Almost the most direct metaphor I ever did on the show.
The most direct being the demon tree with DSL.
You're wrong about River. River's not on the ship. They didn't want her here, but she couldn't make herself leave. So she melted... Melted away. They didn't know she could do that, but she did.
River ,'Objects In Space'
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.
Polter-Cow - Aug 20, 2005 6:24:35 pm PDT #2861 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Allyson - Aug 20, 2005 6:24:49 pm PDT #2862 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
Why is that?
I dunno. What do you think?
OOG didn't annoy you, right?
No. My favorite bit of teevee you ever did.
justkim - Aug 20, 2005 6:25:28 pm PDT #2863 of 10001
Another social casualty...
The CBS Radio Mystery Theater
I remember that! When I was a little girl (nine in 1980 to be precise) we lived overseas, in Sicily. We lived off-base for the first year and didn't have any English-language TV. We did get the base radio station though, and Mystery Theater ran every weeknight at 8. I remember sitting up with my mom listening to it. I loved it so much. I remember E.G. Marshall introducing each episode; later it was Tammy Grimes. It made me really appreciate good storytelling. I think it's the reason I became such a Twilight Zone fan once I started watching it.
Allyson - Aug 20, 2005 6:26:27 pm PDT #2864 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 want to kick kittenish women in the teeth. It's a thing.
Betsy is my sister in teeth kicking.
joe boucher - Aug 20, 2005 6:26:34 pm PDT #2865 of 10001
I knew that topless lady had something up her sleeve. - John Prine
Radio is better than TV.
The Next Big Thing does radio plays sometimes. In fact there's one this week by Donald Barthelme, and there's a picture of a beagle next to the link. And a Buffista (erinaceous) is a regular contributor to the show. This is clearly meant to be. You won't get tv money obviously, but if you'd really like to take a crack at radio do it anyway. You wouldn't have to quit your day job to produce a piece every once in a while.
Tim Minear - Aug 20, 2005 6:27:09 pm PDT #2866 of 10001
"Don' be e-scared"
DavidS, someone else is already doing it. But the whole way I came to this project was to have my agent look into who held the rights to "Stranger." They always seem to be tied up and in some form of turnaround. That led us to David Heyman who held the rights to "Moon," among others (including "Spacesuit...")
DavidS - Aug 20, 2005 6:28:48 pm PDT #2867 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
DavidS, someone else is already doing it.
Dang. You know if you really must do moon related science fiction, I'd rather see you do the Phillip K. Dick where everybody on the moon is insane and clustered in little communities which reinforce their craziness.
Betsy HP - Aug 20, 2005 6:29:45 pm PDT #2868 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
I'm still holding out for A Princess of Mars. Sulk.
Tim Minear - Aug 20, 2005 6:30:03 pm PDT #2869 of 10001
"Don' be e-scared"
everybody on the moon is insane and clustered in little communities which reinforce their craziness.
I thought that's what I was doing?
Tim Minear - Aug 20, 2005 6:31:34 pm PDT #2870 of 10001
"Don' be e-scared"
The other one I wanted to sink my fangs into was Bester's "The Stars My Destination."