Could someone enlighten me....

~~ThemanthatwouldbeRaphael~~ · 03-06-2007, 02:00 PM

The way I see it is this.

A fan as every right to bitch and moan, that what a fan does. And it's how a creator knows they have a good property on their hands. But while I'm not saying you should like everything he does, you should at least respect his right to do it.

I know Peter has his reasons for doing what he's doing, I may not know what they are exactly, but I do know that he's doing what he sees as best for his property. And he has every right, becasue it's HIS property. Eastman sold his share, so now Laird calls the shots. It's not about money to man, and I'm sure he's not doing this to please 4 Kids or something, although it could be possible that 4 Kids is having him do this seeing as how some of the TMNT's fanbase are kids but thats a longshot, he doing what he feels is right. And as much as fans like to think it is, what he does with the property isn't up to us. It's up to him. As fans, it's our job to accept it, and either love it or bitch about it.

I can see why he would want to ignore parts of the franchise that he had little to nothing to do with, because that was someone else's vision, not his. And he doesn't want to dwell on someone elses work, he want's to do his own thing.

That's why I have nothing but respect for the man. He does what he wants to do with the book. He doesn't bend to anyone's demands, because he has a vision and he sticks with it. He has a story to tell, and you can either go along with is or get off the boat. I remeber this quote from Joss Whedon, "never give the fans what they want", and I think PL is someone who takes that to heart. To make demands is probably doing the worst thing you can do to a creator, taking his work from him and telling him what to do with his own creation.

Thats where I'mcoming from. I don't just see things from a fans perspective. I try to look at it from the creator's too. I just trust PL 100%. I may not always like everything he does, but I give him respect for doing what he feels he needs to do.

03-06-2007, 02:00 PM	#30
~~ThemanthatwouldbeRaphael~~ Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Seventh Layer of Hell Posts: 1,929	The way I see it is this. A fan as every right to bitch and moan, that what a fan does. And it's how a creator knows they have a good property on their hands. But while I'm not saying you should like everything he does, you should at least respect his right to do it. I know Peter has his reasons for doing what he's doing, I may not know what they are exactly, but I do know that he's doing what he sees as best for his property. And he has every right, becasue it's HIS property. Eastman sold his share, so now Laird calls the shots. It's not about money to man, and I'm sure he's not doing this to please 4 Kids or something, although it could be possible that 4 Kids is having him do this seeing as how some of the TMNT's fanbase are kids but thats a longshot, he doing what he feels is right. And as much as fans like to think it is, what he does with the property isn't up to us. It's up to him. As fans, it's our job to accept it, and either love it or bitch about it. I can see why he would want to ignore parts of the franchise that he had little to nothing to do with, because that was someone else's vision, not his. And he doesn't want to dwell on someone elses work, he want's to do his own thing. That's why I have nothing but respect for the man. He does what he wants to do with the book. He doesn't bend to anyone's demands, because he has a vision and he sticks with it. He has a story to tell, and you can either go along with is or get off the boat. I remeber this quote from Joss Whedon, "never give the fans what they want", and I think PL is someone who takes that to heart. To make demands is probably doing the worst thing you can do to a creator, taking his work from him and telling him what to do with his own creation. Thats where I'mcoming from. I don't just see things from a fans perspective. I try to look at it from the creator's too. I just trust PL 100%. I may not always like everything he does, but I give him respect for doing what he feels he needs to do.