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This is one of those odd little browser-tab-closing posts, partly for my own benefit. There's a really excellent discussion on the myth of genius in Sherlock going on at the moment, which I am promising myself I won't get involved in (especially in regards to the semantics of morality/amorality, and authorial intention. Aaaaaargh I could set fire to authorial intention and then stomp on it, but not in a way that'd put the fire out). But, my inability to not be an obnoxious git on the topic aside, the discussions going on in the comments to this thread are a perfect example of why I really adore this fandom. It's a discussion with disagreements and no one has resorted to caps lock or Hitler. In fact, people on both sides of things are referencing other literary sources and it's pretty geektastic. I love people who can have a good discussion. (I also kind of like how everyone immediately piled on to the OP about how Sherlock was mostly not playing into the myth of genius (which I don't really buy, but I also thoroughly disagree with how the Sherlock-specific post made its point, and I think that's mostly what people were piling on about), but after that happened no one really got to shouting. The restraint... I mean, can this really be fandom?)
Then there's the fact that the original pilot is floating about in the ether out there. This article touches a bit on what's been eating at the back of my mind about it, but there's a part of me that wants to sit down and really delve into how the story evolved between the pilot and the first episode. This is the sort of thing I've always wanted to be able to look at, side-by-side. Editing and revision is such a beautiful tool for evolution. And this is so much why, if I finally get to be a writer, I'd like to write for television. Putting your idea out, working it over with a bunch of people, adding bits and figuring out what works, testing things out. (Additional point: I've been geeking out just a bit over Neil Gaiman's snippets of information on the process he's going through to finish his Doctor Who script. You can tell I'm not a real writer because I'm endlessly enthralled by the writing process.) Even on the other end of the spectrum, I think I'd enjoy having a semi-antagonistic relationship with the network over re-writes, too. It keeps people sharp.
I seem to be spending tomorrow at work, so that's all for now because, rather than sit here and rant about things, I'm going to go sit down with Hrunting and maybe finish something, or at least start something else. (Something I will hope won't be an essay.)
Then there's the fact that the original pilot is floating about in the ether out there. This article touches a bit on what's been eating at the back of my mind about it, but there's a part of me that wants to sit down and really delve into how the story evolved between the pilot and the first episode. This is the sort of thing I've always wanted to be able to look at, side-by-side. Editing and revision is such a beautiful tool for evolution. And this is so much why, if I finally get to be a writer, I'd like to write for television. Putting your idea out, working it over with a bunch of people, adding bits and figuring out what works, testing things out. (Additional point: I've been geeking out just a bit over Neil Gaiman's snippets of information on the process he's going through to finish his Doctor Who script. You can tell I'm not a real writer because I'm endlessly enthralled by the writing process.) Even on the other end of the spectrum, I think I'd enjoy having a semi-antagonistic relationship with the network over re-writes, too. It keeps people sharp.
I seem to be spending tomorrow at work, so that's all for now because, rather than sit here and rant about things, I'm going to go sit down with Hrunting and maybe finish something, or at least start something else. (Something I will hope won't be an essay.)
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