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Saturday, March 8th, 2008 02:50 am (UTC)
I've been hearing the exact opposite from most of fandom.

Yeah, I know, and I'm usually all about the death of the author and text standing on its own, unless it's source text, a show or a movie or a book that derivative text spins off from. I guess that's because I feel that, when text is used in this way, it needs a center, a sort of core of "truth" that's like the laws of nature. It's less text and more a world, and that world has boundaries and realities that we can work with or manipulate, as we chose, but with an understanding of what those realities are--and those come from the mind of the creators. Otherwise, one can easily stray into "What show are you watching, exactly?" territory. *g* Not that I begrudge anyone their own creative interpretations of what they see, even if they contradict the intent of the creators--it's all about having fun, after all. I will argue pretty vigorously about canon being created by the creators, though, if one is intending to work from a "this is what this show is all about" standpoint, rather than a "this is what I want this show to be about" position. If it's all open to interpretation, then there is no canon. If there is a canon, it's not created through individual interpretation, or even consumer consensus; if you want canon, you go to the source. My approach to canonicity in a nutshell. *g* But I know not everyone feels that way about it, and that's okay. As long as they don't try to argue it with me. *eg*

Then again, I guess most people aren't in SGA for the knocking off of sox!

Er, not that kind, anyway. ;)

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