I'm not heavy into Supernatural fandom, I just discuss it in LJ-land, but I have followed some links to "discussions" where anyone who complains about the new additions are quickly shouted down as not being "true fans" because they're not trusting TPTB.
I'm just so naive, because this mentality ALWAYS confuses me, whether it be in fandom or in real life.
Sorry, but I've been around the fandom block too many times to trust TPTB blindly, especially when it's been shown time and time again that it's not one person, but many, who make the final decision. I might trust the creative process of the writers, but I don't trust that it won't be interfered with by the studio.
Exactly. For the writers, it might be creative expression, but it's equal parts business. They, ultimately, write to get paid and if the payer of the bills says they want X, then that's what the creative team does.
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Date: 2007-10-15 04:30 pm (UTC)I'm just so naive, because this mentality ALWAYS confuses me, whether it be in fandom or in real life.
Sorry, but I've been around the fandom block too many times to trust TPTB blindly, especially when it's been shown time and time again that it's not one person, but many, who make the final decision. I might trust the creative process of the writers, but I don't trust that it won't be interfered with by the studio.
Exactly. For the writers, it might be creative expression, but it's equal parts business. They, ultimately, write to get paid and if the payer of the bills says they want X, then that's what the creative team does.