've wondered this a time or three myself. And then I think... does anyone?
I don't think anyone does. Although I've read a lot of interpretations of what fans think it is. Instead of bring and fight for your own subtext, it's bring and fight for your own interpretation of the plot. Even the people who love the comics don't agree on the basic plot - which is highly amusing (to me at least).
f you look at Whedon's 'plots' he generally does it 'connect the dots style.' 'This' happens at the beginning (foreshadowing the end) [then we have a bunch of other episodes] Sweeps! Better have a pivot point that sets up the big change! [then a bunch of other episodes] Feb sweeps! Bitter hit the Act Three transition. [then a bunch of episodes] Oh shit! It's time for the finale! Write something quick. Better yet, kill someone!
Hee. So, so true. He writes like a lot of tv writers do. It's how he was taught to write - from the trenches on Roseanne. Hollywood writing 101. The better writers pull out of that formula eventually...but there aren't many. And they tend to be on either HBO or regular Cable.
Comic writers also write like that - or the super-hero action genre does. The literary comic writers like Gaiman, not so much.
It often reminds me of that cartoon about calculus where they start with a formula and they get a result.
Hee. Yeah, it really does. Good analogy.
[thanks for letting me get rid of some work stress by critiquing and making fun of the comics! Mucho appreciated.]
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Date: 2010-12-16 12:28 am (UTC)I don't think anyone does. Although I've read a lot of interpretations of what fans think it is. Instead of bring and fight for your own subtext, it's bring and fight for your own interpretation of the plot. Even the people who love the comics don't agree on the basic plot - which is highly amusing (to me at least).
f you look at Whedon's 'plots' he generally does it 'connect the dots style.' 'This' happens at the beginning (foreshadowing the end) [then we have a bunch of other episodes] Sweeps! Better have a pivot point that sets up the big change! [then a bunch of other episodes] Feb sweeps! Bitter hit the Act Three transition. [then a bunch of episodes] Oh shit! It's time for the finale! Write something quick. Better yet, kill someone!
Hee. So, so true. He writes like a lot of tv writers do. It's how he was taught to write - from the trenches on Roseanne. Hollywood writing 101.
The better writers pull out of that formula eventually...but there aren't many. And they tend to be on either HBO or regular Cable.
Comic writers also write like that - or the super-hero action genre does.
The literary comic writers like Gaiman, not so much.
It often reminds me of that cartoon about calculus where they start with a formula and they get a result.
Hee. Yeah, it really does. Good analogy.
[thanks for letting me get rid of some work stress by critiquing and making fun of the comics! Mucho appreciated.]