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To better see what this sounds like, consider [http://www.thecenternetwork.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=7012 this story by Mark Rosenfelder]{{broken link}}, which applies the techniques of '''Expospeak''' to a non-[[Sci Fi]] story. |
To better see what this sounds like, consider [http://www.thecenternetwork.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=7012 this story by Mark Rosenfelder]{{broken link}}, which applies the techniques of '''Expospeak''' to a non-[[Sci Fi]] story. |
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Note that some recent series—especially ones which have had mainstream success—have tried to avoid '''Expospeak''', such as the new ''[[Battlestar Galactica |
Note that some recent series—especially ones which have had mainstream success—have tried to avoid '''Expospeak''', such as the new ''[[Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' and ''[[Doctor Who]]''. What they pick up in the mainstream, they often lose on the fringes, as fans become angered and accuse the writers of sloppiness because they ''didn't'' explain everything. A different example of '''Expospeak''' would be ''[[Gunbuster]]'', where the '''Expospeak''' was limited to [[Omake]] segments on the tapes/laserdiscs/DVDs, which were completely separate from the main show. |
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A predilection for '''Expospeak''' hasn't prevented [[Police Procedural]] shows such as ''[[CSI]]'' from leaping to the top of the [[Ratings]] (and [[Dan Brown]]'s books, laden with Expospeak about different subjects, to the top of the bestsellers list), lending credence to the oft-expressed idea that the reason speculative fiction only ''seems'' to be in decline as a genre is because its tropes have been adopted by the mainstream. |
A predilection for '''Expospeak''' hasn't prevented [[Police Procedural]] shows such as ''[[CSI]]'' from leaping to the top of the [[Ratings]] (and [[Dan Brown]]'s books, laden with Expospeak about different subjects, to the top of the bestsellers list), lending credence to the oft-expressed idea that the reason speculative fiction only ''seems'' to be in decline as a genre is because its tropes have been adopted by the mainstream. |