starrynight
Sitting For The Kuhns
The Royal Diner of Pizza Express
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Post by starrynight on Nov 17, 2010 15:12:46 GMT -5
I wouldn't mind knowing where she got the name "Cokie."
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Post by greer on Nov 20, 2010 4:29:26 GMT -5
I wouldn't mind knowing where she got the name "Cokie." My guess is from Cokie Roberts. According to the wikipedia, she was doing the news on PBS at the time, and I can totally see Ann getting her news from PBS. Cokie Roberts got her name because her brother couldn't pronounce "Corinne." How Ann decided that "Marguerite" made sense, I don't know. If Cokie developed a coke habit, her name would come in handy. Also re: the question about how much Ann got per ghostwritten book, I bet she was paid a salary as an editor/consultant and then also got royalties, and wasn't paid the way a normal author would have been.
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Post by anzuhana on Nov 23, 2010 19:56:08 GMT -5
I would ask her about the "Now we're sisters" inconsistency in Mary Anne and the Great Romance and Dawn's Wicked Stepsister.
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oldhickory
Sitting For The Arnolds
Heather Loves Boys and Gym
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Post by oldhickory on Nov 23, 2010 23:15:53 GMT -5
i would ask if kristy was actually a lesbian. i personally don't think she is, but i remember ann said kristy was her favorite so maybe.
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lilafowler
Sitting For The Johanssens
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Post by lilafowler on Nov 23, 2010 23:24:46 GMT -5
I doubt it. Hasn't Ann said Kristy was based on her BFF Beth? Which makes me wonder about Kristy/Mrs. Perkins interaction in the series -- Kristy and her future self!
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Post by greer on Nov 24, 2010 9:35:57 GMT -5
I've never found much evidence about any of the BSC members being gay OR straight. Also, Mary Anne was more or less based on Ann herself, and MA is the one with the steady boyfriend.
I think the BSC is written for too young of an age group for sexual orientation to be a factor--ANY of the sitters could have gone either way. The California Diaries is a different story; they were written for an older audience and I believe that there is plenty of textual evidence to support the fact that Ducky is gay.
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oldhickory
Sitting For The Arnolds
Heather Loves Boys and Gym
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Post by oldhickory on Nov 24, 2010 20:42:37 GMT -5
^ i agree. i think a lot of the speculation about kristy's sexuality is based on dumb stereotypes, so i don't buy it. i didn't hear that she was based on ann's friend though.
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Post by anzuhana on Nov 25, 2010 17:13:45 GMT -5
That would've been interesting to read about.
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Post by zoar3 on Nov 25, 2010 17:54:12 GMT -5
^That would. I'd ask her why most all 3 kid families consisted of 2 girls and one boy. I also would like to know why with the exception of Alma and Mimi, and I guess Amelia Freeman, too, any character who died or was made to be a "bad guy" were men. Oh yeah, and what always bugged me, why was there at least not one Father's Day book. I was like MA and close to my Dad and thought since the BSC had (possibly more in LS books) 2 BSC MDay Celerations, there could have been one, even a mention, of FDay.
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Post by anzuhana on Dec 8, 2010 19:24:10 GMT -5
I would ask her why Patrick didn't invite David Michael to the wedding in Kristy's Big News.
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Post by zoar3 on Dec 8, 2010 20:03:24 GMT -5
^And why Kristy, Sam, and Charlie bothered to attend! I can understand they might have been curious, or in the end Charlie felt if the other 2 went then he'd have to tag along but it made no sense otherwise. In fact, I was sort of disappointed that they went.
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Post by sparklymouse on Dec 8, 2010 20:17:02 GMT -5
^That whole book grossed me out. I believe Elizabeth blackmailed Charlie into going by saying Kristy and Sam weren't allowed to go if he didn't. (They were too young or something? After all the places Kristy had gone without supervision? F-You, Elizabeth.) Charlie was forever the good big brother and went because he knew that Kristy and Sam wanted to be there.
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Post by zoar3 on Dec 8, 2010 22:26:22 GMT -5
You go Sparklymouse, ITA. Something else I just thought of is other than random cards every five years or something, Patrick really did abandon his family without a trace. Despite Charlie being 17, why would Elizabeth even want let alone trust Patrick to take care of her kids or that they would be staying in a safe place?
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Post by anzuhana on Dec 9, 2010 12:15:45 GMT -5
^ Because Elizabeth was being an idiot.
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Post by zoar3 on Dec 9, 2010 18:25:59 GMT -5
^Lol, I guess so.
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