'Never Leave Me'
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.
Current Stompy Feet: ita, Jon B, DXMachina, P.M. Marcontell, Liese S., amych
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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?
That would just be topic drift, right?
That sort of drift is explicitly dissuaded in Boxed Set.
Yes, but does it need to be in Premium?
Maybe it does, I don't know how bright the lines need to be.
I'm in favor of pretty bright lines, myself.