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  —Isaiah Berlin, paraphrasing Immanuel Kant.

yippee yippee

Friday, April 29th, 2005 12:58 pm

the trailer for “Serenity” is here.

some day i’d love to write an article about the derivative nature of the whedon canon — derivative, i say again, is good, essential, and ubiquitous. whedon & crew’s derivations are a fine, fine example of building-upon, tweaking, mixing, improving, mashing, and processing mythology, pop culture, science fiction, and many other sources thru a personal visionary sausage grinder. a process involved in all creation, but so rarely done well, and even more rarely done with graceful consciousness of the derivative nature of the work; deft handling, respect, and respectful criticism of the raw materials …

[this post was inspired by photomatt on serenity and on da vinci crock]


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2 Responses to “yippee yippee”

  1. Michael Alan Dorman Says:

    The Beck of tv?
    Actually, I just say that his comic-book work is also exceptional for all of the same reasons you note here.

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