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[shadowkat]

I really shouldn't do this, there are so many other things I need to do right now. Like fix myself lunch and finish writing my book. Take a walk. But what the hell.

Why do writers of fan fic and fans make such a big deal about canon and get all hot and bothered when the series that they are watching or books they are reading don't fit the fanfic they've created?

If you were that good at guessing what would come next in the story, then why bother reading or watching it? When stories become predictable like that for me, I get bored and watch something else.

Right now the ipod is playing my Madonna CD - I got tired of it going wonky every time I tried to control it's playing choices. So am letting it do whatever it wants at the moment.

There are two excellent posts on lj that explain the television writing and filming process - one is by tightropegirl commenting on House. The other is an interview with Stephen DeKnight regarding the writing and filming process behind the Buffy S6 episode, Dead Things. I recommend people who bash television writers read these two posts carefully. Afterwards, you'll probably want to slap yourself repeatedly in the forehead for being such a nitwit. But it is worth it.

Here's the links: Stephen Denight Interview

And...

Filming and writing an episode of House or Smallville

Imagine working 14 hours a day. Having 3 days to deliver a script. Having it torn to pieces by twenty people. Having 15 minutes to rehearse your lines, memorize them, and deliver them in front of a camera on mark. Imagine doing it after sitting around on a cold set with only one bathroom for 10 hours.

Then imagine after you are done, going on the internet and reading someone bash your work online. Or question your work. Or bash your best friend's work - when you watched them sweat bullets over it.

And you think your job sucks.

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Re: It's about the fantasy

[masqthephlsphr.livejournal.com]

What miffs me is that now they're going to do this AtS Season 6 comic and so their decision to kill off Wesley is really, really dumb in retrospect. Joss is on record as saying he would not have done that if they hadn't been cancelled.

I'm sure he'll find some way to bring Wesley back, though. It's the Buffyverse, after all.

Re: It's about the fantasy

[(Anonymous)]

Didn't even think of that, but yes, agreed - while having Wes die in NFA was perfect symmetry, (Fred's death and Wes's - the visual shots are almost identical between the two deaths) - I would have preferred to see him again.

He probably will since Wes was one of Whedon's favorite characters as well as ours. And hey, you figured out a way to have Wes come back, why can't Whedon? One of the nice things about the comic/sci-fantasy genre - people can come back from the dead.

It is just a comic book after all. ;-)

Re: It's about the fantasy

[shadowkat67.livejournal.com]

That was me. Apparently it didn't recognize my sign-in name at work.