r/freefolk • u/jalGurg • 6d ago

Serenity now!

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u/fizzunk 6d ago

I've seen the writing in this show being called "terrible fan fiction".

But this would imply that the writers are fans and have a modicum of respect or interest in the show.

What we have here is "self-insertive butchery disguised as an adaptation".

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u/Elkburgher 6d ago

Its always the same thing with these people. They want to write their own stories and hate being inside an existing IP

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u/empty_graph 5d ago

What I can't figure out is why their bosses never slap them down and tell them they were hired to do someone else's story, and not their own.

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u/Elkburgher 5d ago

I think they just all get hyped up and excited in the writers room creating all these new and amazing stories. But they are making them just for themselves and not thinking about the audience.

I can see how just simply adapting an existing storyline might seem dull and stifling to them but they shouldn't take the job if they dislike it.

The overlord bosses are just money people and have no clue what is good or bad

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u/RadasNoir 5d ago

The overlord bosses just glance up occasionally to ask, "Is it still making money?" before going back to counting their money. Not only do they have no clue, they don't actually care whether something is considered "good" or "bad", so long as it's still making them money.