They were published in parts and he would make sure you had to wait for and buy the next part to know what had happened to Little Nell or Oliver Twist. It’s the same with Love Island – you have to come back next time to find out what happens between the couples.Ĭharles Dickens published his books in the Nineteenth Century using the cliff hanger convention. The soap East Enders used to do it all the time – some dramatic moment unresolved then dum dum dum dum…… Who Wants to be a Millionaire, same formula – don’t end on a person winning the million, end a step before, they’ll have to come back. Then if you were a fan of Friends there was the one at Ross’s wedding to Emily in London where instead of saying Emily’s name in the wedding wows he said Rachel. It’s a long time ago – now over 40 years but I still remember the power of the “Who shot J.R.” cliff-hanger in the TV show Dallas – you just to come back for the next season to find out what had happened to the main character. End the story on a cliff hanger and people will need to come back. It’s one of the oldest tricks in the story telling book, used on television, films when you want to get a sequel, books and in other places.
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