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Bob Fabiszak's avatar

One interesting note about “The Mystery of Edwin Drood” was that there was a Broadway adaptation of it. (Loretta Swit, post-M*A*S*H, starred in it.) At one point late in the second act, one of the actors broke the fourth wall and announced that “At this point in the plot, Mr. Dickens unfortunately died.” He then invited the audience to help choose the ending. The audience was given four questions, where they could chose how that plot point was resolved (e.g. who was the murderer?). Multiple endings had been written (and rehearsed), so that the story ended the way that particular audience preferred. So nearly everyone went home happy.

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David Rothenberg's avatar

An important story to tell Ted.... So many times I've watched many seasons of a TV series and at the end thought.... what was that all about? Why did I waste so much time on something that could have been told succinctly in just two hours? Too many series are just designed to keep you on their platforms rather than telling you what they have to say so you can move on with life.... I mean, even the longest Mahler symphony is done after an hour and a half....

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