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So, I watched Doctor Horrible's Sing A Long Blog on DVD last night, courtesy of my brother who gave it to me as a Xmas gift. It's a lot better on DVD than online. I've come to the conclusion that tv shows and movies on my computer don't work well for me. I have no clue how people watch things on their ipods or iphones. Honestly, just watching a 43 minute film on my 14 inch screen gives me a headdache. Either you don't spend your days writing on a computer, or you don't get headaches easily???
Anyhow, I also listened to the Commentary - The Musical for the first time. (This may be the most self-deprecating creative humorous collabortive endeavor I've heard. They make fun of DVD commentary, including their own, and say some pithy and profound things about how we view entertainment and media today. I was surprised. All I'd heard were Nate and Neil's songs prior to this...and trust me, they aren't the good songs.)
The one below is a song written and performed by Joss Whedon. It's about well what happens now in the age of information, of the internet, where fans can interact with writers, after you write a story and put it out there for everyone to see. How they deal with it, and how you deal with them. In short guys, it's about the relationship between the writer and his/her critics and fans. Also, whether or not you liked Dr. Horrible, you might want to read these lyrics. I found them rather insightful and thought provoking particularly in relation to the comics, Dollhouse, and Whedon's current work, even if Whedon and his family freely admit he is whining and are making fun of himself for doing so. Stating that...all of this is part of the gig.
Without it, you wouldn't have a fanbase or a living. Tis the price you pay, Dude!
Yet, I sympathize with Whedon. I know what it is like for someone to ask - why did you write that? Or do you really do that??? Or don't you think THAT will send a negative message? And what came before that point? You need to give us an explanation, some background! Writing is easy, sharing it can be brutal, yet the whole point of writing is sharing it. Was it easier before readers could easily tell writers what they thought? Before the net gave reader's instant access to writers and vice versa? Should we envy Homer or the Cave Painter - who just got ooos and ahhhs?
And at the same time, I realize I am amongst the very fans that pick, pick at his writing. I overanalyze it. Hunt meaning in it - where there very well may be none. I pick it. Rail it. And love every moment of doing so. If I can't interact with the art - what is the point of the art? It is how I love it. Which I think he realizes... because he does the same thing. We all do.
At any rate, long story short, the below made me smile last night. So enjoy.
( Heart, Broken - lyrics by Whedon from Dr. Horrible )
Anyhow, I also listened to the Commentary - The Musical for the first time. (This may be the most self-deprecating creative humorous collabortive endeavor I've heard. They make fun of DVD commentary, including their own, and say some pithy and profound things about how we view entertainment and media today. I was surprised. All I'd heard were Nate and Neil's songs prior to this...and trust me, they aren't the good songs.)
The one below is a song written and performed by Joss Whedon. It's about well what happens now in the age of information, of the internet, where fans can interact with writers, after you write a story and put it out there for everyone to see. How they deal with it, and how you deal with them. In short guys, it's about the relationship between the writer and his/her critics and fans. Also, whether or not you liked Dr. Horrible, you might want to read these lyrics. I found them rather insightful and thought provoking particularly in relation to the comics, Dollhouse, and Whedon's current work, even if Whedon and his family freely admit he is whining and are making fun of himself for doing so. Stating that...all of this is part of the gig.
Without it, you wouldn't have a fanbase or a living. Tis the price you pay, Dude!
Yet, I sympathize with Whedon. I know what it is like for someone to ask - why did you write that? Or do you really do that??? Or don't you think THAT will send a negative message? And what came before that point? You need to give us an explanation, some background! Writing is easy, sharing it can be brutal, yet the whole point of writing is sharing it. Was it easier before readers could easily tell writers what they thought? Before the net gave reader's instant access to writers and vice versa? Should we envy Homer or the Cave Painter - who just got ooos and ahhhs?
And at the same time, I realize I am amongst the very fans that pick, pick at his writing. I overanalyze it. Hunt meaning in it - where there very well may be none. I pick it. Rail it. And love every moment of doing so. If I can't interact with the art - what is the point of the art? It is how I love it. Which I think he realizes... because he does the same thing. We all do.
At any rate, long story short, the below made me smile last night. So enjoy.
( Heart, Broken - lyrics by Whedon from Dr. Horrible )