aww, i made a friend today.

Yeah, I wouldn't either I guess. Lucus went on to write and direct a bunch of really great movies after Star Wars. And I honestly think he thought he was doing right by his franchise with the prequels, he had just become so out of touch with that world by then.

Well that's an interesting angle, if true. Assuming she's written many books under different pen names would be a different situation, but it seems odd to me to have your name attached to one single body of work (except I think one other book she wrote before Potter, right?). If that's the case I'll eat my words when…

Iif you're gonna question my emotional intelligence you might not want to call me retarded in the same sentence. It's like the pot calling the kettle black.

Harry Potter did. Goddamn magic.

I think I've responded to most of your points here on other threads of this conversation but I would argue that the American Dream, as it was originally described, is no longer possible. The context that it's used in now, and over the last few decades, is very much based in a capitalistic pursuit, even though it's…

Someone else brought up Stephen King, and I really can't say one way or the other, I haven't really ever read his work. He's put out more than two non-Dark Towers books though, hasn't he. Like, decades worth. He moved on, then came back. Rowlings, from what it seems, finished Potter, wrote one other book that she…

I'd agree with you on the prequels for Star Wars and TNG for Star Trek because the original creators played a heavy hand in those, but the expanded universes for each, and subsequent reboots, sequels, etc, have been opened up to anyone who wishes to play in that world.

I think it's only inflammatory because I called a woman a whore. I'd called George Lucas a whore too, and no one would disagree, no matter how much they loved the original trilogy. Double standards and all that.

Hunger Games and Twilight, from what I understand, haven't branched out into 'expanded universe' territory, so they don't really apply here.

The Star Wars EU was handed off though, so that's a weak comparison, but I get what you're saying.

Lots of super defensive Potter fans out there this morning. Can't I criticize a person's work without it meaning that I hate her? My use of the term 'whore' is misleading, I meant a whore to Harry Potter.

I wouldn't call it being resentful, but it's very much the right of the consumer to criticize her for returning to it.

I don't think the American Dream means that anymore. It's time to grow up when it comes to that definition.

To me, returning to the universe but not calling it a Harry Potter book is splitting hairs. Maybe whore is too harsh a word for you, so I'll go with hack instead. All in all I'm allowed to have my opinion against her work. And this is the 'young adult fiction' world, so my expectations are rather low. That whole..…

I meant a whore to the content. I'd honestly probably ride the gravy train too.

Logical fallacy. I'm not arguing to Stephen King's credentials. I will say that he's written about many different things in his 40-50 years of writing, as I'm sure Rowling is bound to do with enough time.

Every job I do is for money, that's kind of how it works.

Sexist. Men can be whores.

American Dream = capitalism, sorry I wasn't clear on that. And I wasn't begrudging anyone for liking Harry Potter. But I have just as much a right to not like it and have little respect for Rowling consistently cashing in. Go on and read them, they're probably great.