09-24-2017, 10:22 AM
As the Hemlock Grove debate demonstrates, loving or hating a TV show, movie, book, art, or whatever, boils down to individual likes and dislikes. High and low viewership might equate to ratings and advertising revenue, but not necessarily quality writing and execution. If viewers enjoy the presented premise and the characters living in that fictional world, the creative team was successful whether or not they adhered to some established set of rules for professional writing.
The Grimm creative team probably did a good job with the WoW format. Which should be expected considering they could make up the rules and break the rules as they went along, because the show wasn’t competing with viewers’ preconceived notions of Grimm and Wesen based on real life influence.
I don’t recall much negativity about the Grimm/Wesen aspect other than some WoW were much less interesting than most and took up too much airtime toward the show’s end. However, characterization and relationship evolution has been at the center of many heated debates, which again makes sense considering the show was competing with viewers’ preconceived notions of people and behavior based on real life influence/experience.
The reason I said the creative team probably did a good job with WoW episodes is because I didn’t watch them, and can only form an opinion based on what I learned from comments & reviews posted on the forum. But how I watched and enjoyed the show shouldn’t matter. Nor should it matter that I preferred the predetermined antagonists while holding little regard for the predetermined protagonists, anymore than it should matter that another viewer was drawn to the predetermined protagonists and rooted for the predetermined central character/hero. Watching a show should be about finding what peaks our interest and enjoying ourselves without the need to justify it. I have zero understanding of shipping couples, but do understand that many viewers enjoy shipping and raving about the favorite couples, and they certainly don’t require my blessing or understanding.
So I certainly reside in the group that doesn’t think the show’s overall execution was done well, but my opinion isn’t based on my expertise of what constitutes quality writing, just my expertise of what I enjoy.
The Grimm creative team probably did a good job with the WoW format. Which should be expected considering they could make up the rules and break the rules as they went along, because the show wasn’t competing with viewers’ preconceived notions of Grimm and Wesen based on real life influence.
I don’t recall much negativity about the Grimm/Wesen aspect other than some WoW were much less interesting than most and took up too much airtime toward the show’s end. However, characterization and relationship evolution has been at the center of many heated debates, which again makes sense considering the show was competing with viewers’ preconceived notions of people and behavior based on real life influence/experience.
The reason I said the creative team probably did a good job with WoW episodes is because I didn’t watch them, and can only form an opinion based on what I learned from comments & reviews posted on the forum. But how I watched and enjoyed the show shouldn’t matter. Nor should it matter that I preferred the predetermined antagonists while holding little regard for the predetermined protagonists, anymore than it should matter that another viewer was drawn to the predetermined protagonists and rooted for the predetermined central character/hero. Watching a show should be about finding what peaks our interest and enjoying ourselves without the need to justify it. I have zero understanding of shipping couples, but do understand that many viewers enjoy shipping and raving about the favorite couples, and they certainly don’t require my blessing or understanding.
So I certainly reside in the group that doesn’t think the show’s overall execution was done well, but my opinion isn’t based on my expertise of what constitutes quality writing, just my expertise of what I enjoy.
"If my devils are to leave me, I am afraid my angels will take flight as well." Rainer Maria Rilke