Post by Michelle on Apr 17, 2006 12:47:39 GMT -5
raenstorm said:
Howdy... About a week or so ago I sent off your feedback to Rob. I summed up the responses at the top of the email and then included large chunks of your posts. Here's his email back to me:Rae,
Thanks so much for sending this along.
VM fans should know this idea stemmed from our writers' room -- not the network.
The network has given us a very general note of "less confusing, please," and we think this would help them, but we're excited about the prospect of not dragging the BIG CASE out quite as long.
Here's what we like...
Easier to get guest cast for a seven/eight episode arc.
Mysteries unbroken by preemptions and repeats.
Easier for VM newbies to jump in at any given point.
Less confusing.
Here's what concerns us...
Sure, it's less confusing, but less detail may equal less reward.
Big Mysteries are difficult, and if we are doing three per year, can we continue to deliver the intrigue at the same level?
I believe we are going down this path. I really appreciate people taking time out to put in their two cents.
Rob
PS - Sue, I included a shamless plug/link to the S3 VM reviews. No guarantee that he'll read but never hurts to keep passing along the site to him! ;D
Thanks, Rae! It's good to get direct feedback from him. I'm a little confused by his "less detail may equal less reward" comment. Just because the mystery takes less time to solve doesn't necessarily mean the level of detail would diminish, does it? For example, I think that if all the time that this season has devoted specifically to the bus crash were to be smooshed together, (I believe that's the technical term) it would add up to no more than the equivalent of 3 or 4 episodes. The level of detail would remain the same, and only the length of time across the season would be reduced.