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bionicjoey ,
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Somehow, Palpatine Has Returned

jballs ,
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The key is "without losing any impact". Star Wars whiffed pretty hard on that part.

bionicjoey ,

Lucas used to be really good at "tell, don't show"

Who is this Han Solo guy? Why, he's the guy who can do the Kessel Run in 12 parsecs!

Th4tGuyII ,
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Damn, convinced me. I guess "show don't tell" is just a load of shite

bionicjoey ,

A good writer knows when to tell and when to show

akincisor ,
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Or how Batman stole kryptonite from Lex Luthor in the storytelling masterpiece "Batman v Superman" by auteur director Zach Snyder.

Norgur ,

Depends. Depends very much. Show, don't tell limits this severely.

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