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QuantumIguana · 02-16-2012, 03:24 PM

One reason that the Twilight Zone was so popular was that the characters were real - the audience knew people like that, and could relate to them. Going overboard to avoid "cliche" leads to characters that the reader can't relate to, because they aren't real. Reality is never cliche.

Cliches are cartoon versions of reality. Captain Lincoln Stern from Heavy Metal is a cliche, Captain Zapp Brannigan from Futurama is a cliche.

02-16-2012, 03:24 PM	#251
QuantumIguana Philosopher Posts: 2,034 Karma: 18736532 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2 gen, Kindle Fire 1st Gen, Kindle Touch	One reason that the Twilight Zone was so popular was that the characters were real - the audience knew people like that, and could relate to them. Going overboard to avoid "cliche" leads to characters that the reader can't relate to, because they aren't real. Reality is never cliche. Cliches are cartoon versions of reality. Captain Lincoln Stern from Heavy Metal is a cliche, Captain Zapp Brannigan from Futurama is a cliche. Last edited by QuantumIguana; 02-16-2012 at 03:27 PM.