Interesting Article on the State of Fantasy

I am sure other blogs have picked up on this as well, but over at Big Hollywood there is a post regarding the current state of the fantasy genre and how it has drastically moved from its roots of Tolkien and Howard. A same quote:

The mere trappings of the genre do nothing for me when wedded to the now-ubiquitous interminable soap-opera plots (a conservative friend of mine once accurately derided “fat fantasy” cycles such as Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time as “Lord of the Rings 90210”). Nor do they impress me in the least when placed into the hands of writers clearly bored with the classic mythic undertones of the genre, and who try to shake things up with what can best be described as postmodern blasphemies against our mythic heritage.

I personally feel that the author of the article, Leo Grin, is a tad out of touch with society and the current evolution of fantasy. He also seems to have misread his two beloved authors.

Also, an average Joe (Abercrombie) has decided to reply to the above author's claims and criticisms.

So did Adam Whitehead, a great blogger and reply.