Spike ,'Get It Done'
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
Or do you just like having a fixed list?
This, mainly. It just seems to me that opening the door to 150 or so different interpretations of what shows mirror the feel/vibe of the premium channel series is going to result in widespread confusion and possibly splitting discussion between the thread and Natter in a way that will be even harder to follow than skimming past unrelated topics in Natter already is.
Yup.I am still confused by all categories smaller than all that predictably encompass The Wire, Nip/Tuck and The Tudors.
I'm already confused about where to discuss Jericho - it's post-apocalyptic premise seems to make it Sci-Fi, but it doesn't really feel like a Sci-Fi show and it certainly doesn't feel like a Boxed Set show. Fortunately, I don't have much to say about it so it's not a big deal.
Premium is so easy to understand. I like to think of myself as a frequenter of the Premium threaad and I don't have the slightest impulse to discuss Nip/Tuck or Rescue Me in there. I'm trying to understand why other people do feel the need, but beyond the idea that discussion in Natter is unacceptable I just don't.
I'd think an all-TV thread would be just as unwieldy as apparently Natter is.
I have to say I agree.
Personally, I don't think the individual show threads work as well as the shows-grouped-together threads, but only when there's a logical connection for each grouping. My impulse would be to create threads based on genre rather on the channels that air the shows.
I think Premium is a good exception to that, since those people who get it get it, and those who don't don't, if that makes sense.The following two statements are assumptions: Most people get cable. Relatively few get premium, so that's, to me, a reasonable division.
My impulse would be to create threads based on genre rather on the channels that air the shows.
this kind of make sense. I mean, people who like Homicide, for example, will probably also like The Wire or The Shield, and would enjoy a thread on "Cop Shows". People who like House might also like to discuss ER or Grey's Anatomy on a "Medical Shows" thread. I mean, Boxed Set is kind of like a "SciFi Shows" thread.
since those people who get it get it, and those who don't don't, if that makes sense
I can't speak for anyone else, but I watch Premium shows without subscribing to any Premium channels. I don't know how many people in that thread are actually watching the shows as they air.
I like the idea of expanding Premium to be genre-based rather than channel-based. I can't explain why, it just feels like a natural expansion of the thread's current use. Of the other shows mentioned, I haven't seen them discussed anywhere else in any great depth, so I don't feel like it would drain conversation from Natter the way a General TV thread might.
I think Premium is a good exception to that, since those people who get it get it, and those who don't don't, if that makes sense.
I haven't been in Premium, so I can't comment on how well it works as a thread.
You can't make Premium a genre thread without losing some shows, can you? What does the addition of The Shield have to do with Deadwood or The Tudors?
I'm still confused if it's expansion and not more extensive reconfiguration.
Just to clarify, I'm not arguing that Premium should be changed. I have no horse in that race. I'm just saying that, if we decide to create new tv threads, I suggest we base them on genre, not channel.