Interesting that what makes a satisfying story to passively absorb is different from what makes good fic fodder.
The very things that were odd about TM (no romances, abrupt ending, no resolutions for Glitch's brain sitation) are the very things that make me one very happy ficcer.
They did lay down a workable, complex world, and a few fascinating, sympathetic, likeable characters with interesting backstories,... in short, it was a perfect sandbox.
Didn't see Alice, so can't speculate there, but if they tied up the romance with a bow, it sounds like a satisfying movie, but not the best sandbox to play in.
Also, may I say, TM had Glitch, who is one of those rare creatures that I don't think anyone can set out to create on purpose, but comes together in a brilliant blending of character, writer, circumstances of plot, and actor to gift us all.
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The very things that were odd about TM (no romances, abrupt ending, no resolutions for Glitch's brain sitation) are the very things that make me one very happy ficcer.
They did lay down a workable, complex world, and a few fascinating, sympathetic, likeable characters with interesting backstories,... in short, it was a perfect sandbox.
Didn't see Alice, so can't speculate there, but if they tied up the romance with a bow, it sounds like a satisfying movie, but not the best sandbox to play in.
Also, may I say, TM had Glitch, who is one of those rare creatures that I don't think anyone can set out to create on purpose, but comes together in a brilliant blending of character, writer, circumstances of plot, and actor to gift us all.