Message-ID: <20050407003511.63129.qmail@web14721.mail.yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2005 17:35:11 -0700 (PDT) From: Maru To: tenchi@usagi.org In-Reply-To: 6667 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Subject: [tenchi:105853] Re: Re:OVA 19 Reply-To: tenchi@gold.win.jp ML-Count: 105853 Precedence: bulk --- Jeff Harris wrote: ... > I have had serious problems accepting the entire backstory > idea, as well as > Tenchi's multidimensional nature. As has been pointed out to > me, I don't > *have* to like it. But I do agree with you that it is poor > storytelling to > make each OVA so contingent on reference material that is > assumed to be > available for everyone. Each element should be able to stand > on its own > merits. I look at the recent LOTR films as an example of > playing to a > specific community; I took my brother (who has never read the > books) to see > the middle installment and he was absolutely lost....and I > can't blame him. > > Jeff That's not in the least bit fair Jeff- LotR is an integral work which had to be split up due to its bulk. Certainly not conceived as a tri-partite work like, say, Star Wars. ~Maru __________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger Show us what our next emoticon should look like. Join the fun. http://www.advision.webevents.yahoo.com/emoticontest