Re: Mocking the FanbasewisdomeagleFebruary 8 2005, 19:37:22 UTC
Exactly.
People have been consistantly peeved with the 'Gate writers for their treatment of geeks -- ooh, I totally forgot about "The Other Guys" till just now, even though "Avenger 2.0" was mentioned in the other thread -- even though geeks are their target audience.
This is why I think shows are best when the writers themselves are invested in the show -- if not as heavily as the fans, at least heavily enough so that humor at the expense of the fans doesn't come across as incredibly mean-spirited. I think the Trio on Buffy is a good example of them getting it right.
There's a bit in the commentary on the S3 Angel ep "Waiting in the Wings" about how it's about crazy batshit fans who stalk people, and how the line, "If you're a fan, get a website" is sort of barb at the fanbase, but a) it's subtle and went right over my head the first time and b) is an entirely different thing from saying "get a life." It's saying "express your fannishness in an appropriate manner and don't stalk the actors."
I want to meta about meta and about "Citizen Joe" in particular more throroughly later... but now I've got class. O_o
People have been consistantly peeved with the 'Gate writers for their treatment of geeks -- ooh, I totally forgot about "The Other Guys" till just now, even though "Avenger 2.0" was mentioned in the other thread -- even though geeks are their target audience.
This is why I think shows are best when the writers themselves are invested in the show -- if not as heavily as the fans, at least heavily enough so that humor at the expense of the fans doesn't come across as incredibly mean-spirited. I think the Trio on Buffy is a good example of them getting it right.
There's a bit in the commentary on the S3 Angel ep "Waiting in the Wings" about how it's about crazy batshit fans who stalk people, and how the line, "If you're a fan, get a website" is sort of barb at the fanbase, but a) it's subtle and went right over my head the first time and b) is an entirely different thing from saying "get a life." It's saying "express your fannishness in an appropriate manner and don't stalk the actors."
I want to meta about meta and about "Citizen Joe" in particular more throroughly later... but now I've got class. O_o
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