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Discussion of the Mutant Enemy series, Firefly, the ensuing movie Serenity, and other projects in that universe. Like the other show threads, anything broadcast in the US is fine; spoilers are verboten and will be deleted if found.
Retcon is an older and less crudely expressed concept, and is distinguished by being actually canonical.
Retcon and fanwank aren't related, though.
A fanwank is something I do to explain something that doesn't make sense. A retcon is something the creator does that messes with our previous (perfectly reasonable) interpretation of canon.
I thought a retcon was something the writers did to explain a previously unexplained continuity error? Still not the same thing as fanwank.
Not related to fanwank nor retcon, there was a long piece in the LA Times today about the effort of keeping productions in the LA. They wrote extensively about Serenity as an example of this. I loved the picture of the cantilevered mule on a truck.
In brighter news:
American BO figures for Saturday- only around a 40% drop from last Saturday, which after Friday's poorer showing is a nice surprise.
I'm trying to get an actual source for that.
ETA: [link]
Oh, and thanks for clearing up the whole fanwank/retcon thing. It's now as clear as mud! ;)
Retcon can do either--it can be for the sake of explaining a continuity error or just to expand the story in a certain direction (sometimes in ways that people feel are screwing with canon). Retcon isn't defined by intention so much as act; it's when a writer inserts something into a canon's past that wasn't an explicit part of that past to begin with.
Retcon isn't defined by intention so much as act; it's when a writer inserts something into a canon's past that wasn't an explicit part of that past to begin with.
Ah, that makes sense (it's "retroactive continuity", after all). Thanks.
And for the exam, define the following:
They jossed my fanwank with their retcon, but it seemed pretty fanwank-y to me.
You have 30 minutes. Keep your eyes on your papers and bring them to the front when you're done.
But what do we do with our papers?
Just saw this on another board about A History of Violence"
"Just back from the cinema.
Brilliant movie....all the ingredients are there....good actors.....engaging story...solid cinematography......domestic violence.....full frontal nudity......explicit cunnilingus....
Can't recommend it enough..
JB"
What an education this has been. If Inara had a shower scene and the Operative was played by The Rock, Serenity would be the number one movie in the country. Suddenly I'm at ease with how Serenity is performing. It sure didn't sell out.