I tend to agree. It seems especially sad to me that some people seem to have taken Joss's undeniable feminism as a stick to beat him with on those occasions when he doesn't live up to (their) highest standards - that strikes me as self defeating.
And I think in the case of Dr Horrible it is more significant to focus on what he was trying to do than the specific story he chose to tell while doing it. He seems to be trying to find a new way of presenting filmed stories that circumvents many of the restrictions and most of the requirements for money and influence that currently limit access to producing stories. From a radical perspective being able to break that barrier has far more importance than what the actual story was.
If he really has broken it - I suspect the very story he chose to tell shows that there are another set of limits imposed on what he wanted to do. The story of a geek who gets bullied and longs for a girl who he finds it difficult to talk to is nothing if not tailor made for a stereotypical online audience - which probably mostly shows that he ultimately does want to recoup the money he has put in.
But let's just fantasise for a moment that he has broken that barrier. That would be an achievement for social justice to put all the naysayers in the shade. And I think even trying is worth some pretty hefty brownie points.
Plus the horse was far funnier than if it had been Penny.
And I think in the case of Dr Horrible it is more significant to focus on what he was trying to do than the specific story he chose to tell while doing it. He seems to be trying to find a new way of presenting filmed stories that circumvents many of the restrictions and most of the requirements for money and influence that currently limit access to producing stories. From a radical perspective being able to break that barrier has far more importance than what the actual story was.
If he really has broken it - I suspect the very story he chose to tell shows that there are another set of limits imposed on what he wanted to do. The story of a geek who gets bullied and longs for a girl who he finds it difficult to talk to is nothing if not tailor made for a stereotypical online audience - which probably mostly shows that he ultimately does want to recoup the money he has put in.
But let's just fantasise for a moment that he has broken that barrier. That would be an achievement for social justice to put all the naysayers in the shade. And I think even trying is worth some pretty hefty brownie points.
Plus the horse was far funnier than if it had been Penny.
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