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lessmiserables t1_jdh8a9y wrote

Reply to comment by ArsBrevis in ‘The L Word’: Generation Q’ Canceled After 3 Seasons by ArsBrevis

> Too many new shows, not enough good writers or good plots.

Not true. There's thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of perfectly talented writers that could easily produce some amazing television.

Unfortunately, the entertainment industry refuses to let you try unless your return address is in LA, and thus have to already have a bunch of money to live in one of the most expensive cities which gatekeeps a lot of talent.

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__Hello_my_name_is__ t1_jdh5z40 wrote

Reply to comment by nobodyaskedyouxx in ‘The L Word’: Generation Q’ Canceled After 3 Seasons by ArsBrevis

Writing on a strict deadline is actually really damn hard. Especially when you have to consider all the realities of budget (can we even afford that scene?), availability (oh, these two characters that should interact in that episode just.. can't. Huh.) and producers meddling in your writing (I gotta change my big plot twist because the producers didn't like it what the fuck that was the entire fucking point of that fucking story aaaaaaaaaaaargh).

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cheapnfrozensushi t1_jdh5h63 wrote

Reply to comment by hocumflute in so... will there be a Black Sails: Treasure Island with Luke Arnold reprising as Long John Silver? (aka: Nautical Breaking Bad) by hocumflute

I think the big thing you're missing is that Flint's emotional motivation needs to be tied up in Piracy As Revolution, and him being gay long before it's accepted, and persecuted for it, is a great way to tie emotionality to his politics. Flint is nothing if not intensely passionate about his goals to burn The Old World down, and I wouldn't want to lose that fire for something more stoic and pragmatic. Flint's impassioned anger towards the world makes the show work. He becomes The Monster long before Miranda is killed

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