Get up...get up, you stupid piece of... What did you do that for? What's wrong with you? Didn't you hear a word he said? All of you! You think there's someone just going to drop money on you?! Money they could use?! Well, there ain't people like that. There's just people like me.

Jayne ,'Jaynestown'


The Minearverse 4: Support Group for Clumsy People  

[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.


Kalshane - Jul 26, 2005 6:32:57 pm PDT #1738 of 10001
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why? Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.

Puh-lease

WTF? All I meant was sometimes it works out, and sometimes it doesn't. You, of all people, should know that.

I am not, saying that one should ignore the creator(s) when they say it's time to throw in the towel. Just that it's not always hopeless.


Kristen - Jul 26, 2005 6:34:12 pm PDT #1739 of 10001

Just that it's not always hopeless.

Once you release your actors? Yes, sadly, it is pretty hopeless.


Wolfram - Jul 26, 2005 6:44:47 pm PDT #1740 of 10001
Visilurking

But I'm still going to be angry with FOX for ending The Inside...

You know, for some strange reason I'm not really angry with FOX over the cancellation. Not that TI was any worse a show than FF, WF, Action, Tick, Profit, etc. I really did love it a lot. It's just that at this point FOX is so, damn, predictable. Like an abusive boyfriend, you hope the next time it really will be different, but, alas, nothing ever changes.

I do remain pissed at the viewing public who prefer Surreal Celebs Dancing to quality programming. Who would have ever believed that FOX, who practically created the whole reality craze, would end up choking on it?

Sigh.


Kalshane - Jul 26, 2005 6:45:44 pm PDT #1741 of 10001
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why? Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.

Not talking about now. Talking about in general. Note I said when the creator says it's done, it's done.


Allyson - Jul 26, 2005 8:40:07 pm PDT #1742 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

WTF?

I was talking about Angel. You were talking about Firefly. Hence my whatEv.

DVDs were always a given, with Firefly, it was promised the day Gail called to cancel, you know? And the flick was Universal wooing Joss from 20th.

So I'm unsure what your IJS meant. You told me? Zing? What?

Because the "noise" had nothing to do with Serenity. Or Firefly DVDs. And it wasn't going to bring back Angel.

Me, of all people, know that.


Allyson - Jul 26, 2005 8:45:04 pm PDT #1743 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

As an aside, however, if Serenity is successful at all, it's due to fan efforts. Universal's marketing plan seems to be all about the pyramid scheme of fan devotion.


Kristen - Jul 26, 2005 8:46:02 pm PDT #1744 of 10001

Turn two, the rest are food?


Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 26, 2005 8:49:17 pm PDT #1745 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

I just feel bad for them if they try this bazillion preview screenings tactic on some film whose creator doesn't have a cultishly devoted fan base of tens of thousands of viewers. I don't see this kind of advance turnout happening for the next big movie whose main selling point is Will Farrell shouting a lot and publicly wetting himself.


Allyson - Jul 26, 2005 8:52:49 pm PDT #1746 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

YES. Exactly. I'm all for street-teaming, don't get me wrong. I have no idea what's rubbing me the wrong way. But guess if you have x number of "points" you can recruit new Browncoats, and be a "captain" of your own "ship."

It's bizarre. And it could all be because I think Kristen and me should have 5 bazillion points. Not that I want the keychain, it's just the principle.

And yeah, I'm a cunt. i got to fly Serenity and be a total dumbass fangurl. So I'm whining about the diamonds on the soles of my shoes. I know. I know.


Kristen - Jul 26, 2005 9:08:10 pm PDT #1747 of 10001

5 bazillion points

I traded mine in for the opportunity to touch Gina Torres.