But if it was cancelled, as reported, someone had plans for it to go on longer. They knew that the British series was short when they started.
Inara: So. Would you like to lecture me on the wickedness of my ways? Book: I brought you some supper, but if you'd prefer a lecture, I've a few very catchy ones prepped. Sin and hellfire... one has lepers.
'Serenity'
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.
§ ita § - Sep 19, 2004 10:58:47 am PDT #2223 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
sumi - Sep 19, 2004 2:48:12 pm PDT #2224 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
I thought that there were a couple of original episodes in there, weren't there?
alienprayer - Sep 19, 2004 3:46:06 pm PDT #2225 of 10001
Conservative, n. A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal, who wishes to replace them with others. -Bierce
The US series sort of cannibalised the UK one. Despite the fallout from previous episodes, the US was a killer of the week format. I think five US episodes were entirely original, but I don't remember any straight one-to-one plot duplications.
The US put a different spin on the coworkers, also. So can USA be all that profitable, putting all these new series into prodution, broadcasting them once, then not renewing? More importantly, can I blame the same executives who fired Bitty Schram?
§ ita § - Sep 19, 2004 5:30:55 pm PDT #2226 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I don't remember any straight one-to-one plot duplications.
The one where people were being burnt was one-to-one, and also the one with the grief counsellor come first to mind.
Well, not straight, because of episode length, but they had the same plots.
alienprayer - Sep 19, 2004 6:19:49 pm PDT #2227 of 10001
Conservative, n. A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal, who wishes to replace them with others. -Bierce
I forgot about them. Probably has something to do with the lack of Andy Serkis. Makes anybody else in the role somehow unmemorable.
Nutty - Sep 20, 2004 5:37:23 am PDT #2228 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
I don't remember any straight one-to-one plot duplications.
The near-death experience one was quite similar as well (I mean, in the set-pieces of breaking the script, although not in the in-between parts). I was a bit miffed that they duplicated the original so faithfully; I thought a departure would have been more interesting.
The funny part is, to my knowledge UK Touching Evil has been in print in series 1, and 3, but never 2. I remember 1 and 3, as they've been rebroadcast on public television within the last 3 years, but I can't remember a thing from series 2.
Allyson - Sep 20, 2004 7:57:38 am PDT #2229 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
Wolfram - Sep 20, 2004 8:02:36 am PDT #2230 of 10001
Visilurking
Does Tim not get along with Todd Holland?
Allyson - Sep 20, 2004 8:18:14 am PDT #2231 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
I think they get along well, why do you ask?
Topic!Cindy - Sep 20, 2004 8:37:20 am PDT #2232 of 10001
What is even happening?
And Tim Minear focused most of his career on the cult favorites X-Files, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel and Firefly.
Hee. I suppose if you added up all the hours Tim's spent either saying, or thinking, "But I never worked on Buffy," we could say he's focused much of his career on it.