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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 7853538" data-attributes="member: 177"><p>Not quite. One moment...</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>You started this with your own personal bugaboo - you don't like it when they don't wrap up a story with a purpose-built end. But, in media appreciation, the end is not really all that special. Other folks don't care about the end - they care that the villain gets a kick in the pants.. or they care about their personally favorite romantic relationship, or what have you. </p><p></p><p>Your personal "I want it done this way" is in no way superior to anyone else's. Why should we be so focused on your particular desires? If you get your preference met, they should be able to get theirs - their money is as good as yours! </p><p></p><p>This isn't a slippery slope argument - it is recognizing that your personal desires are not due special consideration.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>And if they leave the wrong threads unresolved, are you going to say it wasn't a proper end?</p><p></p><p>Oh, and "they" are not some unified whole. The folks making Stranger Things are, pretty clearly, special in the field. It is possible for someone to do this - that doesn't mean every production group can. The number of folks with teh skills and sensibilities for this are probably limited.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Again, you use one of the best shows in existence as a sign that everyone could do it, and logically that just does not follow. JMS is not just every author. And, guess what, even his accounting didn't handle all of the issues that came up. Oh, and by the way, JMS has noted that the stress of the show was not good for his health - it was 5 years that aged him significantly. Other authors/showrunners probably would have folded, and then... you'd not have gotten a satisfying end to the show, as the minds behind it would leave abruptly.</p><p></p><p>So, no, this should not be an expected standard.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yeah, you see, there's that entitlement again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 7853538, member: 177"] Not quite. One moment... You started this with your own personal bugaboo - you don't like it when they don't wrap up a story with a purpose-built end. But, in media appreciation, the end is not really all that special. Other folks don't care about the end - they care that the villain gets a kick in the pants.. or they care about their personally favorite romantic relationship, or what have you. Your personal "I want it done this way" is in no way superior to anyone else's. Why should we be so focused on your particular desires? If you get your preference met, they should be able to get theirs - their money is as good as yours! This isn't a slippery slope argument - it is recognizing that your personal desires are not due special consideration. And if they leave the wrong threads unresolved, are you going to say it wasn't a proper end? Oh, and "they" are not some unified whole. The folks making Stranger Things are, pretty clearly, special in the field. It is possible for someone to do this - that doesn't mean every production group can. The number of folks with teh skills and sensibilities for this are probably limited. Again, you use one of the best shows in existence as a sign that everyone could do it, and logically that just does not follow. JMS is not just every author. And, guess what, even his accounting didn't handle all of the issues that came up. Oh, and by the way, JMS has noted that the stress of the show was not good for his health - it was 5 years that aged him significantly. Other authors/showrunners probably would have folded, and then... you'd not have gotten a satisfying end to the show, as the minds behind it would leave abruptly. So, no, this should not be an expected standard. Yeah, you see, there's that entitlement again. [/QUOTE]
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