tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9444317.post3842034490450131029..comments2024-03-10T08:48:34.026+00:00Comments on Nemeton: green sky and storiesYewtreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028699564003381058noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9444317.post-12817682169814871202006-10-21T18:57:00.000+00:002006-10-21T18:57:00.000+00:00I thought the TV version of Neverwhere was awful; ...I thought the TV version of Neverwhere was awful; the cheap video look destroyed the use of real locations like disused Underground tunnels and made them look like sets. The very first time I met Neil was the day after the first episode aired and he asked what I thought; I decided to be honest and told him I loved the book and disliked the BBC effort. He nodded and said he was disappointed too at the look and the changes made by the producers who arrogantly told him this was the BBC and the writer was nothing, it was the producer and director who called the shots. Bet they'd slit their own throats to work with him now...<br /><br />On the writing front though, I had a very stupid English teacher (referred to as the C&A model because she looked like a mannequin from C&A's window all the year round) who once told me I had no imagination. A few days later my friend and I slapped down a couple of hundred pages of a pastiche we had made of various shows and films using school characters instead and told her we'd also recorded it doing all the voices and mixing the music and effects ourselves. That shut her up. Okay, some people may not be that great a writer but no-one, least of all teachers (who are supposed to encourage) should tell them to stop; if they enjoy doing what they do then keep doing it, write for yourself and if others enjoy it, that's a bonus (and Neil has said similar things at events; Stardust for instance, he wrote because he wanted to read it).Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11257155435655575336noreply@blogger.com