It's great that you've expressed your opinion eloquently, and obviously speak for a lot of fans. I share your disappointment about his comments on Gwen and Morgana.
But...
If you think the fans watch for the "quality writing" on Merlin, you are insanely deluded. We watch in spite of that.
That's not true for everyone. It's not true for me, or many of the people I've discussed Merlin with. I am of the opinion that a lot of the writing is good, and interesting. YMMV and that's great, but please don't claim to speak for all fans, or all slash-fans. You do *not* speak for 90% of Merlin fandom. We're all different.
We might not like it, but it is his show - he's being paid to produce it, so the decisions are his, and the ratings are excellent. Why would he want to change anything?
What frustrates me is that these interviews always present such short, media-hype responses. I'd really like to sit down and talk in detail with the producers about Morgana and Gwen. These guys have produced shows like As If and Sugar Rush, with good, strong female roles and gay storylines - in the case of Sugar Rush it centred around lesbianism, and one of the main characters ran a sex shop. I would like to know why they feel Merlin has to be so patriarchal in approach, given all that. (Although clearly they still have an affinity for dildos...)
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Date: 2010-12-03 12:51 pm (UTC)But...
If you think the fans watch for the "quality writing" on Merlin, you are insanely deluded. We watch in spite of that.
That's not true for everyone. It's not true for me, or many of the people I've discussed Merlin with. I am of the opinion that a lot of the writing is good, and interesting. YMMV and that's great, but please don't claim to speak for all fans, or all slash-fans. You do *not* speak for 90% of Merlin fandom. We're all different.
We might not like it, but it is his show - he's being paid to produce it, so the decisions are his, and the ratings are excellent. Why would he want to change anything?
What frustrates me is that these interviews always present such short, media-hype responses. I'd really like to sit down and talk in detail with the producers about Morgana and Gwen. These guys have produced shows like As If and Sugar Rush, with good, strong female roles and gay storylines - in the case of Sugar Rush it centred around lesbianism, and one of the main characters ran a sex shop. I would like to know why they feel Merlin has to be so patriarchal in approach, given all that. (Although clearly they still have an affinity for dildos...)