Having known my intimate parts for many years, I'm not surprised that they're worthy of recognition here.
Just don't forget to burp the seal to maintain freshness. We don't want you to get stale balls.
Riley: Maybe I should just let you rest. Buffy: You sure? I bet if you just lay down with me- Riley: Nothing you are about to say will lead to rest.
'Lessons'
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.
DavidS - Feb 02, 2005 2:47:59 pm PST #4394 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Frankenbuddha - Feb 02, 2005 2:50:23 pm PST #4395 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I guess we'll have to wait and see. I have hopes for this one and I never had any real hope for either FF or WF.
Personally? I'm waiting to see when it is aired to determine what hopes I have for it to survive. If it's Friday? I'm beyond skeptical. If it's up against a big ratings show? Same thing.
Chris Bridges - Feb 02, 2005 2:57:45 pm PST #4396 of 10001
Pretty much full time.
Part of the concern may be because, when all is said and done, it wasn't a "Go watch 'The Inside'!" column and wasn't really meant to be.
My first thought when I heard about the new show, other than wondering what kind of photos of Mr. Minear FOX execs must have hanging over him, was "might as well go buy www.savetheinside.com now, avoid the rush." My next thought was, "that's a column..."
My third thought was, "mmm, peanut butter," but that's a different story.
thegrommit - Feb 02, 2005 2:59:08 pm PST #4397 of 10001
Um.
I also hoped that praising the show to the skies -- which I did, sight unseen, on faith -- would get people interested enough to look into it.
Nice idea, except for the strong possibility of a title change confusing matters. Though I guess that also limits the "damage" the article could have done too.
DXMachina - Feb 02, 2005 3:04:46 pm PST #4398 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
FWIW, Chris, I thought the column was funny.
And welcome.
Allyson - Feb 02, 2005 3:08:47 pm PST #4399 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
Nice idea, except for the strong possibility of a title change confusing matters.
No title change.
what kind of photos of Mr. Minear FOX execs must have hanging over him
I don't think it's so much photos as it is a development deal.
Chris Bridges - Feb 02, 2005 3:11:38 pm PST #4400 of 10001
Pretty much full time.
BTW - I like hearing any reactions to my columns. If you had problems with one I want to know, because I might not have communicated well enough.
But this is nothing, everyone's still friendly. My "Smallville" column got me some interesting mail. I don't remember anyone threatening my bits, but the intent was clearly there...
JZ - Feb 02, 2005 3:15:20 pm PST #4401 of 10001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Interesting mail? In a perfect world, that Smallville column would have gotten you baked goods and offers of marriage.
Chris Bridges - Feb 02, 2005 3:19:51 pm PST #4402 of 10001
Pretty much full time.
I don't think it's so much photos as it is a development deal.
Good to hear. I wondered, but I guess I wasn't really surprised. I mean, where else would you go with a scary, intelligent show besides FOX? I'm still surprised "Alias" isn't there. It's totally a FOX show.
Even if they can be stupid or prejudicial -- and they can -- this is still the network that's given us more edgy stuff than anybody. There's always got to be the dream that they'll go back to being the studio that supported "The X-Files" despite low ratings and confused viewers. Even as much as they bug me, if I wrote down my favorite 50 shows, a disproportionate amount would be from FOX.
Chris Bridges - Feb 02, 2005 3:22:42 pm PST #4403 of 10001
Pretty much full time.
Of course, a disproportionate amount also got screwed over by FOX, but hey...