you know when you just cant really describe what something is ... just after this first piece theres so many flying possibilities you wonder whats going to coalesce out of the maelstrom. ...i once watched a series called I WILL DESTROY YOU.
accidentally watched epidode 6 of 6 first then 1,2,3,4,5...then 6 and realised id seen the end already... and it worked...and i realised i could never experience what the writer wanted the work to deliver cos it all worked different when u watch the end first.
im wondering how this would work if i wait for all 10 and watch ONE next... watch both ends play out to the middle...
I think it would be very interesting to read it that way, Nick. We're extremely interested to find out what people think about the decision to order it the way we did - if they feel the “living life backwards” theme or whether they feel it's just a narrative gimmick.
Im going to trust your judgement gents and read it how you intended.
the thing with what I watched in the wrong order was a happy accident. i kinda think it worked better watching it wrong and knowing where the whole thing was going ...it was like a giant flashback. then the " reveal" at the end was even more amazing when it was a realistaion of what we had done and not disappointing that there wasn't going to be a LAST episode... it was a real WOW moment.... but that only works when you dont know what you have done all along.
so yes. going to read it how you the creators intended.
once you read it you can't unread it and re read it a different way. or maybe you can...
it promises to be annoyingly good, anyway. bangin'! 😎
Driving my car off of or into something is one of my brain’s favorite intrusive thoughts, so I can relate. I love how your character imagines his face being preserved, made me think of incorrupt saints and their yellow wax faces, hanging around to be venerated.
This is an exciting experiment—a car crash told in reverse. The vastness of the opening's landscape, the self-destructive vibes, and other bits make it impossible not to think of "The Man Who Fell to Earth," but there's something very different in this, an internality that MWFtE doesn't have, being a movie about an alien.
And of course, this is just the beginning (of the end… of the beginning?).
The collage, video piece, and playlist are powerful too. This is exciting art in every sense. Very inspiring. I'm eager to continue.
Thanks you very much, ZD, those are very kind and insightful words. Thanks especially for recognizing the other elements, the music art and videos that are going into our attempt to make it a multimedia experience.
And "The Man Who Fell to Earth" gets an explicit shout-out in a later (earlier) chapter, so well spotted! I'm actually writing about that movie and its counterpart by auteur supreme Neil Breen "Pass Thru" this week in my film essaty Substack. Coincidence? You decide...
I have no doubt about upcoming references. But even the ones I've already seen here (you mentioned Ballard elsewhere) are subtle and don't detract at all from my immersion. You also don't rely on them in a way that would weaken the story for someone who's unaware, and that's admirable.
And speaking of references, Dead Man had me smiling at the first gritty strum. That album was with me during a significant "unmooring from reality" I experienced, and its use is perfect here, over footage of buildings that appear to be almost… melting. Death-in-progress, triggered but not yet fully consummated.
I'll look out for your film piece! I've never seen any of the notorious Breen, but I'm aware of his, er, contributions.
you know when you just cant really describe what something is ... just after this first piece theres so many flying possibilities you wonder whats going to coalesce out of the maelstrom. ...i once watched a series called I WILL DESTROY YOU.
accidentally watched epidode 6 of 6 first then 1,2,3,4,5...then 6 and realised id seen the end already... and it worked...and i realised i could never experience what the writer wanted the work to deliver cos it all worked different when u watch the end first.
im wondering how this would work if i wait for all 10 and watch ONE next... watch both ends play out to the middle...
I think it would be very interesting to read it that way, Nick. We're extremely interested to find out what people think about the decision to order it the way we did - if they feel the “living life backwards” theme or whether they feel it's just a narrative gimmick.
Thanks a lot for your response!
Im going to trust your judgement gents and read it how you intended.
the thing with what I watched in the wrong order was a happy accident. i kinda think it worked better watching it wrong and knowing where the whole thing was going ...it was like a giant flashback. then the " reveal" at the end was even more amazing when it was a realistaion of what we had done and not disappointing that there wasn't going to be a LAST episode... it was a real WOW moment.... but that only works when you dont know what you have done all along.
so yes. going to read it how you the creators intended.
once you read it you can't unread it and re read it a different way. or maybe you can...
it promises to be annoyingly good, anyway. bangin'! 😎
I was born in Balham. so that was nice 😀
Driving my car off of or into something is one of my brain’s favorite intrusive thoughts, so I can relate. I love how your character imagines his face being preserved, made me think of incorrupt saints and their yellow wax faces, hanging around to be venerated.
What a beautiful observation! Thanks so much HG, hope you enjoy the rest of the story going forward.
Looking forward to reading the rest!
Amazing bastards
This is an exciting experiment—a car crash told in reverse. The vastness of the opening's landscape, the self-destructive vibes, and other bits make it impossible not to think of "The Man Who Fell to Earth," but there's something very different in this, an internality that MWFtE doesn't have, being a movie about an alien.
And of course, this is just the beginning (of the end… of the beginning?).
The collage, video piece, and playlist are powerful too. This is exciting art in every sense. Very inspiring. I'm eager to continue.
Thanks you very much, ZD, those are very kind and insightful words. Thanks especially for recognizing the other elements, the music art and videos that are going into our attempt to make it a multimedia experience.
And "The Man Who Fell to Earth" gets an explicit shout-out in a later (earlier) chapter, so well spotted! I'm actually writing about that movie and its counterpart by auteur supreme Neil Breen "Pass Thru" this week in my film essaty Substack. Coincidence? You decide...
I have no doubt about upcoming references. But even the ones I've already seen here (you mentioned Ballard elsewhere) are subtle and don't detract at all from my immersion. You also don't rely on them in a way that would weaken the story for someone who's unaware, and that's admirable.
And speaking of references, Dead Man had me smiling at the first gritty strum. That album was with me during a significant "unmooring from reality" I experienced, and its use is perfect here, over footage of buildings that appear to be almost… melting. Death-in-progress, triggered but not yet fully consummated.
I'll look out for your film piece! I've never seen any of the notorious Breen, but I'm aware of his, er, contributions.
Live fast and die young 🤘🏼
‘My daddy used to take me hunting when I was small in order to “teach me good” the importance of killing before I could grow to fear it.’—Beautiful.
Loving the mix of color with the voices.
Yo, set up those nav links homies! ;)
your chapter nine link is not active here
Thanks Jon, I forgot to update the link.