Well now, THAT'S depressing...

Dennis K · Post by **Dennis K** » Fri Jun 01, 2001 1:40 am

B.J. I am the little guy, especially when it comes to being a hopeless romantic. Therefore it pains me when other little guy's get screwed by misunderstandings, real life or otherwise.
DON'T PULL THIS CRAP WITH VICTOR.Victor trying to have courage to ask Jackie out but not being able to is fine.
Jackie thinking Victor is cool and would never ask her out is fine.
BUT VICTOR THINKING JACKIE THINKS HE'S A JOKE IS DOWNRIGHT MEAN.Yes, I know it's just a comic.
Yes, I know you pulled this stunt to get a response from the readers, WELL JACK IT WORKED. HAPPY?(the previous message was posted somewhat in jest. BUT NOT THAT MUCH.)------------------
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W4 · Post by W4 » Fri Jun 01, 2001 5:58 am

Wow. Today's strip is as close to Seanbaby's "Kick To The Groin" comics as a strip can be without actually being a "Kick To The Groin" comic.Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go find an icepack. Viktor got kicked in the groin so hard, *I* felt it.

Zodo · Post by **Zodo** » Fri Jun 01, 2001 6:07 am

Gah!BJ! Please, please, please, don't make me yell at you to tell you to GET ON WITH IT!I, and many others, I'm sure, who are actually shy in RL, have been rooting for Victor all along, so we can date Jackie vicariously through him...Gah! <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/eek.gif">(Of course, he's in New York, and can't read this, but I just had to vent)-Zodo
aka BUNNY!
Consummate Troublemaker

Allan_ecker · Post by **Allan_ecker** » Fri Jun 01, 2001 6:10 am

Word to that, brothers. You'd never catch me pulling a stunt like that.Free Victor!I recommend you have the fridge do it. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/biggrin.gif">

PsychoBlonde · Post by **PsychoBlonde** » Fri Jun 01, 2001 10:15 am

Well, hey, if he thinks Jackie won't go out with him, I will... =)-PsychoBlonde
-Making her way through the ranks of characters
-"Will you go out with me? No? How about you? No? You? No? You? No? Damn."

Aleoi · Post by **Aleoi** » Fri Jun 01, 2001 11:07 am

Yeah....ouch------------------
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KathleenJ · Post by **KathleenJ** » Fri Jun 01, 2001 11:14 am

That was a heartbreaker...
things like that always frusturate me...when a character only hears part of a conversation, gets the wrong impression and leaves feeling dejected.
i wanna jump in there and be like 'nooooo! come back!'------------------
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Michael Martin · Post by **Michael Martin** » Sat Jun 02, 2001 2:46 am

Moving in to defend BJ in his absence. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/biggrin.gif"> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by The Incredible Hatboy:
BJ - I have to agree. This is an old trick, and one that *really* aggravates me, especially since I can sympathize with Victor a good bit.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>If everything went right for them, you wouldn't sympathize. You'd all be jealous and hate him. <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>It's one thing for him to have trouble working up the gumption to ask her out, another thing for her to think he never would want to, but for him to think that she'd never want to - that's just cruel.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>This isn't a case of "get on with it." Victor's attraction is one-sided right now. If Jackie was actually chasing him, this would be a really, really short side plot (or charges of "get on with it" would hit their mark).He's got his work cut out for him. But that means, if and when he succeeds, the victory will be nicer, right? <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>About to be posted by PsychoBlonde:
No! Mine, mine, mine!<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>--Michael------------------
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The Incredible Hatboy · Sat Jun 02, 2001 4:19 am

>>>If everything went right for them, you wouldn't sympathize. You'd all be jealous and hate him.<<<I'm fine with things not working out perfectly - I do, in fact, hate that more than anything, since it reminds me far too much of what I don't have at all. However, I just detest the old "Me and him? Never! (he leaves dejectedly) He'd never go for me!" thing. It's old, and it's not enjoyable, and it hits close to home in all the bad ways and none of the good.------------------
"There is no boy," he said hopefully.

Joshnickerson · Post by **Joshnickerson** » Sat Jun 02, 2001 7:15 am

Either that, or it's an evil cliff-hanger B.J. left us with since J.F. is gonna be off the air for a week <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/wink.gif">------------------
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The Incredible Hatboy · Sat Jun 02, 2001 9:01 am

BJ - I have to agree. This is an old trick, and one that *really* aggravates me, especially since I can sympathize with Victor a good bit. It's one thing for him to have trouble working up the gumption to ask her out, another thing for her to think he never would want to, but for him to think that she'd never want to - that's just cruel.------------------
"There is no boy," he said hopefully.

Imp · Post by **Imp** » Sun Jun 03, 2001 7:13 am

Sorry guys, I liked it. Then again, I'm a fan of Maison Ikkoku. I've learned from my meager attempts to write my own stuff, and digging into why I like certain stories. Most of the time, the more a character is hurt, the more you feel for them and care about them. With certain authors, you can tell which characters they like the most or identify most closely with because those are the characters who are hurt the worst / most often. (Er, maybe that's just my characters...)--Imp------------------
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BJ · Post by BJ » Thu Jun 07, 2001 3:17 am

It is an old trick. And it is a mean trick.But I needed a quick way to "get on with it"--the "it" in this case being Jackie's Fridge itself. It's been Jackie Jackie Jackie for the longest time, and I wanna do some Shannon & Melissa stuff.Is Victor shocked and depressed? Sure. Is he discouraged or embarassed? No. If he actually had asked Jackie and she said no, then he would be. Leave him alone to mull this over for a while.Besides, you haven't heard what Ada has to say to him. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/wink.gif">From a creative standpoint, how much fun would it be to read a strip where everything happens quickly and easily? How can you start really rooting for Victor until he's backed into a corner and ready to fight for what he wants?And how do you know he knows what he wants?------------------
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Dennis K · Post by **Dennis K** » Thu Jun 07, 2001 9:27 am

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