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Post by WoodStoner1 on Oct 16, 2022 20:45:25 GMT -5
...was technically on a He-Man episode. And an EP of...The Mighty Ducks.
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Post by BlackoutCreature on Oct 16, 2022 21:53:36 GMT -5
Look man, if you're gonna make a claim like this then you're gonna have to give some info backing it up.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Oct 16, 2022 22:42:32 GMT -5
Look man, if you're gonna make a claim like this then you're gonna have to give some info backing it up. In 1983 David Wise wrote the episode "Day of the Machines" for He-Man and the Masters of Universe, in which the central plot featured an entity made of pure energy called "Byte" with the ability to replicate itself over and over, which Skeletor uses to shut down Eternia's machinery.  In 1984 Wise wrote the episode "Kremzeek!" for Transformers, in which the central plot featured an entity made of pure energy called "Kremzeek" with the ability to replicate itself over and over, which Megatron uses to shut down the Autobots' headquarters as a distraction while they try to steal the Earth's energy.  In 1990 Wise wrote the episode "The Big Zipp Attack" for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, in which the central plot featured an entity made of pure energy dinosaur-like creature called "Zipp" with the ability to replicate itself over and over, which Krang uses to distract the turtles while Shredder tries to steal a large quantity of rare metal.  In 1996 Wise wrote the episode "Zap Attack" for The Mighty Ducks, in which the central plot featured an entity made of pure energy called "Zap" with the ability to replicate itself over and over, which Dragaunus uses to distract the Ducks while Dragaunus tries to invade Earth.  |
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Post by wildojinx on Oct 16, 2022 23:31:34 GMT -5
You get the feeling David Wise liked to recycle plots?
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Post by CMWaters on Oct 16, 2022 23:53:18 GMT -5
You get the feeling David Wise liked to recycle plots? Intentional or not, when you work on as many shows over the years as he did, you're bound to repeat certain stories and tropes. |
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Post by schma on Oct 17, 2022 0:03:47 GMT -5
Now I kinda want him to write this plot for a sitcom to see how they handle it.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Oct 17, 2022 0:20:00 GMT -5
Now I kinda want him to write this plot for a sitcom to see how they handle it. Unfortunately he's been dead since 2020, so that'll never happen. Unless it already has and nobody picked up on it? |
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Post by The Dark Order Inferno on Oct 17, 2022 4:36:29 GMT -5
You get the feeling David Wise liked to recycle plots? Intentional or not, when you work on as many shows over the years as he did, you're bound to repeat certain stories and tropes. He was kind of infamous for plot recycling, even for kids cartoons. It's easy to do when the producers don't care about quality, just quantity and speed. |
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Post by mrtuesday on Oct 17, 2022 6:28:32 GMT -5
Intentional or not, when you work on as many shows over the years as he did, you're bound to repeat certain stories and tropes. He was kind of infamous for plot recycling, even for kids cartoons. It's easy to do when the producers don't care about quality, just quantity and speed. When you have to produce 5 episodes a week, every week, for 13 weeks or more. And your main purpose is to sell toys to children, you're not really worried about quality. |
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Post by WoodStoner1 on Oct 17, 2022 8:08:21 GMT -5
There's a Defenders of the Earth episode with a Kremzeek plot, also of course written by Wise.
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Post by WoodStoner1 on Oct 17, 2022 8:08:44 GMT -5
He was kind of infamous for plot recycling, even for kids cartoons. It's easy to do when the producers don't care about quality, just quantity and speed. When you have to produce 5 episodes a week, every week, for 13 weeks or more. And your main purpose is to sell toys to children, you're not really worried about quality. Still not as bad as the second season of 1967 Spider-Man, aka Rocket Spidey Hood. |
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Post by thechase on Oct 17, 2022 8:13:58 GMT -5
Wise is one of only a handful of Americans to have worked on Doctor Who's expanded universe range, notably writing for Big Finish's Gallifrey series
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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Oct 17, 2022 8:17:35 GMT -5
Intentional or not, when you work on as many shows over the years as he did, you're bound to repeat certain stories and tropes. He was kind of infamous for plot recycling, even for kids cartoons. It's easy to do when the producers don't care about quality, just quantity and speed. Given how similar the plots were, he just about recycled the same script. He just changed all the names and let the producers tweak whatever they wanted. Prest-o change-o, more money-o. I’m exaggerating, but probably not by much. |
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Post by wildojinx on Oct 18, 2022 0:12:33 GMT -5
Of course, all these Kremzeek characters are just knockoffs of Marvel's Zzaxx.
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