Even if Fury thought it why in the hell would he say it?
Fury doesn't seem to have much of an internal censor. He's said some pretty snide (or honest, mileages vary depending on if you agree or not) about other things over the years, even his work on Lost.
I don't know how old Buffyworld is but the script is RIGHT there.
For Smashed, I think there's a lot of "not on screen = not canon" which I wouldn't necessarily argue with. But still the intent is stated in the script for that and I think that goes a little further than a scene that was cut. That's where you get into the murky waters of whether the author is alive or not. I think when it comes to an active part of the story (like a motivation or character stance), the author is alive.
But yeah, some are just in denial, if you want my honest opinion on that. Like people argue that Spike wouldn't have hurt that woman in the alley. No, the chip went off and as Spike himself said, it only goes off with the intent to harm. Thing is, the authors allowed it until it came to a head. I think they were too afraid of losing Buffy (perhaps it's an insight into their own flawed views of heroes?) to their own narrative.
Oh, I'm a dude. I don't know if I'm feminist or not; I just ask myself questions about the reactions I have to things and try to be aware of my own projections. I think in a lot of ways that's why I feel betrayed by Joss and his comics, because I know he knows better and is doing it anyway. Whether he's satirizing fandom or giving in to his own kinks and fetishes, it makes no difference because the result the same.
I'm not really a source for declining sales figures. I get them from comichron.
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Re: sorry, I had to edit my reply 'cause I forgot something
Date: 2013-05-10 05:58 pm (UTC)Even if Fury thought it why in the hell would he say it?
Fury doesn't seem to have much of an internal censor. He's said some pretty snide (or honest, mileages vary depending on if you agree or not) about other things over the years, even his work on Lost.
I don't know how old Buffyworld is but the script is RIGHT there.
For Smashed, I think there's a lot of "not on screen = not canon" which I wouldn't necessarily argue with. But still the intent is stated in the script for that and I think that goes a little further than a scene that was cut. That's where you get into the murky waters of whether the author is alive or not. I think when it comes to an active part of the story (like a motivation or character stance), the author is alive.
But yeah, some are just in denial, if you want my honest opinion on that. Like people argue that Spike wouldn't have hurt that woman in the alley. No, the chip went off and as Spike himself said, it only goes off with the intent to harm. Thing is, the authors allowed it until it came to a head. I think they were too afraid of losing Buffy (perhaps it's an insight into their own flawed views of heroes?) to their own narrative.
Oh, I'm a dude. I don't know if I'm feminist or not; I just ask myself questions about the reactions I have to things and try to be aware of my own projections. I think in a lot of ways that's why I feel betrayed by Joss and his comics, because I know he knows better and is doing it anyway. Whether he's satirizing fandom or giving in to his own kinks and fetishes, it makes no difference because the result the same.
I'm not really a source for declining sales figures. I get them from comichron.
http://www.comichron.com/monthlycomicssales/2013/2013-04.html
They continue to drop about 500 for Buffy and 100-200 for A&F each month.