Yeah, I heard that Dead Zone has taken a real dive lately. Which is a shame, because Michael Piller is very friendly to fandom.
Yes, it's terribly simple. The good guys are always stalwart and true, the bad guys are easily distinguished by their pointy horns or black hats, and, uh, we always defeat them and save the day. No one ever dies, and everybody lives happily ever after.
Giles ,'Conversations with Dead People'
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[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.
Dana - Aug 27, 2005 9:39:04 am PDT #3351 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Kristen - Aug 27, 2005 10:04:08 am PDT #3352 of 10001
I thought that Piller was no longer doing the day to day showrunning. I could've sworn I read that somewhere.
But yes, he's incredibly fan friendly. I think the Dead Zone website is one of the best official sites out there. They have everything you could ever want. You can download shooting scripts! And the show bible!
ETA: I'd look it up on the message boards but the pre-new site threads are all gone.
Zenkitty - Aug 27, 2005 12:07:37 pm PDT #3353 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I watched Dead Zone season one. Lost interest somewhere in the second season, though. It seemed to meander.
I agree with those who find The 4400 less than gripping. I watched one episode - sadly, not Summer Glau's - and felt like I was watching a torrid soap opera with some sci-fi trappings. There was something about a precious little girl getting adopted and some evil corporation, and my attention wandered away to the fridge.
§ ita § - Aug 27, 2005 12:08:01 pm PDT #3354 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Dead Zone is okay -- but ambitious it certainly isn't. Less than The 4400, for sure.
Zenkitty - Aug 27, 2005 12:08:55 pm PDT #3355 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Wasn't there a coming apocalypse in Dead Zone? Did they ever do anything with that, or is it still coming?
§ ita § - Aug 27, 2005 12:20:09 pm PDT #3356 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
It's still lurking.
tiggy - Aug 27, 2005 12:26:19 pm PDT #3357 of 10001
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
they kind of dropped the apocalypse for a while and are now working their way back to it.
Zenkitty - Aug 27, 2005 12:29:14 pm PDT #3358 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I think I'll be borrowing those DVDs instead of buying them.
Monique - Aug 27, 2005 5:09:05 pm PDT #3359 of 10001
I've been a Dead Zone fan since the start, but it does seem to be treading water this season. Spreading the apocalypse arc over multiple seasons makes for a thin arc by season four.
I continue to be a big AMH fan, though.
tiggy - Aug 27, 2005 7:27:52 pm PDT #3360 of 10001
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
I continue to be a big AMH fan, though.
absolutely.