In any video game, you have to have a suspension of disbelief; that is, you’re willing to let certain parts of it go to the wayside, because you realize you are playing a fictional game. Here’s a good example for people who are new to the phrase:
Example 1 – You are fighting off a zombie horde. In real life, zombies don’t exist . . . and even if they did you’d most certainly die. But since it’s a game, you let it go. That’s suspension of disbelief.
However, it can only go so far. Shows, movies, and games that take it too far end up becoming painful to endure (see Battlefield Earth for what I mean . . . actually, don’t). Keep reading and I’ll give you some of the best examples, in my opinion.
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BioWare,
bounty hunter,
Danny Ocean,
glaring problem,
horde,
mass effect,
mmo,
movies,
NPC,
real life zombies,
sniper rifles
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Anyone who has watched the FOX network in the last few years has been burned numerous times by their cancellation policy. FOX seems to work on the idea of “If we make it, we must cancel”. Last year they spent about six months advertising a new show starring Nathan Fillion called Drive. Six months of ads lead to three aired episodes. I”m sure there are many blogs out there who still can’t get over the cancellation of Firefly, and many other. FOX is famous for launching a dozen new shows, and canceling all of them by seasons end. In the last few years I think the only shows that have made it are House, and 24. As I sit here I’m watching a show that met a similar fate, so I thought I’d talk about a few that I liked that never made it.
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Aaron Sorkins,
adventures of brisco county,
bounty hunter,
brisco county jr,
bruce campbell,
cancellation policy,
Charles S. Dutton,
Firefly,
FOX,
fox network,
jeffery donovan,
nathan fillion,
Peter Dinklage,
police drama,
sci fi,
Sportsnight,
Television,
touching evil,
West Wing,
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