So now Gail Berman was the real uncredited author of "Buffy"?!
No, that's not what we are saying. An editor is a better word. In television - the network will often edit content or change it. It happens in publishing and newspapers too. Berman was known for her editorial touch. Writers have a tendency to get carried away. Often what works in our heads, doesn't work on the page. Or what we think is cool - comes across as really horrible. We are not the best judges of our own work. (Otherwise why would so many accomplished fanfic writers request people to beta their work in depth before they release it to the masses?)
I think what BTVS had, which the others didn't, was a REALLY good editor. ;-)
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No, that's not what we are saying. An editor is a better word. In television - the network will often edit content or change it. It happens in publishing and newspapers too. Berman was known for her editorial touch. Writers have a tendency to get carried away. Often what works in our heads, doesn't work on the page. Or what we think is cool - comes across as really horrible. We are not the best judges of our own work. (Otherwise why would so many accomplished fanfic writers request people to beta their work in depth before they release it to the masses?)
I think what BTVS had, which the others didn't, was a REALLY good editor. ;-)