The internet is full of criticism, as people will take to any social media platform to voice their opinions about any topics from games to TV shows, and now Lauren Hissrich - show writer and runner for the upcoming Witcher TV series - has hit back against criticism aimed at the show on Twitter.
As writing began, one Twitter user was vocal of their concern about the diversity of the team, to which Hissrich rather wittily responded:
"@Netflix believes in transparency, so here is the truth. Deep breath. Here we go: None of the writers have been to Nilfgaard. Or Cintra. Or Kaer Morhen. None are sorcerers. None are children of surprise. None have hunted monsters, and none have killed anyone (as far as I know)."
But then came a slightly more serious response:
"Because — and this is important — writers don't use their skin color to write, or their gender, or our place of birth. We don't even rely solely on our experiences. We use our brains and our hearts. We all have those. I promise."
As collated by Twitter user Trent Kusters Hissrich also had strong responses to concerns about "bad directors", asking:
"Have these complainers read these writers' scripts? Have they sat with them and asked about their history and relationship with the material? Or their favorite short stories, or how they connect to a character? Do they, in any way, know these writers at all?"
"Because - and I'm not directing this at you, Hektor, but since you're the one who brought it up - if these complainers haven't? Then they know jack s*** about how television is made, and aren't worthy of an opinion about writers they've never met."
So, it seems Hissrich isn't taking any kind of unreasonable criticism towards her team. Are you excited about The Witcher series though?
Thanks, VG247.