Comments on: Oh, Authors, Why Must You Be Crazy on the Internet?

By: Stephen

Stephen — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 14:20:33 +0000

Sure! Whedon, like any writer in Hollywood, has been involved with some...not so spectacular films. The usual defense for those efforts, from both Whedon and a number of his fans, are that the actors, directors and editors got it wrong. (See, for example, discussion Halle Berry's rendition of the infamous "What happens to a toad when it's struck by lightning?" exchange from X-Men or Whedon's own assessment of what went wrong with Alien: Resurrection.) This is a better defense for movies and TV, where the writer is often very removed from filming, and their words are interpreted by actors and directors before the entire story is potentially changed in editing. When it comes to books, the author is far more in control.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 01:36:23 +0000

Hi, got a link to your blog through an author’s post. Know this is an old post, so don’t know if you’ll see my comment. But as I’m a Joss Whedon fan I’m curious about your remark about his fans? I have no idea what you’re talking about here, and would like to be let in if possible. Hope you get to read this, so I can hear about this.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:16:04 +0000

Oh, huh. Also I see she deleted all of her comments.

By: Somnopolis

Somnopolis — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:13:36 +0000

I recall her mentioning BBB in one of her rants. Had no idea who she was referring to.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 03:12:28 +0000

Jami: I’m sorry, I didn’t follow that. Do you have a link?

By: Jami

Jami — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:44:16 +0000

Probably because it doesn’t have as many (now deleted) posts from Sams, everyone’s forgetting poor PBB, whom Sams also derided. In fact, LB actually mentions PBB’s review in their review. Sams even wrote up an entire blog calling people to vote both said reviews down, though she mistyped PBB’s Amazon ID as BBB.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:29:41 +0000

Geof: I am, which is why I can recognize that particular derangement so well.

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By: Geof F. Morris

Geof F. Morris — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:25:27 +0000

Ummmmm, aren’t you a Joss Whedon fan, Stephen?

By: Somnopolis

Somnopolis — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:02:18 +0000

And have you seen this?
http://www.cschatterly.com/nw/news.html

Should someone contact Sergei Lukyanenko’s English-language publishers? I think she just plagiarised Night Watch……and kept the title!

Also has anyone proof that she was a member of the US Kung Fu team, or indeed what the medal of Putien is?