i have never known fans to be unanimous before.

[fox]

So okay -- obviously nobody's reading the nineteenth-century palaeo-wank I posted earlier today, so I shall instead talk about the results of last week's poll.

Because everyone who voted for commentary voted for commentary on Root and Branch, I did commentary on Root and Branch -- and, as an extra bonus, I had ellen_fremedon do guest commentary, as well.  So here you go:  Root and Branch - with DVD commentary (including special guest commentary by Ellen).

And, as an extra extra bonus, even though nobody asked for it in the poll, because I wanted to do it and because I knew it would make tangleofthorns happy, I also did commentary on Fortune's Fool.  So here it is:  Fortune's Fool - with DVD comm annotations.

Comments

[cordelia_v]

OK. Alas, alas, I do NOT have time to read the commentary today, but I bookmarked it and looked at the top section. And I want to assure you that you DO have at least one reader who was obsessed with the timeline of the whole series, and where it fit with canon dates. As you might have forgotten (I mean, why should you remember?) when I first emailed you a review of this, I had the whole timeline worked out (I had taken notes, and constructed a timeline myself, bc I was obsessed with how all the stories fit together) and we chatted about it.

Timelines (for long and complex stories) are NOT geeky. They provide the underlying structure that keeps it a coherent narrative! Even if you don't put all those dates in the story, it is clear to your (historian) reader whether it was there or not.

*adores timelines of "Root and Branch" series*

[jgesteve.livejournal.com]

I read the paleo-wank...

[tangleofthorns.livejournal.com]

Beautifully done commentary, babe. I love that you noted my very favorite bit--where Mercutio repeats himself and is interrupted ("--but vain fantasy, we know. I also think it's hysterically great how you worked in pop culture stuff and all the different styles associated with Shakespeare. And I love love love the moment where you chose to end--they're hard to find, but it's definitely great when you find the right one.

[resonant8.livejournal.com]

Cool! I love stuff like this.

I liked reading about the decision not to show the actual kill-the-kid scene in R&B -- I always figured you'd done that on purpose as another part of Lucius' scary POV. In his head, the part that needs describing is seeing to it that the needful thing will be done. The actual doing of it doesn't merit description, any more than your typical boss would feel the need to describe having a document printed and bound.

Creepy Lucius.