Are there BtVS movie fans who hate Joss for what he did with the show? That'd be the most apt comparison in my eyes.
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What? She killed 'em with mathematics. What else could it have been?
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[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, The Inside and Drive), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
Topic!Cindy - Sep 29, 2006 1:22:29 pm PDT #1359 of 10001
What is even happening?
§ ita § - Sep 29, 2006 1:31:37 pm PDT #1360 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I think they hate what he did to the show, which is different from hating the difference between the movie and the show.
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 29, 2006 1:38:17 pm PDT #1361 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Unless the original movie featured Amber Benson's still-living character in some scene I missed, anyway.
Strega - Sep 29, 2006 3:25:19 pm PDT #1362 of 10001
I'm sure I've mentioned this before, but my favorite will always be the guy who asked Moore, "When you were following your dream to become a writer, did you ever think that someday you would be using it to crush the dreams of others?"
Bless their fevered brains.
Allyson - Sep 29, 2006 3:29:42 pm PDT #1363 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
"When you were following your dream to become a writer, did you ever think that someday you would be using it to crush the dreams of others?"
That's why I became a writer. For sure.
Topic!Cindy - Sep 29, 2006 3:34:55 pm PDT #1364 of 10001
What is even happening?
I think they hate what he did to the show, which is different from hating the difference between the movie and the show.Details. Details.
Kristen - Sep 29, 2006 4:41:01 pm PDT #1365 of 10001
There are other reasons to become a writer?
Sue - Sep 29, 2006 4:56:30 pm PDT #1366 of 10001
hip deep in pie
"When you were following your dream to become a writer, did you ever think that someday you would be using it to crush the dreams of others?"
I don't know. I think there are better professions to follow if you want to crush dreams. Like teacher, or therapist, or network executive.
Hayden - Sep 29, 2006 5:44:46 pm PDT #1367 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Or the DMV.
Strega - Sep 29, 2006 6:50:59 pm PDT #1368 of 10001
Those all require you to deal with people face to face.
As a writer, you can crush dreams from a distance. It's a better fit for the introverted sadist.