Leah wrote:
I am, however, currently conducting a debate about that point with a couple of the writers who worked on HIGHLANDER, over at alt.tv.Highlander. They insist that the opinion of the fans is irrelevant, and that we ought never be polled about what we want to see on a show in that universe. Sure. What do *we* know?
Well, to be fair, when they give the viewers what they want, it frequently kills the show. For example, UST = viewer interest, resolving it = cancellation (Moonlighting, Scarecrow & Mrs. King, etc.) Maybe there is something to the idea of tension generating fandom. Though for me, I think it's just a matter of wanting to spend more time in that universe than are available on film.
If Blake had destroyed the Federation and set up a new, democratic form of government, would there be anything left to write about 20 years later?
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