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Nov 20, 2014 6:23:45 GMT
Post by snacky on Nov 20, 2014 6:23:45 GMT
I've been going over some of this too and I've come to the conclusion that they're not keeping track of everything they've written previously about characters other than William. They mustn't keep a bible with regard to the characters but Mr. B seems to be the worst. Case in point Brackenreid's middle name, he's been Thomas S., Thomas C. and even Thomas Charles. Not sure a true timeline can be created where he's concerned. Perhaps he has more than one middle name. Thomas S. Charles Brackenreid. It would be strange if they didn't keep a bible - they are so detailed on everything else. Maybe they gave Brackenreid one middle name, and then they had to backtrack when Maureen Jennings gave him a different middle name in her books....? |
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Nov 20, 2014 6:26:46 GMT
Post by Hodge on Nov 20, 2014 6:26:46 GMT
I've been going over some of this too and I've come to the conclusion that they're not keeping track of everything they've written previously about characters other than William. They mustn't keep a bible with regard to the characters but Mr. B seems to be the worst. Case in point Brackenreid's middle name, he's been Thomas S., Thomas C. and even Thomas Charles. Not sure a true timeline can be created where he's concerned. Perhaps he has more than one middle name. Thomas S. Charles Brackenreid. It would be strange if they didn't keep a bible - they are so detailed on everything else. Maybe they gave Brackenreid one middle name, and then they had to backtrack when Maureen Jennings gave him a different middle name in her books....? That hasn't stopped them before. I suspect different writers perhaps don't take as much care to see what's been used before. I can't think of any other reason two different initials have been used. I'm surprised the actors don't pick up on these things. |
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Nov 20, 2014 6:37:43 GMT
Post by snacky on Nov 20, 2014 6:37:43 GMT
That hasn't stopped them before. I suspect different writers perhaps don't take as much care to see what's been used before. I can't think of any other reason two different initials have been used. I'm surprised the actors don't pick up on these things. Yes, you'd think the actors practically live in the skin of these characters. But in earlier seasons, when there were only 13 eps per seasons and big breaks in between, I guess it was possible to forget a lot while people were working on other projects. I like the sound of Thomas. S. Brackenreid better.  |
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Nov 20, 2014 6:42:02 GMT
Post by Hodge on Nov 20, 2014 6:42:02 GMT
That hasn't stopped them before. I suspect different writers perhaps don't take as much care to see what's been used before. I can't think of any other reason two different initials have been used. I'm surprised the actors don't pick up on these things. Yes, you'd think the actors practically live in the skin of these characters. But in earlier seasons, when there were only 13 eps per seasons and big breaks in between, I guess it was possible to forget a lot while people were working on other projects. I like the sound of Thomas. S. Brackenreid better. I always liked the C. for Charles however I only heard that recently, I just figured it should be Charles.  |
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Nov 20, 2014 6:48:58 GMT
Post by snacky on Nov 20, 2014 6:48:58 GMT
I think the fault here is with the writers. They haven't been consistent with the timeline. Just go with your own thing. It makes the most sense. Can't wait to see what the writers set down in the "geeky guidebook". That will become canon, and I guess any inconsistency in the TV show will go off into some parallel universe? Anyone remember when the DC Comics did the "Crisis on Infinite Earths" series to fix all blatant inconsistencies by reconciling the myriad "alternate timelines"? Too bad the MM writers can't just posit a few alternate Earths here!  |
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Nov 20, 2014 13:52:39 GMT
Post by randomkiwibirds on Nov 20, 2014 13:52:39 GMT
I've been going over some of this too and I've come to the conclusion that they're not keeping track of everything they've written previously about characters other than William. They mustn't keep a bible with regard to the characters but Mr. B seems to be the worst. Case in point Brackenreid's middle name, he's been Thomas S., Thomas C. and even Thomas Charles. Not sure a true timeline can be created where he's concerned. Perhaps he has more than one middle name. Thomas S. Charles Brackenreid. It would be strange if they didn't keep a bible - they are so detailed on everything else. Maybe they gave Brackenreid one middle name, and then they had to backtrack when Maureen Jennings gave him a different middle name in her books....? Peter Mitchell only started around S5 and most of the inconsistencies happened before then. So they probably have got something assembled now. But I doubt they had anything before then. I dropped a message to @cbcmurdoch on twitter asking who would be best to contact regarding dates. Hopefully they will get back to me. |
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Nov 20, 2014 15:15:20 GMT
Post by CosmicCavalcade on Nov 20, 2014 15:15:20 GMT
I think the fault here is with the writers. They haven't been consistent with the timeline. Just go with your own thing. It makes the most sense. Can't wait to see what the writers set down in the "geeky guidebook". That will become canon, and I guess any inconsistency in the TV show will go off into some parallel universe? Anyone remember when the DC Comics did the "Crisis on Infinite Earths" series to fix all blatant inconsistencies by reconciling the myriad "alternate timelines"? Too bad the MM writers can't just posit a few alternate Earths here! Oh that's actually happening?! I thought you guys were just joking around?! When's that coming out? Next year I'd imagine. |
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Nov 20, 2014 18:35:59 GMT
Post by snacky on Nov 20, 2014 18:35:59 GMT
Peter Mitchell only started around S5 and most of the inconsistencies happened before then. So they probably have got something assembled now. But I doubt they had anything before then. I dropped a message to @cbcmurdoch on twitter asking who would be best to contact regarding dates. Hopefully they will get back to me. Awesome plan! I dub thee Aspiring Goddess of the Temporal Continuum. |
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Nov 20, 2014 18:42:16 GMT
Post by snacky on Nov 20, 2014 18:42:16 GMT
Can't wait to see what the writers set down in the "geeky guidebook". That will become canon, and I guess any inconsistency in the TV show will go off into some parallel universe? Anyone remember when the DC Comics did the "Crisis on Infinite Earths" series to fix all blatant inconsistencies by reconciling the myriad "alternate timelines"? Too bad the MM writers can't just posit a few alternate Earths here! Oh that's actually happening?! I thought you guys were just joking around?! When's that coming out? Next year I'd imagine. Apparently on FB there was a suggestion that it "might" happen, and they asked for suggestions. I've been putting all my suggestions in the Geeky Guidebook thread on the presumption that they actually read that, and the longer ones (where I compared the original "Geeky Guidebook" were ferried over to the FB thread itself. I'm hoping they will do stuff like map out William's lab table. and uncover the evil cabal of Bird Watchers
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Nov 20, 2014 19:07:07 GMT
Post by randomkiwibirds on Nov 20, 2014 19:07:07 GMT
Peter Mitchell only started around S5 and most of the inconsistencies happened before then. So they probably have got something assembled now. But I doubt they had anything before then. I dropped a message to @cbcmurdoch on twitter asking who would be best to contact regarding dates. Hopefully they will get back to me. Awesome plan! I dub thee Aspiring Goddess of the Temporal Continuum. I'll add that to my current title of Self-Proclaimed Screencap God! |
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Nov 20, 2014 19:08:41 GMT
Post by snacky on Nov 20, 2014 19:08:41 GMT
Awesome plan! I dub thee Aspiring Goddess of the Temporal Continuum. I'll add that to my current title of Self-Proclaimed Screencap God! Yay, someone willing to take on double the paperwork in the Celestial Bureaucracy...  |
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