Um....well, he's probably right, at least in a situation where he doesn't own the property, and doesn't make extra cash from merch, etc.
If Dr. Who was a new creator owned property, he'd be shooting himself in the foot. As it is, he's just doing a sensible thing and avoiding extra stress and headache.
Definitely. His job description is not "deal with fans". His job is "produce TV show". Nerd rage is bad enough when you're watching it as a bemused outsider. I shudder to think what it's like when it's coming your way.
The funny thing being that I was just the other day reading an article about how post-modernism has been replaced by pseudo-modernism, and the defining feature of pseudo-modernism is that consumers think they are creators because they voice their opinions by texting in a vote or posting to a forum where the creator is present-ish.
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Date: 2008-02-08 01:15 pm (UTC)If Dr. Who was a new creator owned property, he'd be shooting himself in the foot. As it is, he's just doing a sensible thing and avoiding extra stress and headache.
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Date: 2008-02-08 07:41 pm (UTC)The funny thing being that I was just the other day reading an article about how post-modernism has been replaced by pseudo-modernism, and the defining feature of pseudo-modernism is that consumers think they are creators because they voice their opinions by texting in a vote or posting to a forum where the creator is present-ish.
So watching the freak out is kinda funny.
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