There is probably a parallel universe where there is a very successful, and good done, movie franchise of the Percy Jackson books. I want to live in that universe.
But think how the movies would end. TLH would end with Jason’s words “Percy has no memory” and then there is a scene of Percy waking up on the middle of nowhere, he is looking around, he doesn’t say a word, you can see a sign that says “Welcome to California”. Credits
SoN would end up a little happier but still it would stress the hell out of you. You have Percy (looking ridiculous on a Toga) walking with Hazel and Frank. He looks at the sky, where you can see the Argo II for the first time, the scene changes to the members of the Argo II, but they don’t focus on anyone…and then there is a shot where you can see the romans from the Argo II, in that same scene you can see Annabeth’s back. Credits (bonus point if you can hear her saying “Seaweed brain.” And then you scream in frustration because there is no reunion.)
Mark of Athena has the worst ending of them all. You have Percy and Annabeth falling to Tartarus and the screen fades to black. Credits. After the main credits you have an extra scene. It’s the Argo II crew in shock and promising to get them back.
House of Hades is the only one who doesn’t end up with a cliffhanger. It ends with the seven on the Argo II, looking ad impressive as they can, sailing for Greece. It’s a powerful shot, it’s the first time the seven are alone on the ship. There is a scene after the credits, it’s Octavian ploting against the greeks.
Blood of Olympus, this movie is one with the biggest changes from the book, Nico and Reyna are not main character and there are a lot of more scenes of the seven, you can see them bonding, you can see them becoming a family, you can see how scared they are of going to fight Gaea, Percy and Annabeth’s PTSD is addressed. There are a lot of scenes of both camps getting ready for war, there are amazing shots of the battle, you cry for the fallen campers. Piper is not with Percy and Annabeth during the “I love you” scene. You can see the greeks reaction of having Percy back, you can feel the grief of the seven after Leo dies, you can see more of the aftermatch of the war, not everything is okay between the greeks and romans but they are on a truce, you get the Sally/Percy reunion. The movie ends with Jason and Piper on the roof of cabin 1 (just like this saga starts with Jason.) There is a scene after the main credits, it’s Leo, he is Ogyia. There is another scene at the end of the credits, You are in Olympus, Apollo is getting punished by Zeus, bright light, The End.
current sexual orientation: matt santos from west wing defending the word “liberal” in a nationally televised debate
concept: a TV show runs for a decent number of years. More than four. The characterizations stay consistent. The writers don’t do anything wildly inappropriate like excuse rape or abuse. No one you’ve invested hours upon hours of your life into has their story reduced to a “shocking” death scene that has no meaning beyond that shock value. The quality of the storylines don’t take a sudden, strange spiral downward. When it ends, you leave it feeling bittersweet. Sad that it’s over, but glad you got to experience it and take a journey with some people who you came to care about.
Where Romeo and Juliet’s tragedy ends, an even bigger story begins: Verona is burning in the first trailer for Shonda Rhimes’ ABC drama Still Star-Crossed, a project that picks up where William Shakespeare’s story left off, charting the treachery, palace intrigue and ill-fated romances of the Montagues and Capulets in the wake of the young lovers’ tragic fate.
The story centers on Rosaline (Lashana Lynch), a gorgeous, intelligent and headstrong Capulet and Juliet’s cousin, who is ordered to marry Benvolio (Wade Briggs), a Montague.
