If you had of asked me on a given day whether I'd one day end up passionately defending fanfiction, I would have given you a strange look. I don't read any of the stuff anymore, and my own endeavors in the field ceased long ago. And yet, I found myself reading Robin Hobb's rant (Swifty: The rant was taken down sometime after this entry was posted) with growing outrage, not just because I disagreed with Hobb's sentiments, but because I COULDN'T BELIEVE that a published author of some repute could hold opinions so closed-minded, reactionary, and ridiculous. The outrage, though, stemmed not so much from this as from the idea that Hobb's opinions, through her position as an eminent fantasy author, could actually discourage young writers from practicing fanfiction, and thus, exercising their creativity. Therefore, SOMETHING MUST BE DONE. THIS SHIT CANNOT STAND.
Apparently most Brits did not like their bit and felt it was cheap, especially after they've seen what China has done. The only highlight was David Beckham. I think the closing ceremony was OK definitely no where as good as the opening obviously. Oh and Jackie Chan singing lol.
ReplyDeleteBeijing had set the bar so insanely high that it'll be quite a hard act to follow. I'm sympathetic too. London has to try something different, I guess.
ReplyDeleteWonder whether they'll still need Becks next time.
hehe again :)
ReplyDeleteokay i will surely go and watch once free~ how long more is the movie gonna b on screen? ^^ thanks for informing ya!
wow, its nice, i will surely watch it ^^ but the cinema is kinda far~~~ hehe thanks again:)
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