when they don't get what they thought they were going to get.
I think the promo materials on CoE really didn't help in this regard. A lot of people seem to feel rather mislead, and there's definitely a case to be made there for that being deliberately done.
I don't know. *sigh* Such a muddle.
so are getting cross with those who disagree
Where I've seen it most, honestly, is coming from those who didn't particularly care about it either way, although there's definitely some conflict between the Yays and the Nays. In any case, yeah, everything I've seen has been fan-to-fan crankiness.
Especially from the likes of Mallozzi...
Hahaha. Oh, Mallozzi. We'll believe pretty much anything of that man. *g*
I think comparing RTD with the SG creators is, hmm, inaccurate...RTD by and large *does* understand fan opinion
That's a really interesting point. I'm not quite sure where I fall on the How Plugged In Is RTD scale. He does certainly seem pleased with the emotion he's generated; I do wonder, though, how well he really estimated the backlash from certain quarters... or, more specifically, the reasoning behind it. He does occasionally have a habit of misreading the nature of fans' reception of his characters (naming no names, of course *looks shifty*), and I wonder if there isn't some of that at work here.
We can most all agree, though, that the SG people continue to be out of their ever-loving minds. If Brad Wright digs himself any deeper with the fans, he's going to need spelunking equipment. *headshake*
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Date: 2009-07-30 01:59 am (UTC)I think the promo materials on CoE really didn't help in this regard. A lot of people seem to feel rather mislead, and there's definitely a case to be made there for that being deliberately done.
I don't know. *sigh* Such a muddle.
so are getting cross with those who disagree
Where I've seen it most, honestly, is coming from those who didn't particularly care about it either way, although there's definitely some conflict between the Yays and the Nays. In any case, yeah, everything I've seen has been fan-to-fan crankiness.
Especially from the likes of Mallozzi...
Hahaha. Oh, Mallozzi. We'll believe pretty much anything of that man. *g*
I think comparing RTD with the SG creators is, hmm, inaccurate...RTD by and large *does* understand fan opinion
That's a really interesting point. I'm not quite sure where I fall on the How Plugged In Is RTD scale. He does certainly seem pleased with the emotion he's generated; I do wonder, though, how well he really estimated the backlash from certain quarters... or, more specifically, the reasoning behind it. He does occasionally have a habit of misreading the nature of fans' reception of his characters (naming no names, of course *looks shifty*), and I wonder if there isn't some of that at work here.
We can most all agree, though, that the SG people continue to be out of their ever-loving minds. If Brad Wright digs himself any deeper with the fans, he's going to need spelunking equipment. *headshake*