Post by Dallas on Jul 21, 2024 8:30:27 GMT -5
Alright, the crossover event is officially over with today's release of the final episode! I thought it would be fitting to do a blog post to give you some insights on how this came together.
On the ODaaT front, I have always loved these special arches where I go on location, or I use an entire album as the backdrop for the theme music. I am thinking of the Lake Tahoe arch, where Felicia kidnapped Leah, and she ended up being presumed dead; the original Santa Barbara arch with the double wedding of Daisy/Vinny & Jeff/Meggan where Leah was revealed to be alive, and of course, the Ice Storm, which used Lana Del Rey's 'Honeymoon' album. When I was thinking of the 2024 season, I really wanted this type of event.
Around the same time, I had already had the idea of the Barracuda Blue, and knew that Chasing Diamonds was ending. That is when I had the idea to host the venue at the Barracuda Blue, in Maui, and the next phase was to tie in together Diamonds and ODaaT.
To be fair, ODaaT, had mentioned of Rockwell Mining a few times since Diamonds started, so it was easy for me to think of a business-type of storyline that could work out. I, immediately, thought of Roboto because I would have thought that Bob and Lucinda would have been friends, which could have meant some past business deals, potentially. So, I started to think about a partnership and what they could work on. I wanted to use the ODaaT rose theme, and since Rockwell Mining does Diamonds, I thought Pink Rose shaped Diamonds, in this launch.
Once I had this in mind, I had to decide on which characters would be involved, and what would happen at this launch. On the BB side, I wanted to introduce Orvilla, and have her end up clashing or being upset with Lyzz, as this will spill into series one of the series. I also wanted to have Lyzz's fiancé killed as this drives her story in s1.
Once I knew that, at least one person, had to die, I kept thinking about parties in the past on soaps that had this type of destruction to get inspiration from. And then I saw a cover of Soap Opera Weekly when they gave Days' and Greta's coronation; this also played into the part of the crown that Isabelle was going to wear. Once I knew that I wanted some gunmen to go wild and kill people, I had to think of the setup and how this would be possible.
That's when I came up with the idea that there would be some folks that would want the launch to fail. Kent & Dyhannah were easy from Diamonds, but I wanted, somehow, a connection to ODaaT. This is when I thought of Cassie, because of her history with Natasha. I also knew, though, that something had to happen to drive Cassie out of Twin Peaks, and over to the Diamonds canvas so she could help with the setup of this. This is where Isabelle's miscarriage, but blackmail, scheme came into play. I also knew that I had to have this story play out on ODaaT before the last mini-series of Diamonds came out, since that mini-series really set up the crossover event. I couldn't do that launch without that mini-series, so, while there was other drama, the main purpose was Cassie's arrival and setting this storyline up.
Once I knew that Kent, Dyhannah, and Cassie would be working together to stop the launch, the rest of the pieces kind of fell into place. I thought Kent would have the resources to kidnap Isabelle, steal the diamonds, and the launch would be ruined. I loved the idea that the kidnappers would go rouge and create all of this other conflict. The next piece was that I needed to know who would else would be impacted, which is where Stacey, Quinn, Ash and Sophie came into play.
Stacey wasn't shot, but she did miscarry her baby. This will play out in the final season of Diamonds. Quinn was shot and killed, which will also play out in the last season of Diamonds. Over the years, the Diamonds cast had become somewhat inflated, and I thought this would be a great way to get rid of a character that had served her purpose, especially when thinking about how to wrap everything up in the final season. Ash being shot and killed will be a featured plot point in series 1 of Barracuda Blue.
Then, I had this idea for Sophie to be shot at the party. Of course, this will really change the canvas as we move forward, as she and Max have been cute together, but he has told her that they could only be friends. Will that change if she survives? Could this be the catalyst that brings Cory back to Twin Peaks? How will Natasha react to her daughter being shot, and the company react to the fallout of the launch? There are many questions that are going to be answered.
Lastly, I used Kacey Musgraves' album "Star Crossed" as the music for this arch. She has this whimsical sound to her that I love, and I thought a party in Maui, Hawaii, would be fitting for that type of music. Looking back, I don't think it was the as good as a choice as Honeymoon was for the Ice Storm, as that album was very foreboding, dark in natural, and cinematic, but I am still happy with the choice.
This was probably the most preparation and planning that I have ever done for ANY arch in my 20+ years of writing because I had three settings to ensure were ready for the event, but I am so happy with the turnout and hope you are too! What are your thoughts on the crossover event? Sound off below
On the ODaaT front, I have always loved these special arches where I go on location, or I use an entire album as the backdrop for the theme music. I am thinking of the Lake Tahoe arch, where Felicia kidnapped Leah, and she ended up being presumed dead; the original Santa Barbara arch with the double wedding of Daisy/Vinny & Jeff/Meggan where Leah was revealed to be alive, and of course, the Ice Storm, which used Lana Del Rey's 'Honeymoon' album. When I was thinking of the 2024 season, I really wanted this type of event.
Around the same time, I had already had the idea of the Barracuda Blue, and knew that Chasing Diamonds was ending. That is when I had the idea to host the venue at the Barracuda Blue, in Maui, and the next phase was to tie in together Diamonds and ODaaT.
To be fair, ODaaT, had mentioned of Rockwell Mining a few times since Diamonds started, so it was easy for me to think of a business-type of storyline that could work out. I, immediately, thought of Roboto because I would have thought that Bob and Lucinda would have been friends, which could have meant some past business deals, potentially. So, I started to think about a partnership and what they could work on. I wanted to use the ODaaT rose theme, and since Rockwell Mining does Diamonds, I thought Pink Rose shaped Diamonds, in this launch.
Once I had this in mind, I had to decide on which characters would be involved, and what would happen at this launch. On the BB side, I wanted to introduce Orvilla, and have her end up clashing or being upset with Lyzz, as this will spill into series one of the series. I also wanted to have Lyzz's fiancé killed as this drives her story in s1.
Once I knew that, at least one person, had to die, I kept thinking about parties in the past on soaps that had this type of destruction to get inspiration from. And then I saw a cover of Soap Opera Weekly when they gave Days' and Greta's coronation; this also played into the part of the crown that Isabelle was going to wear. Once I knew that I wanted some gunmen to go wild and kill people, I had to think of the setup and how this would be possible.
That's when I came up with the idea that there would be some folks that would want the launch to fail. Kent & Dyhannah were easy from Diamonds, but I wanted, somehow, a connection to ODaaT. This is when I thought of Cassie, because of her history with Natasha. I also knew, though, that something had to happen to drive Cassie out of Twin Peaks, and over to the Diamonds canvas so she could help with the setup of this. This is where Isabelle's miscarriage, but blackmail, scheme came into play. I also knew that I had to have this story play out on ODaaT before the last mini-series of Diamonds came out, since that mini-series really set up the crossover event. I couldn't do that launch without that mini-series, so, while there was other drama, the main purpose was Cassie's arrival and setting this storyline up.
Once I knew that Kent, Dyhannah, and Cassie would be working together to stop the launch, the rest of the pieces kind of fell into place. I thought Kent would have the resources to kidnap Isabelle, steal the diamonds, and the launch would be ruined. I loved the idea that the kidnappers would go rouge and create all of this other conflict. The next piece was that I needed to know who would else would be impacted, which is where Stacey, Quinn, Ash and Sophie came into play.
Stacey wasn't shot, but she did miscarry her baby. This will play out in the final season of Diamonds. Quinn was shot and killed, which will also play out in the last season of Diamonds. Over the years, the Diamonds cast had become somewhat inflated, and I thought this would be a great way to get rid of a character that had served her purpose, especially when thinking about how to wrap everything up in the final season. Ash being shot and killed will be a featured plot point in series 1 of Barracuda Blue.
Then, I had this idea for Sophie to be shot at the party. Of course, this will really change the canvas as we move forward, as she and Max have been cute together, but he has told her that they could only be friends. Will that change if she survives? Could this be the catalyst that brings Cory back to Twin Peaks? How will Natasha react to her daughter being shot, and the company react to the fallout of the launch? There are many questions that are going to be answered.
Lastly, I used Kacey Musgraves' album "Star Crossed" as the music for this arch. She has this whimsical sound to her that I love, and I thought a party in Maui, Hawaii, would be fitting for that type of music. Looking back, I don't think it was the as good as a choice as Honeymoon was for the Ice Storm, as that album was very foreboding, dark in natural, and cinematic, but I am still happy with the choice.
This was probably the most preparation and planning that I have ever done for ANY arch in my 20+ years of writing because I had three settings to ensure were ready for the event, but I am so happy with the turnout and hope you are too! What are your thoughts on the crossover event? Sound off below