I say smaller NAFDA (no whitefont) FX thread. Or something along those lines.
Okay, I know we were never going to NOT discuss TV. I'm not actually an idiot, though some people may disagree with that. However, I'm trying to point out that if we only go for one or the other -- bucket or single show -- we're disenfranchising some chunk of the board. Even if we do it in our faux democratic way.
If we stop talking about TV entirely, we're at least disenfranchising everybody equally. However, if we try some combination of both (which is really what I think we should do), we're at least trying to acommodate as many members as possible.
Frankly, with the strong stances against splintering, general TV threads, and thread proliferation, those people will be as unhappy as any other group, if we create any new TV threads at all, regardless of how broad or narrow, so what are we to do?
Again, at least stopping TV talk completely (yeah, again, I know it's not going to happen, I'm just making a point) has the benefit of not leaving one group of buffistas pleased and one group unhappy.
Anyway, I'll drop that point after this post. It only makes people think I'm stupid.
I say smaller NAFDA (no whitefont) FX thread.
If we're talking about just a test thread, one that would be up for a month to see how much traffic it generates, I think an FX thread is too narrow.
My MOTHER was an FX thread!
Your mother is TOO NARROW!!!
There, I said it.
I'd take all shows in whitefont in Natter over that. (Meaning the no TV talk at all. And can you see us enforcing that?)
If we're thinking about doing an F/X thread, I'd rather just scoot them into premium. For a trial balloon thread, I don't think the channel is a useful distinguisher - if for no other reason than those really aren't very broadly watched shows.
I'd say general drama, no whitefont. And perhaps a polite request that during the time a show is airing and slightly thereafter, to be conscious of spoilage for other shows. i.e., while Bones is on, perhaps try to restrain yourself from running aroung shouting OMG CUDDY KILLED HOUSE. Or maybe informal whitefont on really crazy HSQs. So, sort of caveat lector, but try to be nice.
Your mother is TOO NARROW!!!
You've obviously never met my mother....
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Sean, while I see us saying this over and over the reality is that I kinda gave up hope of actually being able to discuss TV here in any way quite a while ago. I was able to do it with the single show Buffy and Angel threads back in the day, but I just can't do the bucket threads.
Folks are asking what shows would be single threads? For me that would be BSG (I know, currently on hiatus, but I would have loved to have talked about the past season when it was airing), Bones, Numb3rs Dresden Files. The reason? Well, those are the shows that I'm currently watching.
If we're talking about a trial thread why don't we focus on the original issue of putting the F/X short-season, original programming shows in Premium? Or maybe I don't understand what exactly it is we're supposed to be testing.
I really can't see one huge general drama thread working. That just becomes tv natter and I'd rather just keep it in natter at that point.
For me, Lost and Heroes are examples of show threads working.
I can see the argument against them, of course, and it's a strong one. Were Buffy, Angel and Firefly all the same topic originally?
