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I love this comment made by Neil Gaiman in regards to the diverse reactions to his Doctor Who episode "The Doctor's Wife":

I think it is a good thing that all people do not like all things equally, by the way. There is, as the Romans pointed out, no arguing with taste, and trying to convince someone that they should like something they don’t or not like something they do is pointless and foolish. We like different things, and it’s part of the joy of being human, and part of the reason that I can make a living making art.

So very true. As anyone who has ever spent countless hours on the internet pointlessly arguing with a reviewer/poster who either hated something they loved or loved something they hated can readily attest to.

Gaiman's official blog is rather enjoyable by the way, sort of calm and witty.
The writer clearly has reached a place in his career and life, where he is secure and comfortable with himself and his writing.

The other bit - that he states in regards to the Doctor Who episode, which I readily identified with, is how he tried to avoid the internet when it was broadcast for the sake of his own sanity. He was a little terrified of the reaction. But it was overwhelmingly positive, so all is good.

The Good Wife Season Finale Review

The Good Wife has proven itself to be far and away the best television series this year. Not one episode has bored me nor has my attention wandered during -- which is saying a lot. Every other tv show I've seen this year, with the possible exception of Game of Thrones and Doctor Who (also rewind tv), my attention has wandered during at some point. I suppose that tells you more about my taste than it does about the Good Wife.

But it did pull all the plot threads together and set up some interesting new ones for next year, without moving too far afield of the twin themes of power and how women struggle with it in a predominately male world.

( Major plot spoilers for last nights episode - I basically recap it. )