tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913356479406165601.post5273664917053419919..comments2024-01-15T02:19:13.716-08:00Comments on Fragments Of My Imagination: An Announcement and a RequestMark Fieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16661801011668244109noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913356479406165601.post-59640030580859155902013-04-04T12:16:38.733-07:002013-04-04T12:16:38.733-07:00Wow, that's incredibly nice. Thank you!Wow, that's incredibly nice. Thank you!Mark Fieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16661801011668244109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913356479406165601.post-61475159554732641442013-04-04T12:07:06.493-07:002013-04-04T12:07:06.493-07:00I just wanted to say that I've lurked on this ...I just wanted to say that I've lurked on this blog since you started writing about Buffy and waited excitedly for every new post. It's unbelievable how much your posts delved into the complexities of the show; the connections you made and theories you came up with blew my mind every week, even though I had seen the series several times!<br /><br />I was thinking about how much I miss reading your posts each week, and I'm so thankful that you decided to take on this project. Just know that some of us are still thinking about it months later.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913356479406165601.post-8102119275177581052013-03-07T08:41:34.610-08:002013-03-07T08:41:34.610-08:00That's very nice of you.
Without committing ...That's very nice of you. <br /><br />Without committing myself one way or the other, how about this for now -- for Dollhouse (at least S1), see my posts on The Initiative and Goodbye Iowa. The Dollhouse is a panopticon, and the point of the show is the way society tries to change the personalities of the "dolls" by controlling their environment (and, since it's sci-fi, literally imposing new personalities). The story of Caroline/Echo is how she manages to preserve her own basic humanity despite this.<br /><br />There's also a good deal of meta-commentary on Hollywood and writers. Writers are the panopticon (metaphorical) of the characters. Writers force the characters in a show to do what the writers want; the characters must change at the whim of the writers (trapped in the narrative, as I said in my post on Storyteller). The multiple uses of Joss's own famous phrase -- "give them what they need, not what they want" -- in Epitaph 1 brings this home to him personally.Mark Fieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16661801011668244109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913356479406165601.post-19904382654246682542013-03-07T08:28:57.686-08:002013-03-07T08:28:57.686-08:00I can understand that you don't think you have...I can understand that you don't think you have as much to say about "Angel", but I think we'd all appreciate reading your thoughts, even if they aren't as well developed as the ones for "Buffy". I'd also love to hear your thoughts on "Firefly" and "Dollhouse", while we're Whedon-ing. I really don't CARE if you wouldn't have the depth of insight you've had with "Buffy"....I think even your proto-interpretations would offer all of us new ways of seeing. C'mon!!! PLEASE? Pretty please?? (I need my Whedon fix, and I prefer it from someone with your close-reading abilities.)Lipshanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913356479406165601.post-8304144105069433062013-03-03T07:06:40.249-08:002013-03-03T07:06:40.249-08:00Thanks! I really appreciate that.
It has been ask...Thanks! I really appreciate that.<br /><br />It has been asked before, but I don't mind answering. I don't plan to review AtS, at least not now, because I haven't watched it as much, or thought about it as much, so I don't feel that I have enough to add.Mark Fieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16661801011668244109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913356479406165601.post-16953623129091614942013-03-02T23:03:46.984-08:002013-03-02T23:03:46.984-08:00I've read your entire series of reviews, but n...I've read your entire series of reviews, but never commented before. However, I must say your analysis on the story has been a wonderfully insightful and thought provoking experience!<br /><br />I don't know if it's been asked before, but have you considered doing a similar series for "Angel"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913356479406165601.post-15753216654499177302013-03-02T09:03:23.856-08:002013-03-02T09:03:23.856-08:00Very nice. Thank you! Very nice. Thank you! Mark Fieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16661801011668244109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913356479406165601.post-58719477482602789222013-03-02T08:25:04.779-08:002013-03-02T08:25:04.779-08:00FYI - Amazon has accepted my review and has posted...FYI - Amazon has accepted my review and has posted it. Hope you like it and it brings you a sale. ;-)Karennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913356479406165601.post-43493409636494399822013-03-01T04:46:56.327-08:002013-03-01T04:46:56.327-08:00hmmmmmmmmmmmn. request noted. got to see it.hmmmmmmmmmmmn. request noted. got to see it.beauty secrethttp://www.meaningfulbeautynow.com/Cindy_Crawford_Skin_Care.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913356479406165601.post-76560334512002871682013-02-25T17:30:55.954-08:002013-02-25T17:30:55.954-08:00Thanks. I'm going to set one up at Goodreads i...Thanks. I'm going to set one up at Goodreads if I can (per AGNZelda's suggestion), and I'll edit the post when I do.<br /><br />I look forward to your thoughts on Chosen, or any other episode when the mood suits.Mark Fieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16661801011668244109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913356479406165601.post-54040150356671606172013-02-25T17:25:36.801-08:002013-02-25T17:25:36.801-08:00Congratulations on finishing the whole series. Ch...Congratulations on finishing the whole series. Champagne, anyone? <br /><br />Anyway, I see from the above that you can't actually review on Amazon apparently, but if you get set up to review somewhere I will definitely write one. I enjoyed the Chosen post and hope to come back with comments soon, when I'm in a particularly comment-y mood.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913356479406165601.post-22912837817175162292013-02-25T14:23:14.993-08:002013-02-25T14:23:14.993-08:00Thanks. I'll check it out.Thanks. I'll check it out.Mark Fieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16661801011668244109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913356479406165601.post-4367488316158455322013-02-25T13:36:10.141-08:002013-02-25T13:36:10.141-08:00Get yourself set up on goodreads - that's anot...Get yourself set up on goodreads - that's another website where people can rate and write reviews. It's super easy to set up (I just set up my own author page this weekend)Zelda Knapphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00654314419681927384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913356479406165601.post-75053123610252338952013-02-25T08:55:21.417-08:002013-02-25T08:55:21.417-08:00Hm. Didn't know that, but it makes sense. So m...Hm. Didn't know that, but it makes sense. So much for that idea.Mark Fieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16661801011668244109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913356479406165601.post-59229260582260906492013-02-25T08:32:34.906-08:002013-02-25T08:32:34.906-08:00I tried to rate it and write a review, but I think...I tried to rate it and write a review, but I think Amazon won't let you if you haven't purchased it yet. :(Zelda Knapphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00654314419681927384noreply@blogger.com