I went to Singapore once. Snuck in without a passport. The officials were pissed. They made me promise not to cross over to Malaysia. So, I never got to see Malaysia. Ah, well. Next time, maybe.
The girl's not playing with a full deck, Giles. She has almost no deck. She has a three.
Buffy ,'Same Time, Same Place'
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.
SailAweigh - Oct 17, 2004 6:18:34 pm PDT #2630 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
brenda m - Oct 17, 2004 6:54:04 pm PDT #2631 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
I have a good friend in Malaysia. Do you know Jeremy? (Kidding. Unless you know him. In which case, not kidding.)
dcp - Oct 17, 2004 7:00:07 pm PDT #2632 of 10001
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Val - Oct 17, 2004 10:07:24 pm PDT #2633 of 10001
Thanks for the warm welcome.
It's great to be with people who love and enjoy Tim's work. It's really lonely being a Tim Minear fan in Malaysia. The problem is mainly that Malaysians and the Malaysian media tend to only pay attention to shows that are big hits in the US like The Practice, CSI and others, so you'll get a lot of blank looks when you say that your favorite TV programme is Angel, or Firefly or Wonderfalls although all these have been shown on Malaysian TV before (although we're still waiting for Angel Season 5). The problem becomes worse because these shows are all shown late at night on weekdays which in Malaysia is not all that good. Funnily enough, I think you tend to get better viewing numbers if a show is shown on Friday, Saturday or Sunday nights as people are winding down for the weekend. Also, English is not the first language for a majority of Malaysians so most viewers of Angel, Firefly and Wonderfalls and other shows like it tend to be either urbanites or young professionals.
Sorry, brenda m, but I don't know any Jeremy.
Thanks again for the warm welcome. This is one of the nicest boards I've come across.
ETA: No need to feel bad or anything for not knowing where Malaysia is. A lot of people don't know where it is unless you're from South East Asia or Asia generally. It's quite usual for Malaysians to have to tell people that our country is just north of Singapore and south of Thailand (or at least that's the location of Peninsular Malaysia).
aurelia - Oct 17, 2004 10:14:08 pm PDT #2634 of 10001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
you'll get a lot of blank looks when you say that your favorite TV programme is Angel, or Firefly or Wonderfalls
Heh. That happens in the U.S. too.
Consuela - Oct 18, 2004 9:31:37 am PDT #2635 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Welcome, Val! Nice to have another quarter of the globe checking in. We don't have any Kiwis, do we? Too bad, as I'm gonna be in New Zealand in February, it would be cool to meet up with Buffistas.
dcp - Oct 18, 2004 7:00:39 pm PDT #2636 of 10001
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
I seem to recall some pins in New Zealand on Gus's Buffista map, but I don't have that bookmark anymore. You might leave a post in Un-Americans and see what response it generates.
Pix - Oct 18, 2004 7:14:33 pm PDT #2637 of 10001
The status is NOT quo.
So I was playing with googlism.com and decided to put Tim's name in to see what I got. Some of the results were predictable; others, just friggin' funny. How much do I love the last one? Soooo much.
Googlism for: tim minear
tim minear is a popular writer for angel and fast becoming a fan favorite
tim minear is an executive producer on the show
tim minear is responsible for writing most of the best episodes of angel
tim minear is going to be leaving angel to work on the new series
tim minear is a co
tim minear is a very talented writer and i do think the show is better for having him behind it
tim minear is still working just as hard on it
tim minear is like that too
tim minear is running firefly and angel
tim minear is the man when it comes to dark and disturbing
tim minear is just give out ideas when it comes to
tim minear is
tim minear is a writer for it so it does have an l&c connection
tim minear is in actuality dean cain
tim minear is good
tim minear is chaplain/deputy director
tim minear is god
tim minear is finally giving him his big shot
tim minear is really good at drama
tim minear is da man
tim minear is also director
tim minear is david greenwalt's replacement on angel
tim minear is leaving angel
tim minear is ever so talented at feeding the audience wild
tim minear is the best thing "angel" has got going for it
tim minear is leaving
tim minear is having a busy day
DebetEsse - Oct 18, 2004 7:16:39 pm PDT #2638 of 10001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
tim minear is in actuality dean cain
I totally didn't recognize him with the glasses.
Pix - Oct 18, 2004 7:19:01 pm PDT #2639 of 10001
The status is NOT quo.
Oh god. Just did David Fury. Bwahhahahahahahaha.