Welcome back
Still_RIP_Speed.
Great to have to back here with us.
wibble said
ETA: Does anyone know if the writers read this forum?
I've asked Corey Miller about this, and basically what he said was they don't normally go into message boards because quite frankly there is a lot of negativity that goes around. If they didn't already feel like they were being second-guessed, then they certainly would if they came here and read what all the fans had to say.
I actually think not reading the messaged boards creates a nice barrier between fan and writer. This way, the writers are able to express their creative vision without fans complaining about the minor details before they see it as a whole. I'm sure the writers value the fans very much-- They wouldn't have gotten this far with CSI:Miami had the fans not watched and invested their time. And of course they aren't able to please everyone, which they know. Another part of the reason why they wouldn't visit message boards.
But I'm sure the writers/producers know how much Speed meant to us. Liz Divine even said it in the audio commentary for 'Lost Son'. But again, who knows if what they really felt about Rory is what they said to us.
They could have just killed his character off becuase they were mad that he was leaving. -- Even though they said they loved him a lot.
Well, I know that even if I was mad at an actor for leaving, but I still appreciated him and respected him, I would respect his character even more. Kind of brings me back to what was said about Vanessa Ferlito's character. I thought that was a genius way to have her character written out.
Speed however? Not so good.