tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post6233181449105361519..comments2024-03-22T12:11:58.453-06:00Comments on Michael Offutt: Defiance is one of those shows that believes killing your darlings makes for visceral television. I suppose they are not wrong.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-37220268779621865242015-06-20T20:02:43.783-06:002015-06-20T20:02:43.783-06:00I got to the end of the episode and decided I'...I got to the end of the episode and decided I'm done. I've never been a big fan, but all those deaths... It's why I don't watch Game of Thrones (that, and I don't have HBO). I know that makes me a bad genre fan. I should enjoy the gritty. But I like my fiction shiny and happy (well, shiny and happy to a point).<br /><br />I suppose they're going for "realism". Bad things happen. Our characters can't be immune. But there comes a point where I'm just cringing, and I'd rather spend my time enjoying my stories.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-20471325461684232472015-06-20T16:49:38.326-06:002015-06-20T16:49:38.326-06:00I haven't watched this show but my wife nearly...I haven't watched this show but my wife nearly threw something at the TV when one of her favorite characters on Game of Thrones recently died.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-67679947108556613272015-06-19T08:11:46.682-06:002015-06-19T08:11:46.682-06:00I haven't watched that show but I suppose they...I haven't watched that show but I suppose they did that for shock value. You have to walk the line between indiscriminately killing characters like GoT and never killing anyone at all.PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-47435353244118415072015-06-19T05:05:06.016-06:002015-06-19T05:05:06.016-06:00Oh how blatant. It works for Game of Thrones and T...Oh how blatant. It works for Game of Thrones and The Walking Dead now everyone will start killing off main characters. I guess they're giving the people what they want. Whatever happened to shows like The Waltons and other family type shows? Some people might actually want that. Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922596724107742478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-61431163714042762892015-06-19T03:49:26.221-06:002015-06-19T03:49:26.221-06:00I was stunned by all of the deaths. They certainly...I was stunned by all of the deaths. They certainly took a Game of Thrones approach. Of course, Defiance's cast is only so big - they can't do that often.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com