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YOU GUYS.

I WATCHED THE END OF S2 ROBIN HOODIE TODAY.

ANY SPOILERS DISCUSSED MUST BE IN WHITETEXT AND UNDER THE TAG I AM ABOUT TO MAKE.

Also: Why hasn't anyone checked out this post? I'm all about this. *goes to do* Self indulgence FTW.

*pouts* my head hurts.

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I'm not sure what it is they're going for, because I'm one of those people that will watch the show but not really investigate the surrounding fandom? But god I hope not. I can vaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaguely see a purpose in getting Robin back to Robin-Much-Soldiering for Justice!!1! but to do so in this way is unnecessary.

As a fan of literature, television, film, animation, and comics with strong and vibrant female characters, whenever the DVDs/online episodes are available for viewing, I'll probably quit watching in disgust as soon as the events that you're referring to occur. I feel no compunction or desire to continue supporting a work when women characters are gotten rid of for no discernible reason.

Fair enough.

Is this the point where I say that I don't actually pay for any of the less respectable shows that I do watch, or am I going to get in trouble for that as well? :(?

You're not in trouble! I'm just voicing my Feminist Fangirl Anger™ at the Sinister Gynocracy's failure to Stick It To The Man vis a vis popular entertainment. I just couldn't abide watching the show after that and not get pissed, so why bother, you know? I agree with you wholeheartedly!

As for watching shows and not paying for them...well, I do it all the time with British shows and stuff that's not on the air anymore. I have no compunction about that, either!

Edited 2008-01-11 16:17 (UTC)

Sweet. *also highly amused at 'Sinister Gynocracy'*

It's like iTunes, in a way. Sure, I'll buy a song I like if I have the money for it instead of downloading. I have no problem getting artists paid. If their shit is decent.

Exactly. I'm with my friend K. that constantly reminds me that we don't owe artists any money if they put out absolute crap. With so many artists now throwing up their hands at DRM and selling/distributing DRM-free music, iTunes almost seems out of date to me! :-)

"Sinister Gynocracy" comes from Chris Sims over at The Invincible Super Blog! (http://www.the-isb.com) AKA one of the most consistently hilarious blogs on the Great Electronic Plains of the Internets.

I'd actually like to watch the Robin Hood series more - I watched 1.5 episodes, and I don't get BBC America, so I shall investigate other environs.

Robin Hood does indeed have its high points! I can recommend some places later if you'd like.

Please do, madame!

Why does it have to be about women? If it wouldn't piss you off equally if it had been a male character, or if Marian had been recast as Marty, I don't really understand.

What baffles me is the fact that they just effectively undid THE basis for Robin Hood myth. Robin Hood has Marian. That's... how it works. It's practically an archtype.

I think there'd be just as much outrage if they'd killed off any of the main male characters associated with the legend. The problem gets compounded, though, when you only have two regular female characters to begin with and you kill one of them off, and then have a replacement lined up immediately. It sort of perpetuates the perception that female characters aren't as important and essentially interchangeable, in that it becomes less about who the character is and more about having a token woman on the cast.

I think with this series they could pretty much kill off anyone apart from Robin and Marian and people would be ok.

I've been geared up for Guy getting offed for like... months now. Only to be SORELY DISAPPOINTED THAT HE DIDN'T DIE. Omg.

Amanda and I even...milli-ficced some of that.

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canadabear said.

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