The Angry One wrote...
tamperous wrote...
Well I just listened to that pod cast. My feelings on Casey Hudson have been upheld. The one smart PR move made by EA was gagging him. They gagged him for good reason.
Honestly you'd think given the sheer amount of people this has upset that Hudson and Walters would be at least a little apologetic.
But no. It was their artistic vision. We just don't understand. Can't please everyone! Sigh.
Ok, that term their artistic vision consistently makes me want to vomit. Since we all know the ending is a compilation of stuff taken from other sources, I see nothing truthful in that statement. They could say it was their take on an oft-used theme (considered a lazy theme and one used way too often in stories rejected by publishers). But, for the sake of accuracy, I can't trace a drawing someone else did of their cat Tigger, and say it's my artistic vision as if it was my original work.
I believe apologies clear the air and I believe talking to people begins to build burned bridges. Allowing people who have stated a fierce love for your work product to be insulted and then doing so yourself is a slap in the face and one that needs to be addressed in order to begin to form a relationship again.
Continuing to state the same things again that we were already told would be in the EC indicates a lack of willingness to form that relationship. You can't do it if one party isn't listening and isn't talking.