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Whenever I watch 'Smallville', I wonder how the writers take us back and forth the timeline without getting into a conflicting situation. Another example would be 'Back to the Future' trilogy. Al...
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System
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2019-12-08T02:28:50Z (over 4 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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Ramnath
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2019-12-08T02:28:50Z (over 4 years ago)
Whenever I watch 'Smallville', I wonder how the writers take us back and forth the timeline without getting into a conflicting situation. Another example would be 'Back to the Future' trilogy. Also, when they do a sequel, they don't really insert elements which are supposed to be in the prequel. Say, a flashback from the father about his father!! If I try extending my story, it either goes boring (with flashbacks) or it ends up in a conflicting situation (with the original story). Are there any rules that we should follow while writing the original story so that we get a good amount of freedom for writing Prequels and Sequels? Thanks for helping.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2012-08-04T00:15:17Z (over 11 years ago)
Original score: 1