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Date Posted: 21:20:13 10/18/02 Fri
Author: TeacherBoy
Subject: lo, the answers
In reply to: Cactus Watcher 's message, "With no episode, new or old, to talk about this week" on 07:49:34 10/11/02 Fri

I just finished watching "Jaynestown", but I'll try and avoid any spoilers...

1. a), with a little bit of d). I have to admit, I would probably watch anything that Joss did, just based on his track record. But the *reason* I would has more to do with the fact that he is one of the only people out there that is willing to tell a good story, and tell it his way. Not the networks', and not the fans'. I don't know what Fate has in store for this show, but I will watch it just to see what a great storyteller has in store. Plus, I think it's hillarious.

2. Nope. Don't watch ST at all.

3. Nope.

4. No, never watched a single ep, and probably. I think it just has to do with the fact that these shows tend to cost a bit of money to produce and appeal to a fairly limited fan base.

5. I'm really not a huge sci-fi fan, with one large exception. My favorite books, by a large margin, is the Mars Trilogy, by Kim Stanley Robinson. Amazing.

6. Boy, I do love me them westerns. Just a few: High Noon; The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance; The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly (best title); Stagecoach; Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid; Rio Bravo; Rio Grande (nice double bill); True Grit; They Died With Their Boots On... I could go on, but won't.

Just as an aside, I think I really get what JW is saying about the freedom of writing in a genre. I personally think that limitations are the essence of art. In other words, I think the frame makes the picture. Once you accept the limitation of a genre, you have a great deal of freedom to work within that space, and I think that westerns are a great example of that. Case in point? Just when everyone said the western was dead (as a genre), along comes Unforgiven, arguably, the greatest western of all time. Why? Because it stayed within the boundaries of the genre, but adapted them to the time. In the case of Unforgiven, it took the classic western, and went all postmodern. Brilliant.

7. Yes, although I think he is taking that idea to another level. It seems to me that is wants to look at some Big Issues, namely, Religion and Society, and the Individual and Society. I think the personal relationships will work to further that end.

8. Tricky. For me, I think the best parts are when he tackles the big issues (as in Jaynestown), but I'm afraid that this tactic won't translate into good ratings.

That was fun! (if a little late)

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