, spoilers have slipped into the specific "no spoilers" thread. PLEASE DO report any Potter spoiler that has slipped, as us mods will be happy to remove it. Awful to spoil the fun for others, on that one.It was some months ago, revealing a concealed character's presence which was swiftly dealt with by your people at the time. Alas it was one I'd seen before it was hidden away though.
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