Re: In Defense Of Continuity

> I'm really glad to see thoughtful comments by people like Bennet and Mr.
> Turnip contributing to this discussion -- I just don't have any specific
> response to their posts. I think I've said most of what I want to say,
> but I'm enjoying seeing other positions.

Ditto!

> > > That said, I do think editors and writers could try harder, if
> > > continuity was something they wanted to shoot for, but I think there
are
> > > many more immediate problems about that working environment that
should
> > > be addressed first.
> >
> > I'd be interested to know what those things are, just out of curiousity.
>
> Inconsistent expectations, personality politics, all the kinds of things
> you find in corporate environments that make jobs more difficult than
> they need to be.

This is a valid point.  Having worked in office environments for most of my
adult life, I can safely attest that no matter how dedicated you *think* you
are to doing the best job you can, there are always going to be people with
other agendas that you butt heads with, and there are days where it can be
extremely discouraging.  In my past jobs, I've had days where I think I
could cheerfully throw someone out the window and call it justifiable
homicide.

> > I think I come away from our conversations with a better view of what
some of
> > the inherent problems are, and armed with that, I can try to come up
with
> > better ways to address those problems in my writing.  So for that, I
thank you.
>
> Oh, I'm so glad you found it helpful! I did, too.

Cool!  I think if you and I both come away from this with a better
understanding of one another's concerns (and I think we have) then the
discussion has accomplished something worthwhile.

> > Well, now we're splitting hairs.  The reason "it's a comic book" is the
> > real-world, behind the scenes reason for a creative decision.  Within
the
> > fantasy framework of the fictional universe we're visiting, is where an
> > explanation for the discrepancy is needed.
>
> No, no, I mean that was the reason given in the comic book itself for
> her being alive when she used to be dead. In the Catwoman Secret Files,
> specifically. It was a rather odd approach.

And one which (as I'm sure will come as no surprise) I found unsatisfying
and rather insulting to my intelligence.  We'll see how long it takes for
them to reconsider and provide a new explanation.

David Peattie