I'm going! I got my ticket last night, so now it's for sure. Still have to find a place to stay... but I'm going. I'm really excited about that Sunday at comic-con.
Angel: Lorne, you're— Lorne: Reliable as a cheap fortune cookie? Angel: I was gonna say a guy with good contacts…
'Shells'
The Minearverse 3: The Network Is a Harsh Mistress
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls and The Inside), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
Cranberry - Jul 09, 2004 9:50:05 am PDT #1137 of 10001
I was fine when existence had no meaning. Meaninglessness in a universe that has no meaning -- that I get. But meaninglessness in a universe with
meaning? What does that mean?
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 09, 2004 10:18:20 am PDT #1138 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Sounds like there's a big market for quality TV shows that didn't make it on the networks.
If only that could translate into a big market for quality TV shows actually airing ON the networks...
Astarte - Jul 09, 2004 10:34:04 am PDT #1139 of 10001
Not having has never been the thing I've regretted most in my life. Not trying is.
That's great, Cran. Have a fabulous time. And then tell us all about it!!!
smushedfacelion - Jul 09, 2004 4:38:26 pm PDT #1140 of 10001
Just low blood sugar. Ate a Snickers. Thanks for coming.
If only that could translate into a big market for quality TV shows actually airing ON the networks...
I think that's the problem with the current system. The audience is evidently there (1 million copies of Freaks and Geeks on DVD), and they're willing to pay to see quality TV, but the only way networks get paid is by getting huge ratings so they can sell commercial time for big bucks. The smart, quirky stuff I like doesn't seem to draw big enough to survive against the American Idols and such. As long as it's ad-based, I don't hold out much hope. I'd have gladly paid to see Wonderfalls, and if everything goes according to plan, I guess I will in December, just doesn't get me a second season.
I just signed up for satellite so I can get Showtime and watch the new season of Dead Like Me.
CaBil - Jul 09, 2004 5:01:38 pm PDT #1141 of 10001
Remember, remember/the fifth of November/the Gunpowder Treason and Plot/I see no reason/Why Gunpowder Treason/Should ever be forgot.
I'm really excited about that Sunday at comic-con.
Sunday? Are you sure? Saturday tends to be the big media day...
§ ita § - Jul 09, 2004 5:03:53 pm PDT #1142 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm pretty sure the Wonderfalls stuff is Sunday.
Cranberry - Jul 09, 2004 5:06:58 pm PDT #1143 of 10001
I was fine when existence had no meaning. Meaninglessness in a universe that has no meaning -- that I get. But meaninglessness in a universe with
meaning? What does that mean?
The Dead Like Me panel, Joss's Serenity panel and the Wonderfalls screening are all on Sunday, so I'm excited about those.
Saturday is a much bigger day in general, though.
CaBil - Jul 09, 2004 5:17:03 pm PDT #1144 of 10001
Remember, remember/the fifth of November/the Gunpowder Treason and Plot/I see no reason/Why Gunpowder Treason/Should ever be forgot.
Well it does make scheduling a lot easier. Last couple of years, the saturday panels usually had two or three really good panels per slot, making it hard to decide...
Allyson - Jul 10, 2004 8:59:42 am PDT #1145 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
From the ComicCon site:
2:00-4:00 Wonderfalls: Unseen Episodes—Join Bryan Fuller (Wonderfalls, Dead Like Me, Star Trek Voyager), Todd Holland (Wonderfalls, Malcolm in the Middle, The Larry Sanders Show) ,and Tim Minear (Wonderfalls, Firefly, Angel) for a screening of two unaired episodes, “Cocktail Bunny” and “Lying Pig,” which catch the main characters at the top of their arcs in the middle of the first season. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with all three executive producers. Room 20
Tim's going?
§ ita § - Jul 10, 2004 12:38:54 pm PDT #1146 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Allyson, while you're there, make him do commentary, okay?