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May. 18th, 2011 12:20 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
shadowkatI 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.
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.