Saffron ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls and The Inside), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
If I was completely unaware of Tim's other work, I'd still be intrigued.
This is me- I like procedurals like CSI, but for me, they're "when it's there" viewing instead of "must see tv". There's nothing to keep me captive. Even from the teaser we get the idea that there's something more going on.
We just don't know that the "something more" will tear us up and kick us in the teeth.
404, dude
404, dude
Still? I did a thing that may have been a fix.
I'm sitting down to write The Misery Effect, an essay about crazy fen, the ones who write hatemail in defense of a fictional character, who feel an unholy ownership over a show.
I hate this. It's Too Hard.
I hate this. It's Too Hard.
Because you have too many detailed examples?
Because you have too many detailed examples?
Because it's like shooting fish in a barrel, yes. Trying to make it interesting is difficult. I did an email interview with Jane Espenson and just got off the phone with Tim discussing this sort of thing, about the storyteller's responsibilities to the audience and vice versa, about power, about What Hurts and What Doesn't, and overall experiences with fandom.
But I put together an outline and found myself so acidic and angry, that I'm worried about why I'm taking it so seriously and it seems to just roll off their backs.
Which means getting personal about me. And That's Hard.
Back to the drawing board.
So I'm looking for thoughts on it.
Ah, the Irrational Investment issue. You have my sympathy, Allyson. I don't know how to talk about that without being too critical and implying that the crazy fen are, in fact, crazy.
I don't know how to talk about that without being too critical and implying that the crazy fen are, in fact, crazy.
That's not the part that's bothering me. What's bothering me is that I, too, am kraxy.
But I put together an outline and found myself so acidic and angry, that I'm worried about why I'm taking it so seriously and it seems to just roll off their backs.
See, this would be me, also. I just get so out of whack when people get possessive-crazy about characters that it makes me seem crazy. I can understand why it would be difficult.
Maybe because you identify with the writers and their craft as opposed to imaginary characters. There is probably some psychological term for this that I'm unaware of. For some folks they bond so much with the character that they simply can't deal with the reality of the story and the power that the writer has over them, the viewer.
Your protectiveness of the writers may be what's stumping your objectivity. I would guess that the writers who finally get on a show have been through so much that they've learned to not take such criticisms personally. I honestly don't know how they do it.
