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Skriven 2006-08-18 14:17:00 av Robert E Starr JR (7004.babylon5)
Ärende: Re: OT: We've been dissed
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Amy Guskin wrote:
> Well, I think this conversation is a bit silly - I was being tongue-in-cheek,
> and am not _sincerely_ offended by the comic

I realised that from the first reading.

> - but if we're going to pursue
> this line of thought, I don't find this example relevant.  It's different to
> allow people writing under your aegis to reference something with which you
> aren't familiar than it is to allow them to write something which denigrates
> something you like.

Depends on your level of involvement, and also depend of the level of
dissing (which we all agree, this isn't).

Honestly, I doubt that Matt has even read more than an issue or two of
it.

I know that for the most part Lucas didn't really care what they wrote
in the Star Wars novels...

> > I think if it suited Garbaldi's character he would.  You can't right
> > well rounded characters if they always have to share your opinions. <<

> Sure, but it isn't _necessary_, for example, for Garibaldi to dislike
> Twilight Zone specifically.

I went with the example you gave.

> Someone writing a script with that scene could  pick anything else, something
written
> by someone not respected and revered by  JMS.  So this just isn't likely to
happen -- I
> just used it as an extreme example.

And I'm saying that as a good writer, JMS may pick this as something to
write.

Let's give an example that may happen.

Garibaldi loves Daffy.  I assume that JMS does, too.

I would not put it past JMS to write a scene in which Sheridan (a
character we are meant to like & respect) complains about Garibaldi
going on about it and saying how much he finds Daffy Duck cartoons
annoying and repetitive.

People don't always agree, even friends, and a minor issue like that is
a nice way to colour that.

Also, I'd feel a lot more comfortable in that context dissing something
I liked than something I didn't.

As you say, it's known JMS likes Twilight Zone.  Garibaldi dissed it,
people would ask "But I thought you liked it?" to which JMS could reply
he does, but Garibaldi doesn't.

If you diss something you don't like, it becomes a fight better you
(and some of your fans) and fans of the other thing... maybe making
people pick sides.

> But again, seriously dude: this is my "not expressing sincere righteous
anger" face, I
> promise!

Duh.

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