I suppose what I'm saying is that in a reductionist method, I can tear down the B&R and Twilight into the reasons why they failed and I find them remarkably similar (oh, and I hope no one misunderstands the "tear down" phrase as anything but where you simply use reductionism--no deliberately implied negative intended, though enjoy the double entendre if you like). They're playing in the kiddie pool version of Batman and Buffy--they don't demonstrate a deep enough understanding of the source material to make the jokes resonate in-character nor have the story resonate in-verse.
I remember Whedon saying how excited he was that Meltzer could write the characters voices, and I think now "voices, maybe a bit, but does he understand how to write the characters?" It's why I'm uneasy when people praise me for "Oh, the voices were so perfect!" in my fic. Voice is important, but there's sounding like the person, then there's truly embodying the character. That's my problem with Twilight--it doesn't even bare much resemblance to BtVS, the characters begin to disconnect and feel unlike themselves, and though the speech patterns may jive a bit, it feels like you're squinting through water trying to see and understand. And then you begin to suspect you're only looking at empty puppets with a pseudo-convincing voice track.
*puffs on cigarette* Was it good for you too? :)
Seems more like the situation where you wonder "What in the hell did I just get into? Dear God, I wasn't even drunk."
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Date: Jul. 14th, 2010 02:48 pm (UTC)I remember Whedon saying how excited he was that Meltzer could write the characters voices, and I think now "voices, maybe a bit, but does he understand how to write the characters?" It's why I'm uneasy when people praise me for "Oh, the voices were so perfect!" in my fic. Voice is important, but there's sounding like the person, then there's truly embodying the character. That's my problem with Twilight--it doesn't even bare much resemblance to BtVS, the characters begin to disconnect and feel unlike themselves, and though the speech patterns may jive a bit, it feels like you're squinting through water trying to see and understand. And then you begin to suspect you're only looking at empty puppets with a pseudo-convincing voice track.
*puffs on cigarette* Was it good for you too? :)
Seems more like the situation where you wonder "What in the hell did I just get into? Dear God, I wasn't even drunk."