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Saturday Night Rampage [02.28.09]; ... MSG MSG MSG MSG ...
Topic Started: Apr 16 2009, 10:03 PM (1,303 Views)
JeremyS
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Jay Steele Was Declared DeadNOT,May 4 2009
04:13 PM

But when it became time to leave again,

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Why are you having to leave?
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Jay Steele Was Declared DeadNOT,May 4 2009
04:13 PM
I do apologize to anyone who feels that the storyline is in poor taste or hits a little too close to home.

Not that it's an attempt at an excuse, but a bit of an explanation as to how this angle came about.

When I made the decision to leave e-w the first time (back in 1998), the way I wrote out my main character, Derrick DaMann, was to have him become sick as a result of leukemia. Yes, it was probably just in questionable taste then as it is now. I probably could have, and should have, come up with better.

But when it became time to leave again, I went about figuring out the best way to write out my current main character, Trey DaMann (Derrick's son). In the storyline, Trey has always emulated his father. He has wanted to be just like his father for everything, but not doing so at nearly the same level.

That provided me with the opportunity for a storyline that I felt was too good to turn down. Trey finally gets to be just like his father, but in the one way that he did not want. I'm no Literature major, but that's pretty tragic, right?

(It's why the Martinez-DaMann feud was very much based around Trey's father and his feelings about him and how he passed away. The now-infamous "crying in the cemetary" flash was Trey's realization that he was likely going to have the exact same fate as his father and trying to find some way to make sense of it.)

Without jumping ahead too much and giving away too many spoilers, this storyline also gives me the opportunity to explore Trey's maturation process as a result of what is happening. The character's original incarnation was to be Paris Hilton in a wrestling ring, focused only on having parties, driving fast cars, doing drugs, and screwing lots of women. He only wanted the World title as a way to do even more of the same. His viewpoint is changing now, as he sees winning the belt as an accomplishment in its own right, a bit of immortality, and a way of earning respect from his peers. Changes are being made in his personal life too, as he is finally focusing on his health, making strides towards emotional acceptance, and establishing meaningful friendships. I'm toying with the idea of him exploring and making peace with his never-before-mentioned maternal side of his family, but it depends on how much time is left for him.

I also wanted the opportunity to develop Trey into something worth admiring during this storyline. I hope that I'll be able to appropriately convey the character's tremendous courage and determination during his final push for the title. A few years back, I interned with someone who had just been diagnosed with Hodgkin's Disease. He had routine chemo and radiation treatments, crudely drew in his missing eyebrows with makeup pencil, didn't complain about anything, and still did everything that I did day in and day out. I wish I could describe in words the lessons he taught me without even saying a word of his own. I'm going to try to do it through Trey.

Yes, this storyline will hit a little too close to home for me too. That's why I decided to write it as my final swan song. I just hope I have the skills to write it in a way that communicates the respect, emotion, and gravity it deserves.

-Jay

Dude, it's not so much that's anything's been done in poor taste to this point. But it is uncomfortable as hell thinking how it could be if it goes poorly. I've been given enough reason to give you the benefit of the doubt. And I hope something great comes of it. God knows, no one writing an e-w character should start becoming pretentious about someone trying something different.

I'm going to liken it to the Return to Fallujah videogame Konami just bailed on. There's obviously a way things can be done that's respectful, presents a truthful side and isn't just making gains on something tragic. That said, the nature of the beast is more a reason to be uneasy about how it could be handled rather than the persons working on it.

The pause isn't about you. It's about the space and whether or not there's a dependabel track record of anything like this being done maturely and tastefully.
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Dude, it's not so much that's anything's been done in poor taste to this point. But it is uncomfortable as hell thinking how it could be if it goes poorly. I've been given enough reason to give you the benefit of the doubt. And I hope something great comes of it. God knows, no one writing an e-w character should start becoming pretentious about someone trying something different.


This.

Jay, I'll admit that this is uncomfortable. Then again, it SHOULD be uncomfortable, given the circumstances. But so far, you've given me no reason to doubt that you're going drop the ball here. I trust your writing and I think you've got a believable set-up here for DaMann.

I guess a lot of us have become cynical when it comes to handlers no-selling death or pulling out LOL!SuicideTimeNaoPlz~! before, so we've got that worry in the back of our minds here. :crying:
And here's where I pretend to be a writer...
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orklad
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I think I'll add my voice to the chorus Jeremy started:

Why do you have to leave?

:crying: :crying: :crying: :crying:
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orklad,May 5 2009
02:59 PM
I think I'll add my voice to the chorus Jeremy started:

Why do you have to leave?

:crying: :crying: :crying: :crying:

I would agree with this too.

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Man, rping against a dying man is harder than I thought.

:unsure:
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Overly_Critical_Jue,May 5 2009
07:46 PM
Man, rping against a dying man is harder than I thought.

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Tumaffi managed RPing against the other dying man just fine. :stretcher:
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JeremyS,May 5 2009
07:32 PM
Overly_Critical_Jue,May 5 2009
07:46 PM
Man, rping against a dying man is harder than I thought.

:unsure:

Tumaffi managed RPing against the other dying man just fine. :stretcher:

Alex Epstein isn't dying though...he's just merely shortening his lifespan at an accelerated pace. :chairbash:
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Overly_Critical_Jue,May 5 2009
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JeremyS,May 5 2009
07:32 PM
Overly_Critical_Jue,May 5 2009
07:46 PM
Man, rping against a dying man is harder than I thought.

:unsure:

Tumaffi managed RPing against the other dying man just fine. :stretcher:

Alex Epstein isn't dying though...he's just merely shortening his lifespan at an accelerated pace. :chairbash:


I said I'm not dead yet. :bleh:
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Key word:

YET. :D
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I like the storyline. It's a challenging scenario but one with enough gravity to provide a decent amount of drama. And, so long as the situation is either treated with respect or theres an utterly disrespectful heel moment, it's in good taste. Respect is obvious, but there's a level of real life hatred for someone who takes the opportunity to heel out on the situation. Heat isn't about getting boo'd, it's about making people want to see the heel get brutalized in that ring.
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