Whedon and Mariah know how to talk to fans, Willingham, Allie, and Williams really don't.
Preach it! I couldn't agree more.
Though Mariah hasn't convinced me to read Willingham's book. A lot of what she addressed in her post didn't even touch the heart of the concerns about failure in characterization and mythos. She barely skimmed the surface with the issues of Spike's mischaracterization, but didn't even realize that it's all the characters who aren't being written well. Oh, and the dialogue is shitty. This is the Whedonverse, Willingham. Write with wit or get out. ;-)
what would it take for you to stop watching a tv series?
I tend to quit series when the magic is lost, when some essential dynamic changes. I never quit BtVS because the most important magic was in Buffy's character and how I connected with her and the emotional resonance of the story. But one thing I do mourn is the loss of witty dialogue in the later seasons compared to early BtVS. The joy of wordplay is lacking. Still there, but not as abundant as it once was.
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Date: 2010-05-01 08:09 am (UTC)Preach it! I couldn't agree more.
Though Mariah hasn't convinced me to read Willingham's book. A lot of what she addressed in her post didn't even touch the heart of the concerns about failure in characterization and mythos. She barely skimmed the surface with the issues of Spike's mischaracterization, but didn't even realize that it's all the characters who aren't being written well. Oh, and the dialogue is shitty. This is the Whedonverse, Willingham. Write with wit or get out. ;-)
what would it take for you to stop watching a tv series?
I tend to quit series when the magic is lost, when some essential dynamic changes. I never quit BtVS because the most important magic was in Buffy's character and how I connected with her and the emotional resonance of the story. But one thing I do mourn is the loss of witty dialogue in the later seasons compared to early BtVS. The joy of wordplay is lacking. Still there, but not as abundant as it once was.