So I’ve been thinking. It’s not something I particularly enjoy doing at any time, much less in the summer, but sometimes I just do it by accident when I’ve had too much coffee or cocaine.

Sometimes, don’t you ever take a look at what we do and go, wow, this is kind of sad? I mean, the whole Inheritance/Twilight bashing. I mean sure, Eragon was tolerable-to-pretty good and since then the series has gone fairly severely downhill, but there are lots of books and films like that, and there are a lot worse books out there that are just as famous, I’m sure. I wouldn’t know because I don’t read crap.

And as for Twilight, I mean, come on. Did anyone really expect that to be good? At their best, vampire films are campy-yet-lovable romps, like Van Helsing or 30 Days of Night. I mean, if the words “vampire romance” trigger the words “literary excellence” in your head, there’s got to be something wrong with you — unless you’re a teenage girl. Which brings me to my next point about the two series: they hit their target audience.

When one looks at the people who attend midnight Eragon book releases, or are on the Shur’tugal forums, they are, for the most part, young teen males. Sure, there are your stragglers, but that is the primary demographic they’re trying to hit, and they hit it. Don’t even go there. Ew. Anyway, same with Twilight and teen girls. ...Don’t even go there. Ew.

In summation, what are we doing here? Here we are, mostly 17-22 year old educated, intelligent individuals, and yet we devote most of our time to bashing Twilight and Inheritance. Certainly, they are not good, and this community would not exist were there not many people dissatisfied with the popularity of poor literature and who possess an appreciation for good literature. But must we continue to spend our lives like this? Are we not more creative than this? We are Imps: devious, creative. We should be better than this.

— His Royal Majesty, Duke of Hazzard, Third Lord of West Eastington, Ser Reginald Timbleywick III Esquire

P.S. I just do it for the lulz.

I don’t devote most of my time to bashing Inheritance and Twilight. This isn’t the only site I waste my time on.

There are other things we bash, too.

There are other things we do, too, like write, write about writing, and write about random nonsensical stuff.

No, I never expected Twilight to be good. Then again, I never expected Inheritance to be stellar literary quality, either.

For the lulz.

Epic post, man. I got sick and tired and bored of this crap mebbe a couple of years ago. I’m just a groupie.

By which I mean, because all of my other fandoms are dead or have moved on, it’s a good place to hang out and talk to friends. Over every board the AS folk have moved onto.

Because there are no German laymen.

I imagine that in July, the creative writing aspect of the site will become a bit more dominant.

Uhuh, sure he does.

Your opinion has immense bearing on the inner workings of the universe. :)

I like terrible things. Like terrible movies, or terrible video games, or terrible books…they bring me such delight.

Are you insinuating something?

I hate you too, so you’re not alone there.

in-b4-not-RT3-type-person-who-takes-me-seriously

Thanks so, so much for this thread. I’m here for the community as well, but it definitely irks me to see “Improve Eragon”, “Eragon moves to Rural Tennessee” and endless other Inheritance threads, and then it makes me sad to see threads like “The Merits of Eragon” sort of just descend into things like “it’s a good doorstop”. Sporking, though, I don’t have a problem with, unless it’s a completely unknown book. Then it’s just no fun.

Eh, we’re not cool rebels anymore, Dr. A, the fans have been converted, what’s left? Nitpicking the third Brick again?

I am getting tired of all this Eragon and Twilight stuff, it’s not like Paolini is going to listen to us. I think we should help people improve their writing so in the future there won’t be any Pao-Pao 2.0s.

Yeah, you all say you get tired of this crap and then when Paolini yawns in public you’ll come right posting things obsessively about him. Ya’ll like Republicans and their attitude to Obama. Not that he doesn’t suck, but still, stfu already.

Democrats are just as annoying.

Not bashing just the truth. Guess this analogy is more suited to you school chums: you’re like that douchey kid who talks about tolerance and equality and how unfair it is to be stereotyped, then you go right ahead and stereotype jocks, nerds, goths, emos, etc, without ever being consciously aware of it.

I’m not bashing either. I’m just stating the plain and simple truth: members of both parties are bloody annoying.

Well, if a thread descends into a flame war let it become a flame zone. By closing it down or silencing the flames you only spread it to other threads because every person always wants the last word.

Common sense is not so common ftl.

Hello? Excuse me? Why exactly was this thread closed without even a closing message? I’m seriously not okay with that. I’m reopening and unsinking. If people don’t want to talk about this, then they can not post here, ignore the thread, or post a message when you reclose and sink it.

kk thanks

edited to counteract effects of sinking i.e., one bump for justice.

Heh, just go for non-inflammatory, OLD. ;)

Besides, I like that II has moved the old movement away from the sole Inheritance and Twilight bashing. Yes, I’m sick of it, which is why I’m glad that we do more than that. ^^

I actually got an interesting plot thingy from the sexism article, so thanks for that, Llcorp.

Like Saphira? Or daemon from His Dark Materials?

Cool. I look forward to reading.

Dude, let it go. :D

Right, because we’re people. Right. _{*Shifty Eyes*} People

EDIT: I’m tired, and I don’t know what I’m doing. Please excuse me :D

Yes, but we mortals are acustomed to sleep, not like you and the great Sly.

Don’t smite me, sire! I know not what I do D:

:D

haha yes, I actually do sometimes stop and think “wow, this is pathetic”, but then I remember how much fun it is to laugh at somebody elses expenses and how much fun this community is, and the tiniest bits of propriety, sanity and common sense I had left scurry away in panic XD

@Jenio – all – nighters FTW. I honestly cannot imagine my life without them. especially since I am about to pull one today (curse you, business and corporate law!)

The funny thing is I am pulling all-nighters in summer break. Always slept properly during school, but when I am studying on my own I overdo it.

Eh, you’ll get used to all-nighters and more when you reach uni, OLD. Every student does it, it’s hardly a big thing.

This one doesn’t. At least not for school. Once in a while hanging out with friends, or to experiment with sleep schedules. But not just because it’s uni.

@Jenio – all – nighters FTW. I honestly cannot imagine my life without them. especially since I am about to pull one today (curse you, business and corporate law!)

FTL. You’re crazy.

All-nighters are not fun.

Sane people FTW.

you will figure something out:)

for example, after entering college I very soon realized that I can function for 36 straight hours on nothing but large doses of caffeine accompanied by heavy smoking:P

I find my reasoning skills goes up by 10 notches when I’m exhausted.

You’re a Vampire!

No, vampire. Your concentration must waver during the day because your sparkliness is just that distracting.

What about vampire/owls? Vampowls?

That suck blood!

I’m definitely a skylark: no cogitation happens after 23, unless fuelled by stimulating substances/people.
I’ve never done a one-nighter, especially not for uni…

Falcon Empress by day, Vampire Owl by night…

Just after lunch, for both. But the food might have something to do with it.

Just after lunch, for both. But the food might have something to do with it.

In either case I assume.

I was born on a wednesday afternoon, around 3pm which does not at all correspond with the daily (or nightly) routine of this creature highly confused on the issue of her own species (haha, “owlpire” sounds great XD)

I was born in the morning, but I’m certainly not a morning person. Maybe it works inversely?

Hmmm… that sounds familiar

Love Calvin and Hobbes.

I was born around 4:30, but I’m most alert around 20-22:00…

Yeah, ditto.

He is the doctor. ;)

It’s probably in something stupid. Like contemporary pygmy rhino studies.

I have a doctorate in bullshittery and I can safely say this is ill-executed bullshittery.

Well-executed bullshittery would involve a long thesis, a couple incomprehensible graphs and doodled penises in the margin.

I don’t have a doctorate, but I multi-classed in Mary Suedom. :)

Bow before me, you mere mortals, before I unleash the power of Sue!