tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694092506511551308.post1456154210085888928..comments2023-04-12T10:45:21.979-04:00Comments on Deathday Letters: Why Joss Whedon is My Hero or How I Learned to Love Killing PeopleShaun Hutchinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01480241164653893038noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694092506511551308.post-91547031555688868132012-05-19T19:11:41.151-04:002012-05-19T19:11:41.151-04:00Matthew: I've only just begun to watch Game o...Matthew: I've only just begun to watch Game of Thrones and I've added the books to my list. It's good to know that I can count on lots of people dying.<br />And yes, I totally know why :)<br /><br />Emily: You're spot on. His characters are amazing. He's got such a knack for making every character he writes so darned real and relatable. He really is a master.Shaun Hutchinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01480241164653893038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694092506511551308.post-69241042992280140952012-05-18T20:55:58.892-04:002012-05-18T20:55:58.892-04:00I love Joss too! I still need to see the Avengers,...I love Joss too! I still need to see the Avengers, but everything else he's done has been awesome. I never really thought about his rampant murder of characters, but you are so right. Besides knowing that something really is at stake, though, he just knows how to make great characters. Even the demons and aliens are real, flawed, but still likeable and even lovable, and I think a lot of action-oriented movies and books really miss on characterization. It doesn't matter if you kill off a main character if no one likes them to begin with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694092506511551308.post-29173909884462159752012-05-18T12:37:05.716-04:002012-05-18T12:37:05.716-04:00This is what I love about George Martin, although ...This is what I love about George Martin, although he still frustrates me too.<br /><br />Also, now I can't stop thinking of Sherman Alexie's The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, and I bet you know why.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.com