What's a vocal cult, anyway? Do you all talk like me?

We sing about you. I'm composing a song as I type.

I don't see any connection between Rachel Nichols and SMG besides the fact that at one point, they have both been blondes. Does this mean Rachel Nichols is also disappointing because she isn't like Clare Kramer? What about Elisabeth Rohm? That chick who played Nina?

I hate this "same hair color = same person" thing. It happens far too often.

Cindy, that is brilliant. Brilliant, I say.

...I like that the people I spend time with, for all that they might not know the names of many writers, or who wrote what episode, they STILL know that Tim never wrote for Buffy.

I also chafed at the "vocal cult following" thing. I know that "cult" with respect to TV is not meant to be diminutive, but I always feel it that way, a little. Like, "Aw, Tim can't get a real following, but the three silly people who like him are so cute!" (Three was a number I chose at random, by the way.) It seems very dismissive to me of any show to call its following cult. Calling it a cult show somehow feels less bad, to me.

Bwah! Good one, Cindy.

But admit it -- she does have a little young Jodi Foster thing happening? And a dash of Bridget Fonda.

Truthfully? Rebecca only reminds me of Foster inasmuch as her character is written that way by you and the gang—I don't really see echoes of the other actress in Rachel's acting choices. (Although now that I think of it, Foster herself is such a chameleon that "brilliant" is really the only identifying factor I can think of in her work.) The Fonda likeness hits me really strong though, in both her appearance and certain mannerisms.

(What's a vocal cult, anyway? Do you all talk like me?)

Sadly I think most of your vocal cult does tend to pick up speech patterns from Joss rather than you. Maybe that's the source of confusion about your resume? Or it could be that your last couple of shows centered around pretty, talented actresses, since no one EVER did that before Buffy.

What's a vocal cult, anyway?

The Scientology Glee Club?

Aww. Strega totally pimps The Inside:

MUST-SEE TV: "Battlestar Galactica" is awfully good, and "House" has some very fun dialogue but it gets repetitive. I've also been watching "The Inside" on Fox, and I'm trying to catch up on "Veronica Mars," since I missed the initial run but kept hearing how great it was.

In related news, I watched BSG S1 in 11.5 hours yesterday, and it is, in fact, awfully good.

Although a TV writer by day, fictional Tim turns into an amateur detective by night, not because this case just isn't going away, but because he is obsessed with finding a way to get the press to stop perpetuating the false link between him and BtVS. Tim enlists the help of the cast of the show he is currently producing. These will be our other sitcom regulars and should include Tom Lenk, and of course, Armin Shimerman (who will be your Lou Grant character).

You forgot Poland the beagles!

"Aw, Tim can't get a real following, but the three silly people who like him are so cute!"

Yes, this. And also because we're not actually doing anything about the cancellation. We're not out campaigning. We're vocal in this thread, right here, so I kept thinking, "is he reading Buffistas?"

Narrator, I almost edited in the beagles, and then decided I'd gone on too long, anyhow. An optional ending? In the course of the series all the characters of all the ME cast and crew who guest will die--one per episode. The final scene takes place in the same bar, with Tim, and the cast of Wonderfalls, The Inside, and Lois and Clark.

Maybe the beagles could help sniff out the criminals. They have great noses.

He has a scythe, they have wet noses. Together, they fight crime!

Beagles!

Can I just geek out for a minute and tell you how incredibly dork-erific I feel whenever I see that at the end of an episode?

I'm all, "something i made is on teevee!!!!"

And then I feel all mushy and crushy that he even used it at all. I got all fan-geek about it. And I squeal and totally lose my cool and think, "I'm NOT WORTHY!"

And then I chill out until the next time I see it.