Call for essays (redux)
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sombrefanIf you haven't read A View From The Fence by 2maggie2 then you missed out. It got some good discussion (yeah I know, but he got taken care of). More season 8 related essay topics have come to mind. So if you want fame or fortune you're not going to get at Whedonesque. However if you want people to be more aware of your writings, or want to share your views then the following essay ideas might just be up your street.
1) A feminist critique of Season 8 - You could go indepth as the Firefly essay 'Tis Pity She's A Whore" but I appreciate that you would want to spend a bit of time if you went down that road.
2) How Season 8 will end? - What does all the foreshadowing and plot arcs point to?
3) Thoughts on Buffy Season 9 - The next season is scheduled for the middle of next year. It's supposed to be shorter in content and smaller in terms of plot (from what I recall). What has to happen to get it to work? What lessons can the writers and artists learn from season 8? Should this be the final season or do you want a Season 10 to wrap everything up (as Scott Allie once mentioned)?
4) What should be the role of the Buffy fandom in regards to the writers? Passive, active, friendly, standoffish?
5) Why Season 8 works.
6) Why Season 8 doesn't work.
7) What should happen to the Buffy franchise as we know it?
8) Thoughts of people who regularly read Buffy season 8 but have never seen the show - Stastically speaking they should exist.
If anyone has any ideas for a third call of essays then do make a suggestion in the comments. Should point out that ideally the essays will get linked to about once a week.
2maggie2 then you missed out. It got some good discussion (yeah I know, but he got taken care of). More season 8 related essay topics have come to mind. So if you want fame or fortune you're not going to get at Whedonesque. However if you want people to be more aware of your writings, or want to share your views then the following essay ideas might just be up your street.1) A feminist critique of Season 8 - You could go indepth as the Firefly essay 'Tis Pity She's A Whore" but I appreciate that you would want to spend a bit of time if you went down that road.
2) How Season 8 will end? - What does all the foreshadowing and plot arcs point to?
3) Thoughts on Buffy Season 9 - The next season is scheduled for the middle of next year. It's supposed to be shorter in content and smaller in terms of plot (from what I recall). What has to happen to get it to work? What lessons can the writers and artists learn from season 8? Should this be the final season or do you want a Season 10 to wrap everything up (as Scott Allie once mentioned)?
4) What should be the role of the Buffy fandom in regards to the writers? Passive, active, friendly, standoffish?
5) Why Season 8 works.
6) Why Season 8 doesn't work.
7) What should happen to the Buffy franchise as we know it?
8) Thoughts of people who regularly read Buffy season 8 but have never seen the show - Stastically speaking they should exist.
If anyone has any ideas for a third call of essays then do make a suggestion in the comments. Should point out that ideally the essays will get linked to about once a week.
