tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post1166491330132043524..comments2024-01-02T16:42:15.732-05:00Comments on Redlines and Deadlines: Beloved BetasECPI Editorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00569261288668237013noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-52760151531964168822008-03-03T17:52:00.000-05:002008-03-03T17:52:00.000-05:00Yeah, I agree. Mr. Darcy and Mr. Knightley aren't ...Yeah, I agree. Mr. Darcy and Mr. Knightley aren't betas, at least, not the way I see them.<BR/><BR/>Love the rest though!Staciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07969399927758009095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-54961267441331400102008-02-28T14:54:00.000-05:002008-02-28T14:54:00.000-05:00A terrific list, but why do you list the directors...A terrific list, but why do you list the directors and not writers of the films? The directors didn't come up with those great beta characters. For instance, you mention the movie adaptation of Princess Bride as being "by" Rob Reiner. In fact, William Goldman wrote the adaptation of his own book. (Though admittedly Cameron Crowe did write AND direct Say Anything...)<BR/><BR/>I enjoy your blog immensely. This just happens to be a real hot button for me. Screenwriters get little enough credit/prestige/acknowledgment as it is, it behooves us in the publishing world to give our fellow scribes their due.<BR/><BR/>*hopping off soapbox and going back into lurk mode*Tamarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13499421135493577043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-12995585998809553272008-02-28T13:39:00.000-05:002008-02-28T13:39:00.000-05:00i guess mr. rochester is far too alpha to be beta,...i guess mr. rochester is far too alpha to be beta, but he's not completely alpha, either. kind of a alphbet.<BR/><BR/>would you count donald farfrae in "the mayor of casterbridge"? maybe even good ol' pip, with his unrequited love for estella? and even david copperfield, who is pale in comparison to james steerforth?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-25121000704896299272008-02-28T10:28:00.000-05:002008-02-28T10:28:00.000-05:00Darcy is a beta? I know he isn't domineering or ou...Darcy is a beta? I know he isn't domineering or outgoing but he still leads the pack. Everyone looks to Darcy for approval and advice, that makes him an alpha in my mind.Liana Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14587774916354749190noreply@blogger.com