Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 5:41 pm
I was disagreeing with the notion that the Order couldn't have known about these videos. Whether it was a necessary suspension of disbelief for the story to make sense is debatable (the Order could have been pretending they didn't know about them for some reason), but like you said, they couldn't have stopped posting their videos or there was no more show. In any event, it's not like this story has ever been realistic up to this point anyway. Not even in the context of the fictional world.robtomorrow wrote:I am not quite clear on whether you are agreeing or disagreeing with me.
I know that it was a stretch to have to assume that Bree's parents, and the Order were unaware of the videos , and it was debated about even before it was revealed that is was fiction. But it was a necessary suspension of disbelief for the story to make sense. Otherwise when things started getting dangerous then the safest thing for the protagonists to do would be to stop posting v-blogs, or to at least stop posting them publicly, which of course would end the story for us following it on the web.
For instance, Bree and Gemma should have talked on the phone long ago instead of using vlogs. Also, in that fictional world, Bree's fans would have notified the police and the FBI months ago about what her dad was doing. What's more, Bree and Daniel wouldn't have needed to hide out in motels because they have thousands of fans who would have given them shelter and formed an army to defend them. There's also the absurdity of music being inserted into the "On the Run" and "Fleeing the Watcher" videos (good music, though, and it fit; or would have if the show were acknowledging itself as fictional).
That's not even addressing some of the issues that made it obvious months ago that this was a production instead of authentic vlogging (how the videos continued to be edited even when Daniel and Bree weren't talking to one another, or how the camera was never just allowed to roll -- the footage was always getting chopped up into brief segments, etc.).
I'm inclined to say that many of us never had suspension of disbelief. It's not exactly been an immersive kind of storytelling. I'm not saying it's been a bad story or that I don't like it or its characters -- but I never once felt convinced that this was real, nor could I forget that it isn't. Good lighting, editing, etc. aside, the story's just not convincing as though it were really a teenage girl vlogging. A necessary sacrifice given what kind of approach they're going for (fictional vlogs).
I think this question was somewhat addressed by the Creators. While this stuff is relevant in the sense that it "happens," they claim that the fans don't have to watch the OpAphid videos to follow Bree and Daniel's story.breeislonely wrote:maybe this is a stupid question but are these videos part of the plot of the story, or only part of the plot of the game, they are two seperate things only based on the same basic story right? or am i completely wrong and we are to assume that in the world of bree and daniel this all really happened? and if it is part of the actual story then why isn't it on the left side with all the other video's on the main page, i don't understand the opaphid thing competely
At the very least, we know that last OpAphid video is closely related to Bree and Daniel's story, but I imagine that even if someone didn't watch that Op vid, they'll soon know that the Order has ransacked the room with Bree's lost key. It's not like anything plot pertinent was revealed in that Op video anyway. We'd have known it was the Order who got the key either way.