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November 6, 2002
Are We Spoiled?
Last week's episode, "A Hopeless Wound", certainly didn't contribute much to either the context or the screen time for our favorite ER Doc or her IFF. However, this episode was directed by Laura Innes, so the lack of screen time for Weaver was more than an acceptable trade.
Discussion about this week's episode died down rather quickly...with attention shifting instead to several juicy bits of information about upcoming episodes that appeared in various places on the Internet. (And no, I'm not going to tell you what they are; you’ll have to work for that information.) Which brings me to the topic of this week's column – Are we spoiled? And does this help or hinder our enjoyment of the show?
We Sandynistas are a gabby lot...following in the footsteps of other fandoms, we spend hours analyzing current episodes, speculating as to what we'll see next, and a lot of time just engaging in friendly chat that grows from the discussion. We have indeed become a community, one that has a voracious appetite for information, especially that pertaining to the story of Weaver and Lopez.
Powder Skier: I love the spoilers! I love the speculation and discussions spoilers generate. Then it's fun to find out how wrong we all are when the scene actually plays out.
Erised 42olives:I'm
really trying not to react too much to this latest crop of spoilers.
Unlike some Sandynistas (bless them) I'm not a natural optimist. As I
read these spoilers, I try to remind myself to breathe and also that we
don't know what will happen in the long run. I'm trying not to lash out
at one spoiler, but wait to see how the whole arc of the season will
play. For example, last night's episode was much better than the early
spoilers suggested it would be. As was Kerry's arc last season.
Treelint:
The actual episode has many more nuances and possible
interpretations than the script or even a description of the final
product can provide. I always see something more than the spoilers
indicate and even then there are several interpretations presented in
the post episode discussion. I always enjoy the post episode discussion
whether I have been spoiled or not.
Juliana:Without spoilers, I don't know if I would still be watching ER. I became
a fan the second I saw Sandy, and if it weren't for spoilers, I wouldn't
know she was still with us. Aside from that, most of my enjoyment of the
show comes from this forum. It wouldn't even be half as much fun without
it. It's definitely more fun to discuss/speculate before the episode
airs. We don't know everything that's going to happen, but enough to
generate possibilities. We end up thinking about it from more angles,
which adds more meaning to the viewing. Frustration is just the price
you pay for taking an interest.
Serenade:I don't think it makes all
that much difference, frankly. What I enjoy about spoilers is more the
anticipation of seeing something happen on screen, and the discussion
they generate. But I liked the show itself just as much before I started
reading spoilers.
There
was a great article in the NY Times on October 20th titled
"The Remote Controllers" on the growing interactivity of
television in the information age; and how the near instantaneous
feedback provided by internet savvy fans is beginning to have an effect
on how shows are produced. The discussion of spoilers by fans on
Weavered.com and other fan boards scattered across the Internet is one
of the contributing factors to this effect.
Each board seems to have it's own clandestine source (or sources)
of information, with the direction and quality of discussion often
influencing the type of spoilage released.
I can tell you that at least one of the Sandynistas’ treasured
sources enjoys finding creative ways to spur discussion on our board,
and the quotes above are proof that we enjoy every little shred of
information we get. ;)
Mangababe
(Editor)
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