Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5094906-20140720170816/@comment-6770938-20140803043403

Utter solitude wrote:

Harbinger3781 wrote: Well, "Doc Frank" and "Rom and Jules" sounds more informal, casual, and intimate. Sounds like friends addressing to one another instead of strangers. Just saying. Personally, I'd like it more saying "Hi Doc!" or "Hi Vic!" when meeting with Dr. Frankenstein instead of the hard "Hello, Doctor Frankenstein."

But that's just me. Personal preferences only. Gah, you made me want to respond! XD I certainly hope you don't make up nicknames for strangers on the spot like you're suggesting here. It just sounds very rude. We're not talking about friends, we're talking about someone else's creations, ya know? XD I don't know why you feel like you need to be "intimate" with fictional characters. :D I mean, if my name was "Dr. Dugson" and you called me "Doc Dug!" at our first meeting, I would be offended.

ETA: I hope I'm not coming off like I'm harping on you, I'm not trying to. I just don't get your side of it at all XD I think we're having something of a culture clash here. XP

Harbinger3781 wrote: Think they'll fit in just fine. a 16th century tragical story doesn't have to keep up being tragic after 500 years. Just ask Ariel about Anderson. Very true, and they are quite the masters of twisting and reinventing. However, they always keep the spirit of their story, and I don't see how one could make Romeo & Juliet not a dark tragedy, know what I mean? Of course it's possible, I suppose, but I and my dark goth mind can't see it XD Yeah, you're right. I thought an entire night about this. It is offensive, rude and disrespectful. Sorry.

But about Romeo and Juliet - I'm still rooting for them having a place and a good enough ending in Storybrooke Homestead 2014, and I'm not backing down anytime soon.