*headdesk*
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gnimaerdI’m sorry you were disappointed by Marian’s death in the final episode of Robin Hood. Our aim was simply to tell the best story we could imagine and create a story that felt engaging and surprising for the audience. We felt that Robin Hood mattered most to our audience, and what mattered most to Robin was Marian...and therein lay the most compelling and dramatic climax to the end of Series 2.
Rest assured that Sir Guy of Gisborne has not got away with killing Marian and evil certainly hasn't prevailed over good. This is something that Sir Guy of Gisborne will have to live with forever and Series 3 will see him struggle with the consequences of Marian's death.
Robin Hood is a returning drama series that we hope will be entertaining families for years to come. In order to achieve this we need to make difficult decisions to ensure the series survives, and that there's room to introduce new characters and new storylines.
The show is made with such passion by everyone involved in the production, so we really hope you will give Series 3 a chance.”
Yours sincerely
Sarah Brandist
Commissioning Editor, Drama
My letter to them, re the RH series finale, is here, for anyone who didn't read it.
Look, I appreciate what they're trying to say. I appreciate that they probably got a LOT of letters like mine and that this may well be a standard responce.
But OH MY GOD they are MISSING THE POINT.
My complaint was not about the story telling. It was not about evil triumphing over good.
It was about the fact that they murdered Marian when it was completely unnecissary to do so, and then exited Djaq in a way that utterly degraded the character. It was the fact that they forced Marian completely out of character in ORDER to kill her. They BUTCHERED her in every sence of the word. It was the fact that they BETRAYED thousands of female viewers by reverting right back to steriotypes that women have been fighting to be free of for CENTURIES. It was the fact that the final was rushed, that the writers went back to default mode and thus reinforced ancient steriotypes that women have been trying to vercome for CENTURIES, in writing, in cinema, in television - I mean MY GOD was Jane Austen WASTING HER TIME?
Believe me, I'll be writing back to them.
For God's sake - I'm a writer by vocation and hopefully by profession in the very near future. I know about writing, about making 'tough' decisions for a good plot. And I know good story telling.
The RH series final WASN'T it and NO FORCE ON EARTH will EVER convince me otherwise.
Suck it, Auntie Beeb - I'm not coming anywhere NEAR the third series of Robin Hood is THAT'S your attitude.
Edit: Yup - as I thought. This is a standard responce. One of my other f-listies has recieved exactly the same letter. I am not at all surprised, but I am bitterly disappointed.
This isn't good enough. I'm writing back to them. They have to know - this isn't good enough.
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Date: 2008-01-17 08:30 pm (UTC)As it is, I don't want this type of response - it's dismissive. Basically they're telling us to suck it up and watch or give up on the show and if those are my only two options. I know what mine will be.
I don't want to watch Blackhat!guy and Angsty!Robin for another 13 episodes. At least with Marian around, Guy was more interesting. Now what??? They've written themselves into a corner and it wasn't a bright move. I know the whole "marian wasn't in the original legend" line and I don't care. The legend evolved into one where she was with Robin and the Merry Men - it's what legends do. She became an integral character.
To the traditionalists, however, I'd point out that in the original legends guy would already be history, he was only given a much higher position and importance in later versions. His character evolved into a more important character and people have accepted that, why not accept Marian's importance to the story?
One thing that never changed was that Will was one of the most loyal men to Robin until the day he died. Where is he now? Oh yeah...back in the holy land with Submissive!Djaq. What's she going to do now - fight for her own people, kill englishmen by day and come home to one at night?
Sigh - the whole thing is irritating.
BTW - I friended you, hope that's ok :)