{"id":85,"date":"2007-07-23T18:29:38","date_gmt":"2007-07-23T18:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/forestforthetrees\/2007\/07\/23\/do-spoilers-have-an-expiration-date\/"},"modified":"2007-07-23T18:29:38","modified_gmt":"2007-07-23T18:29:38","slug":"do-spoilers-have-an-expiration-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/forestforthetrees\/2007\/07\/23\/do-spoilers-have-an-expiration-date\/","title":{"rendered":"Do SPOILERS Have An Expiration Date?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over lunch today Meggan, my resident HP-geek daughter, and I were discussing the events of That Book<\/span> and the subject of spoilers<\/span> drifted into the conversation.<\/p>\n

So, we wondered, when will it be OK to discuss the plot of That Book<\/span> in the open (say like at the Pub where we had lunch) and not have to worry about spoiling it for someone?<\/p>\n

Sure at the moment letting slip who kicked the bucket in the recent J.K. Rowling massacre may not be appreciated by the person sat at the next table; but revealing that Darth is Luke’s daddy or that Rosebud was the sled comes as a surprise to no-one. <\/p>\n

Or at least I hope it doesn’t.<\/span><\/p>\n

So how long does it take for a well guarded plot point, or characters fate, to move from being a shared secret among those few in the know to becoming an established and accepted part of popular culture?<\/p>\n

And I’ll leave you with that thought as I head out West for the pilgrimage to the Nerd-Prom that is San Diego ComicCon – Back next week.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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