milowent, I was unaware they were keeping sheep on the White House lawn. Did you bring them in for this particular spectacle? I'm in a dairy area, should you feel like branching out to other livestock, let me know. Arrangements can be made.
That said...
I think The Creators have done a wonderful thing with this series on the shoestring budget they've been dealing with. I admire them for that. It's an excellent new method of storytelling...they've really done something special.
I've enjoyed the OpAphid/Tachyon storyline from the time I found it and enjoyed watching the ARG, and I was pleased when it was integrated into the rest of the series. I think Glenn, as a writer, is top drawer.
I have no knowledge of anything that may have happened, but, from what I understand, information was passed along to The Creators. They apparently need time to review that information. They have indicated that they will not be commenting on it until they have done so. It's my opinion that trying to push them into a comment before they are ready is doing them a huge disservice...
and may well get a comment that we don't want to hear. If they've taken this to their own attorneys, they are obviously taking this very seriously.
They also have to clean house a bit, in that the situation has resulted in the need for, at the very least, a new PM for the ARG. Again, we will find out more about that in good time, when The Creators have had a chance to work things out satisfactorily.
What folks online tend to forget is that things move much more slowly in the real world. I tend to equate it with people years vs. dog years somehow. Time (and The Creators) will sort things out, but
we need to do our part by giving this a chance to happen. It may feel too slow to some of us, but it's important to remember that things take time, especially things that are important...
There's been a comment/comments about the wait tarnishing Glenn's reputations. But when you're dealing with something of such extreme importance as someone's reputation, don't you think it's important to take the time to make sure that you've done everything exactly right? I know that if
my reputation were on the line, I would want that to be the case! I would want the people who held my reputation in their hands to take all the time they needed!
Somehow I think what some folks are looking at is The Need To Know. A lot of Americans in particular feel as if it's our God-given right. I feel that if and when it's appropriate, we'll know. It may never be appropriate for us to know everything. Again, if it were my reputation on the line, I would want to know that the people who were putting together that press release were cognizant of more my need for privacy than what The Public and/or The Fans might want...
And has been pointed out, our talking about the situation itself (especially in the face of The Creators' request that we step back) won't help things...and could easily generate flames yet again.
Edit: cuz I noticed terrible grammar when CNG quoted me (thanks for the applause btw! <beaming grin>, but darn, for showing that terrible grammar off!
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