DTF955
12-08-2007, 07:52 PM
As promised, the Full House Chronology is here. Here are a few ways to access it, with info about it below:
Click here: http://howrude.org/content.php this site should have it up by tomorrow, but give it to the middle of next week (10-12th of December)just to be safe.
It will be posted in about 25 parts on this site http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/fullhouse4life/
which you can join without having to be approved. It is the yahoo group fullhouse4life. Just remove the "remove spam" part (obvious, but there might be some really young people here). A couple other ones will also get it, most likely fullhousefreaks and Full-House.
You can e-mail fullhousechron at aol.com for a while, and have it sent to you, though that e-mail will go offline after a couple weeks or so.
It might be blogged, I don't know. Check www.blogspot.com to see if it's started in about a week (13-16th of December), it'll be a lot of posts, but it would be more easily searchable. Don't know if it'll happen, though.
The site "Tanner Central" might have the most recent version, I dont' know.
Anyway, with that I bid you all a fond farewell. Thank you for readingg. As I noted before, this was a great thing as I transitioned from the practice of law, which went from fun to real drudgery, to something I know I'll truly love, as being mostly blind and witha bit of cerebral palsy, I knew I coudlnt' do a fair amount of things, and had to have smoething with a profession, but now, I've foudn an even better one, and I haven't enjoyed something so much since well before law school.
Information on the Chronology:
This was begun after a discussion on various web pages, where it was agreed that Full House should have an official history, so certain bits of trivia could be explained, such as why a character said he graduated from high school when he didn't, and how he got away with dropping out of high school. In this way, it is similar to the Star Trek one. Being a sitcom’s, it is written to show the thoughts of characters as they lived their lives.
It covers events from the television series, and from the Full House books, in such a way as to demonstrate that this family had lives between episodes, and indeed between scenes, and makes it like that of a very loving, plausible family.
Because it covers both, a Point of Departure refers to a time when Danny receives a bonus for covering the 1984 Olympics. His decision whether or not to use that bonus to place an office in the fourth bedroom of the home is what causes the Full House books to be different. The narrative continues as if Danny did not put the office in, to cover events in the TV series. Then, it picks up at the point of departure, tells of the office being put in and peoples' reactions to it, and continues chronologically from that point.
Overview
The story is told in one of several ways.
Single paragraph: One paragraph devoted to explaining something in an episode, such as the boat that suddenly appears in the episode "The Last Dance," then disappears. This is also used to explain a few things that are not explained on TV, but that happen in real life. For instance, it talks about how and when Steph learned to tell time. Usually, however, a multiple paragraph explanation is used to provide such information. In the section based on the books, these are more commonly used to state what happened instead of the events on TV.
Multiple paragraph explanation: A character tells a story or describes a situation of around a page in length, like Jesse discussing how he felt right after Pa died. These also explain concepts - how guests were found for "Wake Up, San Francisco" - or show events in the family's lives that would occur in real life, if they are of interest. For instance, several discussions with Michelle's pediatrician occur about her behavior and how that is resolved. Some level of this is used in the parts that don't cover the years that the TV series ran, like D.J.’s imaginary friend or a visit from Jesse's grandfather Papouli that occurs earlier in books, allowing him to live longer because of some events leading to his getting a pacemaker.
Short story - multiple points of view: At times, characters describe a big series of events that center around one theme. A good example is when D.J. and Stephanie tell of how the sisters are closer and there is no big fight in the episode "Divorce Court." Instead, they reconcile quickly, walk to a local pizza parlor the next day, and have different adventures, leading to a pie in the face. This type is quite common in the parts that take place before and after the TV series, as well.
Footnotes: The narrator may do this for one of a few reasons: 1. Reference. The episode or episodes in question (or books) are named to show why a comment is made. 2. Explanation: Something is explained to show why the Tanners describe it happening differently than in an episode. This is usually the case when the writers wanted to tell a joke. For instance, in the episode "Tanner Island," the writers have several things appear out of the blue like the many changes of clothes several characters brought along in the TV show Gilligan’s Island. 3. Realism: An explanation may describe the way events unfold in real life. These are not common, but they serve to bolster comments in the body of the Chronology surrounding things like the birth of the puppies in the episode "And They call It Puppy Love," or why it is necessary for someone to have disciplined Michelle far more than is implied in the series. 4. Fan consensus. Several times, fan consensus is given, with a couple other alternatives provided.
Development
While viewing the TV series and discussing alternatives provided much of the basis for the Chronology, fan input played a large part, as well.
Responses to various polls on several sites contributed, as fans were allowed to vote on what they believed was the reasoning behind a statement or action, or the result of it. For instance, fans were asked whether they believed Jesse and his sister/Danny's wife Pam were full siblings or not, because it is possible that Pam had a different father. The fan-created nature is apparent here, as a footnote reveals another plausible explanation.
Consensus was also important for things which would have happened had this been a realistic family. For instance, D.J. is shown to have provided consistent discipline for Michelle. Fans were able to vote on what and how much she did, and the final tally was considered in a number of cases.
The Calendar
In some places, episodes are said to have occurred out of the order they aired in because of the need to keep to the calendar. One of these was because of an episode being pre-empted, and airing after the one it was supposed to come before. However, other times, episodes are said to have occurred at different times than their airdates. For instance, the one where Jesse starts one of his twins on solid food occurs in April, not February when it aired, because the babies, a month premature, could not successfully be started on solid food only three months after birth.
Conclusion
It's never been denied by Warner Bros. Contribution of many fans and acceptance means it shoudl at least be fanon, and likely canon.
Enjoy, goodbye, and thanks. While I can't thak the creators personally, some of you read and enjoyed stuff like this (and my fanfiction, where I've done "Full House," "Peanuts," and other stuff under the pen name "Me") and that is enough. I leave having gone out on top, with something that was a lot of fun. The Lord has been good to me, even throughout struggles I can see good things were also present, and I pray you can say the same.
Click here: http://howrude.org/content.php this site should have it up by tomorrow, but give it to the middle of next week (10-12th of December)just to be safe.
It will be posted in about 25 parts on this site http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/fullhouse4life/
which you can join without having to be approved. It is the yahoo group fullhouse4life. Just remove the "remove spam" part (obvious, but there might be some really young people here). A couple other ones will also get it, most likely fullhousefreaks and Full-House.
You can e-mail fullhousechron at aol.com for a while, and have it sent to you, though that e-mail will go offline after a couple weeks or so.
It might be blogged, I don't know. Check www.blogspot.com to see if it's started in about a week (13-16th of December), it'll be a lot of posts, but it would be more easily searchable. Don't know if it'll happen, though.
The site "Tanner Central" might have the most recent version, I dont' know.
Anyway, with that I bid you all a fond farewell. Thank you for readingg. As I noted before, this was a great thing as I transitioned from the practice of law, which went from fun to real drudgery, to something I know I'll truly love, as being mostly blind and witha bit of cerebral palsy, I knew I coudlnt' do a fair amount of things, and had to have smoething with a profession, but now, I've foudn an even better one, and I haven't enjoyed something so much since well before law school.
Information on the Chronology:
This was begun after a discussion on various web pages, where it was agreed that Full House should have an official history, so certain bits of trivia could be explained, such as why a character said he graduated from high school when he didn't, and how he got away with dropping out of high school. In this way, it is similar to the Star Trek one. Being a sitcom’s, it is written to show the thoughts of characters as they lived their lives.
It covers events from the television series, and from the Full House books, in such a way as to demonstrate that this family had lives between episodes, and indeed between scenes, and makes it like that of a very loving, plausible family.
Because it covers both, a Point of Departure refers to a time when Danny receives a bonus for covering the 1984 Olympics. His decision whether or not to use that bonus to place an office in the fourth bedroom of the home is what causes the Full House books to be different. The narrative continues as if Danny did not put the office in, to cover events in the TV series. Then, it picks up at the point of departure, tells of the office being put in and peoples' reactions to it, and continues chronologically from that point.
Overview
The story is told in one of several ways.
Single paragraph: One paragraph devoted to explaining something in an episode, such as the boat that suddenly appears in the episode "The Last Dance," then disappears. This is also used to explain a few things that are not explained on TV, but that happen in real life. For instance, it talks about how and when Steph learned to tell time. Usually, however, a multiple paragraph explanation is used to provide such information. In the section based on the books, these are more commonly used to state what happened instead of the events on TV.
Multiple paragraph explanation: A character tells a story or describes a situation of around a page in length, like Jesse discussing how he felt right after Pa died. These also explain concepts - how guests were found for "Wake Up, San Francisco" - or show events in the family's lives that would occur in real life, if they are of interest. For instance, several discussions with Michelle's pediatrician occur about her behavior and how that is resolved. Some level of this is used in the parts that don't cover the years that the TV series ran, like D.J.’s imaginary friend or a visit from Jesse's grandfather Papouli that occurs earlier in books, allowing him to live longer because of some events leading to his getting a pacemaker.
Short story - multiple points of view: At times, characters describe a big series of events that center around one theme. A good example is when D.J. and Stephanie tell of how the sisters are closer and there is no big fight in the episode "Divorce Court." Instead, they reconcile quickly, walk to a local pizza parlor the next day, and have different adventures, leading to a pie in the face. This type is quite common in the parts that take place before and after the TV series, as well.
Footnotes: The narrator may do this for one of a few reasons: 1. Reference. The episode or episodes in question (or books) are named to show why a comment is made. 2. Explanation: Something is explained to show why the Tanners describe it happening differently than in an episode. This is usually the case when the writers wanted to tell a joke. For instance, in the episode "Tanner Island," the writers have several things appear out of the blue like the many changes of clothes several characters brought along in the TV show Gilligan’s Island. 3. Realism: An explanation may describe the way events unfold in real life. These are not common, but they serve to bolster comments in the body of the Chronology surrounding things like the birth of the puppies in the episode "And They call It Puppy Love," or why it is necessary for someone to have disciplined Michelle far more than is implied in the series. 4. Fan consensus. Several times, fan consensus is given, with a couple other alternatives provided.
Development
While viewing the TV series and discussing alternatives provided much of the basis for the Chronology, fan input played a large part, as well.
Responses to various polls on several sites contributed, as fans were allowed to vote on what they believed was the reasoning behind a statement or action, or the result of it. For instance, fans were asked whether they believed Jesse and his sister/Danny's wife Pam were full siblings or not, because it is possible that Pam had a different father. The fan-created nature is apparent here, as a footnote reveals another plausible explanation.
Consensus was also important for things which would have happened had this been a realistic family. For instance, D.J. is shown to have provided consistent discipline for Michelle. Fans were able to vote on what and how much she did, and the final tally was considered in a number of cases.
The Calendar
In some places, episodes are said to have occurred out of the order they aired in because of the need to keep to the calendar. One of these was because of an episode being pre-empted, and airing after the one it was supposed to come before. However, other times, episodes are said to have occurred at different times than their airdates. For instance, the one where Jesse starts one of his twins on solid food occurs in April, not February when it aired, because the babies, a month premature, could not successfully be started on solid food only three months after birth.
Conclusion
It's never been denied by Warner Bros. Contribution of many fans and acceptance means it shoudl at least be fanon, and likely canon.
Enjoy, goodbye, and thanks. While I can't thak the creators personally, some of you read and enjoyed stuff like this (and my fanfiction, where I've done "Full House," "Peanuts," and other stuff under the pen name "Me") and that is enough. I leave having gone out on top, with something that was a lot of fun. The Lord has been good to me, even throughout struggles I can see good things were also present, and I pray you can say the same.