Hey. So we folks that frequent Premium Blend would like to discuss FX shows in there as well as HBO and Showtime shows, because they run along the same thematic lines and lend themselves to mutual generalised discussion. Can we amend the slug? Or is this something we need to put to vote?
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esse - Apr 04, 2007 1:48:42 pm PDT #8708 of 10001
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
brenda m - Apr 04, 2007 2:03:59 pm PDT #8709 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Which shows would those be? (Since Tivo, I don't know what channel anything comes on.)
Polter-Cow - Apr 04, 2007 2:05:55 pm PDT #8710 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
The Shield, nip/tuck, Dirt, Rescue Me, etc.
esse - Apr 04, 2007 2:08:03 pm PDT #8711 of 10001
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The Riches, too. Which is what I originally brought it up for.
amych - Apr 04, 2007 2:10:58 pm PDT #8712 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Which shows would those be?
I actually don't know what channel things are on either. But they're sort of a natural fit with the cussing-and-fucking shows.
esse - Apr 04, 2007 2:18:39 pm PDT #8713 of 10001
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I only know because FX is more likely than any other cable network to do cussin' and fuckin' shows. In high volume, anyway.
I don't think stuff like USA's line up of Dead Zone, Monk, and Psych fit into the schema, though it might be worth considering momentarily. But probably not until the summer when they come back. Dead Zone (and Lifetime's Blood Ties) are both Boxed Set shows anyhow.
Frankenbuddha - Apr 04, 2007 2:23:39 pm PDT #8714 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I definitely think that since FX shows are TV-MA that they are kind of a piece with HBO/Showtime type shows. Granted, by that definition, so is South Park and other Comedy Central/Adult Swim shows. But the FX ones are also serial dramas.
This may also open the can of worms that is BBC-A since they have shows that WERE cussing and fucking shows but may no longer be.
esse - Apr 04, 2007 2:25:10 pm PDT #8715 of 10001
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It does bring to mind shows like Spooks and Life on Mars, though LoM also fits the Boxed Set classification, and there are no problems with DW or TW on that score either.
§ ita § - Apr 04, 2007 3:33:13 pm PDT #8716 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The premium thread was no problem for me as a viewer/discusser because I watch premium shows on DVD, and there's no market for discussion on that schedule, not to mention the spoiler issues.
Now it's wanted to be no longer premium, but thematic? And a theme that so far seems less intuitive than the answer to "Due South? Boxed Set?"
I foresee a very slippery slope.
SailAweigh - Apr 04, 2007 4:50:55 pm PDT #8717 of 10001
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I thought the point of premium was that it was shows on channels you had to pay for. FX, AFAIK, isn't for pay in any market, it's a freebee.