So I've been thinking about this a lot lately, when looking at discussions regarding different series, movies, and the like. I know that as soon as Gen U was announced as Gaim's head writer, people started jumping to "doom and gloom and death, etc.," and yet people seem presently surprised that the body count isn't too high, etc. I know whenever Kobayashi is announced as a head writer, lots of people jump to immediate conclusions assuming what the series will be like tonally and plotwise, and generally tend to decide very early on whether or not they'll like or hate a show depending on her. The list for Japanese toku goes on and on.
Even beyond that, we encounter a similar situation in Power Rangers. Jonathan Tzachor seems to be viewed with seething hatred by many fandom members, while Judd Lynn automatically equals "the man who can do no wrong" in many fans' eyes. Hell, even when it comes to things outside of our fandoms, people are guilty of pre-judging based on who's involved. Despite nearly every film he's even tangentially involved with doing really well at the box office, Michael Bay is viewed is a terrible director/producer, and many just automatically assume his films will be terrible just because his name is in the credits. People either love or hate Steven Moffat's run on Doctor Who, with seeming no in-between at all. The list goes on and on, but you get the point.
But really, do people put too much stock in this? Quite frequently I see people jump to "Oh, it was written by THAT person, that's why I didn't like it!" or "I hope this person is the producer because they're always perfect!" But most of the time, I generally tend to completely ignore this. This is partially because I just don't ever care to know or remember who's heading up a series unless it's CONSTANTLY brought up (re: the Gaim thread), and partially because even if I'm aware of who's involved, they generally always tend to have some stuff that I like and some stuff that I don't, so there's no point in assuming I know ahead of time whether I'll like it or not. For example, Inoue (who's first name, I still don't know). Kamen Rider Agito is my favorite Rider series, which he largely wrote for (along with Kobayashi). I didn't care much for Kamen Rider Kabuto, fairly entertaining, but left a lot to be desired. Then destroyed Kamen Rider Hibiki for me after the halfway point, which was on track to become my new favorite series (and the first half may as well be, but Inoue wasn't part of that). So that leaves him at a solid "neutral" view for me.
I generally prefer to be much more open-minded in regards to series going in. I refuse to assume I know anything about how a series will be going in, and I'm always willing to give it the benefit of a doubt at first. What do you think? Should people treat things like head writer or executive producer as a valid pre-judgement of a series?
(FYI, I put "Toku" as the prefix simply because I figured it's what most people would be most familiar with, but this extends far beyond the range of Japanese toku. Fans are guilty of all sorts of similar things in regards to showrunners across various genres, not just the transforming hero shows. Feel free to include those as examples, too, please.)
Even beyond that, we encounter a similar situation in Power Rangers. Jonathan Tzachor seems to be viewed with seething hatred by many fandom members, while Judd Lynn automatically equals "the man who can do no wrong" in many fans' eyes. Hell, even when it comes to things outside of our fandoms, people are guilty of pre-judging based on who's involved. Despite nearly every film he's even tangentially involved with doing really well at the box office, Michael Bay is viewed is a terrible director/producer, and many just automatically assume his films will be terrible just because his name is in the credits. People either love or hate Steven Moffat's run on Doctor Who, with seeming no in-between at all. The list goes on and on, but you get the point.
But really, do people put too much stock in this? Quite frequently I see people jump to "Oh, it was written by THAT person, that's why I didn't like it!" or "I hope this person is the producer because they're always perfect!" But most of the time, I generally tend to completely ignore this. This is partially because I just don't ever care to know or remember who's heading up a series unless it's CONSTANTLY brought up (re: the Gaim thread), and partially because even if I'm aware of who's involved, they generally always tend to have some stuff that I like and some stuff that I don't, so there's no point in assuming I know ahead of time whether I'll like it or not. For example, Inoue (who's first name, I still don't know). Kamen Rider Agito is my favorite Rider series, which he largely wrote for (along with Kobayashi). I didn't care much for Kamen Rider Kabuto, fairly entertaining, but left a lot to be desired. Then destroyed Kamen Rider Hibiki for me after the halfway point, which was on track to become my new favorite series (and the first half may as well be, but Inoue wasn't part of that). So that leaves him at a solid "neutral" view for me.
I generally prefer to be much more open-minded in regards to series going in. I refuse to assume I know anything about how a series will be going in, and I'm always willing to give it the benefit of a doubt at first. What do you think? Should people treat things like head writer or executive producer as a valid pre-judgement of a series?
(FYI, I put "Toku" as the prefix simply because I figured it's what most people would be most familiar with, but this extends far beyond the range of Japanese toku. Fans are guilty of all sorts of similar things in regards to showrunners across various genres, not just the transforming hero shows. Feel free to include those as examples, too, please.)
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