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DXMachina "Voting Discussion: We're Screwing In Light Bulbs AIFG!" Jun 25, 2007 10:30:59 am PDT
Most people is pretty quiet right about now. Me, I see a stiff -- one I didn't have to kill myself -- I just get, the urge to, you know, do stuff. Like work out, run around, maybe get some trim if there's a willin' woman about... not that I get flush from corpses or anything. I ain't crazy.
Jayne ,'The Message'
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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DXMachina - Jun 25, 2007 8:31:38 am PDT #9755 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
sumi - Jun 25, 2007 11:36:32 am PDT #9756 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Is the new Cable Drama thread up yet?
esse - Jun 25, 2007 12:01:53 pm PDT #9757 of 10001
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
Nope. We haven't agreed on a name, slug, or header yet.
Topic!Cindy - Jun 25, 2007 3:58:23 pm PDT #9758 of 10001
What is even happening?
I think the thread Title (the name that sticks with it in each iteration of the thread) should be straight forward and let people know what they'll be getting in the thread: Original Cable Drama.
You can have fun with the naming of each thread, as it rolls over. Make some proposals.
Here's some suggested wording for the slug (home page description) and header (top of thread description):
Slug: Discussions of original cable dramas we watch, that don't fit into the Boxed-Set or Premium Cable threads. NAFDA.
Header: A topic for the discussion of the original cable dramas we watch that don't fit into Boxed-Set because they're not of the Sci-Fi/ fantasy genre, and don't fit into the Premium Cable threads (because not all of us can afford HBO, you know). [list some shows and channels here to give people an idea of what they'll get spoiled for]. Expect adult content. This thread is NAFDA.
Play with it all, until you generate some interest and get something you like, otherwise you're never going to get the thread opened.
Laga - Jun 25, 2007 4:07:29 pm PDT #9759 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Would someone please explain why we need to specify "drama"? Why not "Original Cable Programming"?
Topic!Cindy - Jun 25, 2007 4:14:50 pm PDT #9760 of 10001
What is even happening?
It's specified, because it is not a thread for general cable TV talk. In other words, it's not for sci-fi/fantasy, game shows, reality shows (like "Real World") or comedies, etc. It is dedicated to drama because that's what the proposer proposed and we voted.
brenda m - Jun 25, 2007 4:24:40 pm PDT #9761 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
What Cindy said. Drama is a fairly elastic term - what are you concerned would be excluded using that language rather than programming?
Laga - Jun 25, 2007 4:25:10 pm PDT #9762 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I recall drama being discussed but whether or not to include some comedies was never put to a vote. Also I recall a few people stating that "Monk" and "Psych" are comedies but they are specifically listed as being included in the thread. Who decides?
Laga - Jun 25, 2007 4:26:17 pm PDT #9763 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I'd like to be able to discuss any original cable show. Venture Brothers is the first one that comes to mind.
brenda m - Jun 25, 2007 4:40:19 pm PDT #9764 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
That would be a different thread. And one may well come. But it's not, I think, what the vision was for this particular thread.
To get down to specifics, I'd say first of all that comedy v. drama is a judgment call on Psych and Monk. They're funny, to be sure, but for me they come down on the other side. Both were on hiatus, unfortunately, during the experimentals so I can't say I know for sure where they'd have popped up.
They have a narrative structure that seems more in line with dramas than straight comedies, though, which I think is a big factor. So drama can be somewhat elastic, and we can certainly take shows up as they come and discuss them where they fit most naturally. But keeping the lines, if not sharp, at least visible, is important to a lot of us because it builds better discussion.