Changing times
It's so weird to see an indepth article on slash in the mainstream press. It's a good read, and the writer did his homework and wasn't judgey. I recognized the names of a few people interviewed. Stewardess! Loooove her BoB fic. :D
The Leverage creator is cool. And we've been over this a zillion times with Jeff Davis and how I get it that the writers have to write their show the way they want. But I still wonder what's wrong with fulfilling "fan desire." Not every desire, obviously, but just in general -- what's wrong with giving fans what they want?
As a romance writer, it's my job to give readers what they want. There's a reason the romance genre is so popular. As a reader and a writer, I want my HEAs! I want to be emotionally satisfied. I feel like there's this notion in Hollywood that it's more "artistic" and better to write endings that are unresolved or unhappy or whathaveyou. Of course it depends on the show -- I don't expect a big happy ending for Breaking Bad -- but sometimes I just wish we could get what we want. And one of the things we want is gay romance in canon. And not tertiary characters -- LEAD CHARACTERS. Why is that so hard? Why can't we have that?
This ramble brought to you by my need for caffeine.
The Leverage creator is cool. And we've been over this a zillion times with Jeff Davis and how I get it that the writers have to write their show the way they want. But I still wonder what's wrong with fulfilling "fan desire." Not every desire, obviously, but just in general -- what's wrong with giving fans what they want?
As a romance writer, it's my job to give readers what they want. There's a reason the romance genre is so popular. As a reader and a writer, I want my HEAs! I want to be emotionally satisfied. I feel like there's this notion in Hollywood that it's more "artistic" and better to write endings that are unresolved or unhappy or whathaveyou. Of course it depends on the show -- I don't expect a big happy ending for Breaking Bad -- but sometimes I just wish we could get what we want. And one of the things we want is gay romance in canon. And not tertiary characters -- LEAD CHARACTERS. Why is that so hard? Why can't we have that?
This ramble brought to you by my need for caffeine.