Alibelle, I am now revising my character sketch:
Davie Boyle/Jarod/Nell Kellty/River/Det. Robert Goren
Buffy: Dancing with you is way better than trying to hook up with some good-looking guy. Xander: I think I liked it more when you were kicking me in my puffy groin.
'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.
msbelle - May 02, 2005 12:58:50 pm PDT #6393 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Allyson - May 02, 2005 1:00:25 pm PDT #6394 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
Nikita/Clarice Starling/Nancy Drew/Thelma/Daphne
msbelle - May 02, 2005 1:01:55 pm PDT #6395 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
these are making me laugh.
Gris - May 02, 2005 1:15:45 pm PDT #6396 of 10001
Hey. New board.
Putting Clarice and Nancy Drew in there makes me have to think Veronica Mars fits in there somewhere.
Sheryl - May 02, 2005 1:36:32 pm PDT #6397 of 10001
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
I'm going to give this show a shot, mostly because of Tim. I'm a mystery fan, but I don't tend to like serial killer stuff.(Home came off as a bit gratuitous to me in its use of gore for shock value)
(Edited to clarify)
DavidS - May 02, 2005 1:55:02 pm PDT #6398 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
The Inside sounds a lot like the first season of Millenium as far as tone, look and subject matter. And I enjoyed that a lot (though some of it was super-creepy and harrowing). But I think I will prefer a larger ensemble cast covering that material so there's more character interaction.
libkitty - May 02, 2005 1:59:15 pm PDT #6399 of 10001
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs
Though, I've no place to send the review.
Um, here? I know, not so official. But I imagine your conversion rate would be high.
Allyson - May 02, 2005 2:08:37 pm PDT #6400 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
we're not so much a review site. it doesn't really have a place.
libkitty - May 02, 2005 2:11:22 pm PDT #6401 of 10001
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs
Details, smetails.
The Partyman - May 02, 2005 2:14:23 pm PDT #6402 of 10001
[insert something funny here]
These people don't listen to me. I'm a fan. They'll just pat me on the head and pinch my cheeks and say, "oh aren't you the most precious little fan!"
And when I say, "Please don't be so condescending," they'll say, "oh and the cutie wittle fan knows such BIG WORDS!"
That sucks. I can only imagine how frustrating that would be.
To be fair, it looks like Allyson and others have done way more "marketing" for the show than FOX has. Aside from just being a Pimp-Daddy of all things Tim, there's a genuine, focused generation of pre-release information, with specificity to this show. All before the network had even decided on which font to use (or title, for that matter).
Don't get me wrong - I'm not dissing the FOX marketing - from what I have heard of the promos and seen of the screencaps the recently launched trailers are very effective, and it may be early days in the planned marketing sweep for the show... I'm just saying that it kinda sucks if the amazing word-of-mouth buzz that has been generated online for The Inside is being patronisingly dismissed by powers that be with a "bless those ickle fans" attitude.
Methinks if they could get over and that and see fans as a positive force and a harness-able resource, they might not only exponentially increase the quality and quanitity of their marketing, but also be less loathed generally (yes, I still have to check my posts sometimes to make sure there's an O and not a U).
While I appreciate my perspective may be skewed as I don't even live in the US or watch FOX or any of its network affiliates, and probably have little real understanding of the way these things work, I'd imagine that's a fair summation, no?
(okay, so maybe I am dissing the FOX marketing. An ickle bit)
I mean, stuff like this:
I need to go out to the net and recruit.
Wake up Web Marketing People! She does these things for free! Now that's a crime that should be investigated....
*applauds*
I may not buy the lunchbox, but perhaps a T-Shirt or tasteful mug.
Unless of course, I watch the first episode and it sucks. Though I strongly doubt that's going to be the case.
As far as selling points go, "Tim Minear, FBI, Dark" does the job for me. That's without even mentioning that there are Pretty People in it. Or that Jane E and The Fury are on board. Also? Adam Baldwin. He good. Me like.