Ian McDowell wrote:
> RogerM <rodger.mckay@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote
> > So true. Gay Willow, 'nuff said.
> >
> > Whedon can write a good episode, but he has the soul of a hack.
>
> Doing something you think it's cool or interesting, even if it's
> inconsistent with what you did before, is not the quality of a hack.
> Doing something because you think it will make you more money is.
> "Hack" is one of the most ill-used words on Usenet.
Okay, I'll give you an example:
Why, after all the things Spike did, was he never staked? Even by Xander
or Riley, who both despised him?
Another example. The season five finale and the season six opener.
Buffy's dead, touching moments, oh wait, she's alive again. This
heavy-handed manipulation screams 'HACK'.
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The more people I talk to, the more I empathize with serial killers.
In a land where gold is God, it is inevitable that greed will become a
religion.
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