--- Maru <marudubshinki@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> --- Jeff Harris <jlhonami@mchsi.com> 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

Let's not get into a LotR debate.  I think Jeff was simply saying that he was unhappy

that the narrative could not stand up so well without seeing the entirity of the work.

nik


		
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