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.
And now my boy's in love. All hearts and flowers. But, doesn't it freak you out that she used to change your diapers? I mean, when you think about it, the first woman you boned is the closest thing you've ever had to a mother. Doing your mom and trying to kill your dad. Hm. There should be a play.
Angelus ,'Damage'
Bureaucracy 3: Oh, so now you want to be part of the SOLUTION?
A thread to discuss naming threads, board policy, new thread suggestions, and anything else that has to do with board administration and maintenance. Guaranteed to include lively debate and polls. Natter discouraged, but not deleted.
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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?
esse - Apr 04, 2007 2:18:39 pm PDT #8713 of 10001
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
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
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
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
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
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.
sumi - Apr 04, 2007 4:51:19 pm PDT #8718 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
It would fun to be able to discuss Rescue Me or the Riches somewhere (although I'm happy with Natter) but I don't want to be spoiled for premium shows that I would like to watch on dvd in the future, you know?
-t - Apr 04, 2007 5:11:28 pm PDT #8719 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Keep Premium Premium. Rescue Me discussion has done just fine in Natter and it seems like The Riches discussion is thriving in nattery places. I haven't been in Premium in a few days because I haven't had a chance to see the Tudors, so I don't know if something's come up in there that makes it seem especially appropriate.
That said, there's no rule against bringing up FX shows and specifically how they are similar to Premium shows, is there? That would just be topic drift, right?
§ ita § - Apr 04, 2007 5:23:16 pm PDT #8720 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
That would just be topic drift, right?
That sort of drift is explicitly dissuaded in Boxed Set.
-t - Apr 04, 2007 6:28:02 pm PDT #8721 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Yes, but does it need to be in Premium?
Maybe it does, I don't know how bright the lines need to be.