Scott Allie? He's a comic book guy and fanboy of Whedon...I ignore him. Fans don't make good editors of their idol's work...sort of counter-to-the-whole-I'm-unabashed-fan-bit.
Greenwalt and Minear weren't fanboys, but equals. Robert Downy, Jr is a good example of someone with more power and a bigger ego - getting involved with Whedon, and a bigger fan following. Whedon had to compromise for Downy, Jr.
Whedon: I write it, you say it. Downy, Jr: Eh. No. You write it. I say it sucks. We work together until it makes sense. Whedon: You work on the shots, and I'll go over here and write multiple versions and you can pick which one you like? Downy, Jr. : Cool. You do all the work. I pick from a menu, works for me.
LOL!! Reminds me of George Lucas and Harrison Ford.
Lucas: I write it. You say it. Harrison: George, dude, people don't talk like this. I'm changing it. Go play with your special effects. George: Okey, dokey.
Whedon: I write it. You say it. David Boreanze: But this is stupid. Whedon: I can always kill off your character. David Boreanze: alrighty then.
Whedon: I write it, you publish it or I hire someone else to write it and you publish it or I plot it out and you write what I want. Scott Allie: But this plot makes no sense. Whedon: Oh, look, IDW and Marvel over here... Scott Allie: Okey-dokey, whatever you say, you are my Master.
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Fans don't make good editors of their idol's work...sort of counter-to-the-whole-I'm-unabashed-fan-bit.
Greenwalt and Minear weren't fanboys, but equals. Robert Downy, Jr is a good example of someone with more power and a bigger ego - getting involved with Whedon, and a bigger fan following. Whedon had to compromise for Downy, Jr.
Whedon: I write it, you say it.
Downy, Jr: Eh. No. You write it. I say it sucks. We work together until it makes sense.
Whedon: You work on the shots, and I'll go over here and write multiple versions and you can pick which one you like?
Downy, Jr. : Cool. You do all the work. I pick from a menu, works for me.
LOL!! Reminds me of George Lucas and Harrison Ford.
Lucas: I write it. You say it.
Harrison: George, dude, people don't talk like this. I'm changing it. Go play with your special effects.
George: Okey, dokey.
Whedon: I write it. You say it.
David Boreanze: But this is stupid.
Whedon: I can always kill off your character.
David Boreanze: alrighty then.
Whedon: I write it, you publish it or I hire someone else to write it and you publish it or I plot it out and you write what I want.
Scott Allie: But this plot makes no sense.
Whedon: Oh, look, IDW and Marvel over here...
Scott Allie: Okey-dokey, whatever you say, you are my Master.
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