Look, you got a little stabbed the other day. That's bound to make anyone a mite ornery.

Mal ,'Ariel'


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.


Polter-Cow - Feb 02, 2005 2:07:18 pm PST #4370 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Wow, Chris, that's very bold of you to come here, with your balls in danger and all.


SailAweigh - Feb 02, 2005 2:08:02 pm PST #4371 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb

I did mispell Mr. Minear's name, and for that I hang my head.

I will hang my head in solidarity with you, Chris, for I didn't notice the mispelling. I am a bad fan. I wouldn't blow flies off a horse's rump I'm such a bad fan.

That said, I did enjoy you're article and thought you were spot on about FOX being a bunch of horses asses. Kind of makes me glad I'm a bad fan.


Vonnie K - Feb 02, 2005 2:19:07 pm PST #4372 of 10001
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.

Chris, thanks for dropping by to clarify your intentions.

Ya know, it would have been nice if Tim's deal were with whichever company that owns ABC or any of the cable outlet instead of FOX. At least, I think "All Reality TV, All The Time!!" trend is dying out, what with the success of scripted shows and the ratings of the blockbuster reality shows being on the wane this season. I'm keeping my fingers crossed, yo.

Do we know for certain The Inside (or whatever its name is to be) will be scheduled on Friday night? 'Cause what with Joan, the two Stargate shows and now, Battlestar Galactica, Friday is all booked-up on my TiVo.


JenP - Feb 02, 2005 2:19:38 pm PST #4373 of 10001

I think the real question here is, how do you prounouce Tim's name?

I think your frustration with Fox came through fine. I think you are not alone in that. I know I wish I had control of all the Nielsen boxes.


Chris Bridges - Feb 02, 2005 2:20:23 pm PST #4374 of 10001
Pretty much full time.

Ha! I laugh at danger! Also, as a humor columnist my balls are kept in hermetically sealed Tupperware containers in a secret underground vault. One in each, for redundancy.

Plus I read Allyson's comments on my article at Whedonesque and got to respond to her there. Dunno if I convinced her - I hope so - but even my sarcastic plea wasn't for people not to watch it. Just not to fight to save it, for the cynical reasons given. Obviously I wasn't as good with the funny as I'd hoped.


amych - Feb 02, 2005 2:22:57 pm PST #4375 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

Isn't the separation painful? I'd think nested containers might work better, unless pain is the wellspring of your sarcasm, of course.


Allyson - Feb 02, 2005 2:23:47 pm PST #4376 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

That was bold.

You had me at, "This show is doomed."

And that still makes my head explode. I understand your intent was to slam FOX, but I read it as, "FOX cancels good shows. This is a good show. Ergo, don't bother with it and save your money for the DVD set."

Feels like a food fight. The bully ducked and you hit that nice kid who always offers you a piece of gum in math class with an egg salad sandwich.


Chris Bridges - Feb 02, 2005 2:24:13 pm PST #4377 of 10001
Pretty much full time.

You reallt don't notice after the first week, when the screaming starts to taper off.


§ ita § - Feb 02, 2005 2:24:41 pm PST #4378 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Just not to fight to save it, for the cynical reasons given.

From an article linked to upthread:

But a hard-core group of "Wonderfalls" fans wouldn't let the show die. They started an Internet campaign to save the show and now it's paying off.

See, sometimes I'm tired and bitter and cynical. Sometimes I even laugh (quietly) at the efforts of Save Our Show! campaigns (well, I didn't want Dark Angel back, okay?). But if it's true they have impact, and positive, I'd never recommend against them. I've even been known to mail a postcard or two.


DavidS - Feb 02, 2005 2:26:18 pm PST #4379 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I'd also note the Save Firefly campaign was part of the reason investors decided to back the movie.

Save Farscape also got us the miniseries.

So. Doesn't always save the ongoing network show, but can and has lead to DVD releases/Feature Films/concluding miniseries.