That's a shame, but not all that surprising. And it is weird about the lack of boundaries fans have. Social media breaking some of the fourth wall created even more unhealthy dynamics between fans and creators/actors/etc. Hey, as long as it is consensual on all parts, I don't really care.
The actor I mentioned referenced how other writing teams have been more collaborative and GoT just wasn't. It's very telling with how that show was everywhere and all of a sudden, people were so disgusted with the final season and ending that they stopped talking about it completely. Kind of like How I Met Your Mother.
I thought it was hilarious he suddenly cared about the ending... like, where was that energy over the last ten seasons? I guess no matter what you want an ending you can be satisfied with. And yeah, I heard about the original showrunner. It is interesting that he stayed this long. Loyalty? He is attractive and a decent actor from what little I've seen. I know CW actors don't really get a lot of other opportunities but I can't imagine he would have at least gotten more exposure elsewhere.
I'm of the mind that the writers have the final say. Like it or not, the actors are there to bring someone else's story to life. Depends on the writers IMO. If they've been there from the start, it's one thing but if they're constantly rotating and the actors have been there longer, they should at least think about it. Actors definitely shouldn't be in the writers room, just like fans should not be catered to (ugh, CW shows definitely do that and it's annoying) but there can be a balance. Look at Smallville. If left to their own devices, they would've had Lois kiss Clark in "Infamous" before he reversed time so he could have something to remind him of her or whatever and to have that in the episode after all that Clana stuff ended would've been awful. And made her look desperate. Fortunately Erica Durance fought to remove it and they were smart enough to listen, because their first kiss being in Crossfire, with Clark initiating it was so much better.
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Date: 2021-06-23 05:01 pm (UTC)The actor I mentioned referenced how other writing teams have been more collaborative and GoT just wasn't. It's very telling with how that show was everywhere and all of a sudden, people were so disgusted with the final season and ending that they stopped talking about it completely. Kind of like How I Met Your Mother.
I thought it was hilarious he suddenly cared about the ending... like, where was that energy over the last ten seasons?
I guess no matter what you want an ending you can be satisfied with. And yeah, I heard about the original showrunner. It is interesting that he stayed this long. Loyalty? He is attractive and a decent actor from what little I've seen. I know CW actors don't really get a lot of other opportunities but I can't imagine he would have at least gotten more exposure elsewhere.
I'm of the mind that the writers have the final say. Like it or not, the actors are there to bring someone else's story to life.
Depends on the writers IMO. If they've been there from the start, it's one thing but if they're constantly rotating and the actors have been there longer, they should at least think about it. Actors definitely shouldn't be in the writers room, just like fans should not be catered to (ugh, CW shows definitely do that and it's annoying) but there can be a balance. Look at Smallville. If left to their own devices, they would've had Lois kiss Clark in "Infamous" before he reversed time so he could have something to remind him of her or whatever and to have that in the episode after all that Clana stuff ended would've been awful. And made her look desperate. Fortunately Erica Durance fought to remove it and they were smart enough to listen, because their first kiss being in Crossfire, with Clark initiating it was so much better.