#noooot.really

[iamslikesthings]

Oh you know what's interesting. When TV writers are writing (as many oft forget) they are balancing the needs of the story and characters, and the perceptions and interests of almost two entirely different audiences. The fans and the general audience. Because those are two different writing goals- if you are entirely for one you'll isolate the other and then everyone suffers.

If you follow the wims of fandom you often don't let the story breath and grow organically and may become too niche for the general audience (affecting funding).

But if you Only write for general audiences- the most advertiser friendly demographic - then you are (imo) degrading the art of story.

So the writers have to balance those two elements. (A show runner is good when they know how to balance those things: allowing the story to grow organically and commit to the story you want to tell)