S'funny, I was just thinking about Joss in the context of women-on-tv - lots of ranting over on Alex's journal about Heroes, which I don't watch, but since when has that stopped me from pronouncing judgement?
Anyway.
It occurred to me on the bus the other day, while I was mulling over why everyone seems to hate Bionic Woman so much (I missed this week, but I've been very into it), that Joss really.. ISN'T the master of female characterisation. I'll give you one freebie - I'll give you Zoe from Firefly as a big step outside the box. (Actually, the women of Firefly were pretty damned good, even if a lot of that fell apart - along with a lot of other things - in Serenity.) Anyway, when I think back on days of Buffy and Angel, all I can think about is how all the women of Buffy became about lust, eventually, and all the women of Angel became about how you can't trust women.
And I agree with sweetvalley up there - you will have the chance to examine closely, judge harshly, and then watch for cancellation.
I do think it's fun from a creator point of view - I can appreciate the director/writer/actor sheer glee of saying "Oooh! And we can do something different EVERY EPISODE!" because that's a creative challenge that doesn't come around too often. So I really empathise there - especially as someone who gets a lot of ideas for plays based on "Oh, I've seen your work, and you would be so good at this role if only someone would write it for you!"
But I'm right there with you, quietly chewing nails.
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Anyway.
It occurred to me on the bus the other day, while I was mulling over why everyone seems to hate Bionic Woman so much (I missed this week, but I've been very into it), that Joss really.. ISN'T the master of female characterisation. I'll give you one freebie - I'll give you Zoe from Firefly as a big step outside the box. (Actually, the women of Firefly were pretty damned good, even if a lot of that fell apart - along with a lot of other things - in Serenity.) Anyway, when I think back on days of Buffy and Angel, all I can think about is how all the women of Buffy became about lust, eventually, and all the women of Angel became about how you can't trust women.
And I agree with sweetvalley up there - you will have the chance to examine closely, judge harshly, and then watch for cancellation.
I do think it's fun from a creator point of view - I can appreciate the director/writer/actor sheer glee of saying "Oooh! And we can do something different EVERY EPISODE!" because that's a creative challenge that doesn't come around too often. So I really empathise there - especially as someone who gets a lot of ideas for plays based on "Oh, I've seen your work, and you would be so good at this role if only someone would write it for you!"
But I'm right there with you, quietly chewing nails.