Realism and Viewer Expectations

You know that lesson you've heard, sometime, about good poll questions? Yeah, that first one on yesterday's poll does not qualify. What happened is I had another one that was slightly better, but lj ate it. Anyway, what I was trying to get at was actually a few different questions, which of course I didn't realize while writing the poll. Well, and it was supposed to be fun, not a lot of meta work. ;-)

Anyway, here are some of the questions that I jumbled into that first question. I also have to say that I am primarily thinking about established media--television, movies, published books. Fanfiction carries a whole different set of expectations.

1. Do you enjoy fiction with unrealistic premises? (Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror)
   
2. Do you enjoy fiction where the outcome is certain?
   
3. Do you enjoy fiction where main characters can die?
   
4. Do you enjoy fiction where it is expected that the "rules" are the same as our reality? (i.e. no one comes back from the dead)
   
5. Do you enjoy fiction where a satisfactory resolution takes precedence over realism? (i.e. some crime dramas)
   
6. Do you enjoy fiction that doesn't necessarily make realistic sense, but has a greater artistic or emotional mood/resonance?
   
7. Do you enjoy fiction that bends/breaks the fourth wall (is self-aware and comments on itself)?
   

( my (brief) answers, let me show you them )

So...feel free to answer one, some, all, or none of these questions.

Also, I have to say that some of the fill-in answers are hilarious. likethesun2, I agree that it's probably a good thing most television/movies don't deal with literary criticism. Hah! pcrackenhead, I knew you'd tick (check) that box. *grins*

Realism and Viewer Expectations

You know that lesson you've heard, sometime, about good poll questions? Yeah, that first one on yesterday's poll does not qualify. What happened is I had another one that was slightly better, but lj ate it. Anyway, what I was trying to get at was actually a few different questions, which of course I didn't realize while writing the poll. Well, and it was supposed to be fun, not a lot of meta work. ;-)

Anyway, here are some of the questions that I jumbled into that first question. I also have to say that I am primarily thinking about established media--television, movies, published books. Fanfiction carries a whole different set of expectations.

1. Do you enjoy fiction with unrealistic premises? (Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror)
   
2. Do you enjoy fiction where the outcome is certain?
   
3. Do you enjoy fiction where main characters can die?
   
4. Do you enjoy fiction where it is expected that the "rules" are the same as our reality? (i.e. no one comes back from the dead)
   
5. Do you enjoy fiction where a satisfactory resolution takes precedence over realism? (i.e. some crime dramas)
   
6. Do you enjoy fiction that doesn't necessarily make realistic sense, but has a greater artistic or emotional mood/resonance?
   
7. Do you enjoy fiction that bends/breaks the fourth wall (is self-aware and comments on itself)?
   

( my (brief) answers, let me show you them )

So...feel free to answer one, some, all, or none of these questions.

Also, I have to say that some of the fill-in answers are hilarious. likethesun2, I agree that it's probably a good thing most television/movies don't deal with literary criticism. Hah! pcrackenhead, I knew you'd tick (check) that box. *grins*