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| re: I am an inspiring teacher, thanks for noticing | |
| Posted by: ryhog 05:22 pm EDT 03/20/22 | |
| In reply to: re: I am an inspiring teacher, thanks for noticing - keikekaze 04:43 pm EDT 03/20/22 | |
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| Elaborating on what I said in a post below, I have no problem with you or anyone having a distaste for revisals. But almost everything you write suggests you are trying to usurp the prerogatives of those in control of the rights and hew the sense of was is "right" to mean simply "in accord with your tastes and preferences." 1. Nothing is "excused." The rights holder may or may not approve anything they choose; it's their property, not yours. A lot of theatre writers are delighted to have others "play" with their plays. Some are not. Again, their choice, not yours. And of course in many cases, this willingness is, at first at least, limited to small scale presentations of the revised/rethought material. If you would like to try to understand the other point of view, I recommend reading some of what Chuck Mee has written on the subject, e.g., https://www.charlesmee.org/about.shtml. 2. No one does anything (unless they break the law) without being "invited." Whether the result is to your liking or not (and I hope you will at least be honest enough to acknowledge that many people including Sondheim did not share your taste on this production), and whether it might damage the show's reputation (a suggestion as specious as it is arrogant, imo), is, respectfully, not your concern, any more than it is your concern if I throw baseballs so hard that I end up needing Tommy John surgery. 3. Again, your observations about Mendes are within your rights to say but are nothing more than an expression of your personal taste). To many people, what he did was a great favor artistically as well as financially. But any damage you might think occurred is, guess what, nunya. It never ceases to amaze me how many people on this board cannot or will not distinguish between their own taste and everything else. But such is life. |
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| re: I am an inspiring teacher, thanks for noticing | |
| Posted by: keikekaze 10:35 pm EDT 03/20/22 | |
| In reply to: re: I am an inspiring teacher, thanks for noticing - ryhog 05:22 pm EDT 03/20/22 | |
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| ryhog, everything that everybody says on this board that isn't strictly statistical is their own personal opinion. It isn't just me. And I swear I cannot fathom what makes you think I don't know that my opinions are my opinions. When, even once, have I ever said otherwise? Do you want me to footnote every sentence, with a reference down at the bottom saying "(1) The author's opinion. (2) The author's opinion. (3) The author's opinion, etc., etc."? Well, I'm not going to do that, as I assume that, as is the case with everyone else, it's taken for granted. You don't have to like my opinions, nor do I expect you to. But I don't know what you think you're gaining by forever telling me that my opinions are my opinions. Of course they're my opinions--who else's would they be? |
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| re: I am an inspiring teacher, thanks for noticing | |
| Posted by: ryhog 11:20 pm EDT 03/20/22 | |
| In reply to: re: I am an inspiring teacher, thanks for noticing - keikekaze 10:35 pm EDT 03/20/22 | |
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| {sigh} It's not really worth either of our time to continue this since you are not getting my point. I was pretty clear about the connotation of your word choices that I found to be more than "your opinion." It has nothing to do with labeling or footnoting. And I was pretty clear that whether I agree with your opinions or not is irrelevant to what I said, but that seems to have flown by you too. No worries. Let's move on. | |
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