Hawaii 5-0?
Gilligan's Island meets Lord of the Flies. I'm sure someone will make a coconut radio and then it'll be smashed with some dude named Piggy with a conch shell, and then it'll go all Soylent Green.
Oh, at first it was confusing. Just the idea of computers was like — whoa! I'm eleven hundred years old! I had trouble adjusting to the idea of Lutherans.
Anya ,'Get It Done'
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.
Allyson - Jun 01, 2004 8:05:21 am PDT #54 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
Allyson - Jun 01, 2004 8:11:29 am PDT #55 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 article:
If the trend toward shorter episode orders becomes commonplace, she adds, then international buyers will be stuck with series that are killed off after only a handful of episodes, with story arcs that end in midair. Producers faced with such short orders from networks, therefore, should look to provide full story arcs during the course of a five- or six-episode commitment -- much like the model prevalent in the United Kingdom. That, Segal reasons, would at least allow international broadcasters to air short series that have beginnings, middles and ends.
We should Wiki this as "The Minear Approach" to television writing.
Writing with cancellation in mind, trying to make a series as complete as possible while anticipating the ax falling.
It makes me want to kick networks. Hard.
Allyson - Jun 01, 2004 8:19:47 am PDT #56 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
You know, if I come up with a plan that allows networks to run a full 13-22 episode order and still make money despite DVRs and bring the male 18-49 audience back as well, will they pay me money for it?
thegrommit - Jun 01, 2004 8:31:45 am PDT #57 of 10001
Um.
Writing with cancellation in mind, trying to make a series as complete as possible while anticipating the ax falling.
As the article pointed out, shorter runs are common in the UK. I'd be interested to see whether this approach would result in more variety of shows being aired.
tommyrot - Jun 01, 2004 8:34:33 am PDT #58 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
In the future, networks will probably order three episodes of a new show and cancel the show after the first 15 minutes.
Allyson - Jun 01, 2004 8:35:53 am PDT #59 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 don't think it's a bad goal to have some shows that are only intended for 6-13 episodes. I think it could free things up, make for juicier and more creative series. If you know that you have that parameter beforehand, it's easier on all of our stomachs.
DXMachina - Jun 01, 2004 8:37:26 am PDT #60 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
In the future, networks will probably order three episodes of a new show and cancel the show after the first 15 minutes.
Yup, as the pilot's title credits fade to black, instead of a commercial a network executive appears and says that it's just not working out, and that everybody should stay tuned for a sneak preview of the network's latest reality project.
Allyson - Jun 01, 2004 8:38:22 am PDT #61 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's funny. Tragic. Still funny.
Polter-Cow - Jun 01, 2004 9:00:58 am PDT #62 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
47!
Alias fan?
bon bon - Jun 01, 2004 9:16:17 am PDT #63 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Ah, well, sorta. 47 is an obscure reference to my alma mater. A producer at Alias is a fellow alumna who is slightly more successful at the shout-out.