The whole reason I got into this line of work was so I wouldn't have to do real things.
This is the same reason that people go into academia.
I couldn't believe it the first twenty times you told us, but it's starting to sink in now.
Riley ,'Lessons'
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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.
Rick - Sep 25, 2005 12:30:22 pm PDT #4330 of 10001
Betsy HP - Sep 25, 2005 3:03:33 pm PDT #4331 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
Tim? Nilly's Nillying in the Veronica Mars thread. Not to be missed.
Nilly "Veronica Mars: Annoy, Tiny Blonde One. Annoy Like the Wind." Sep 25, 2005 9:32:04 am PDT
I have hugged ita, but she was on crutches at the time, so it may not count.
Kiba Rika - Sep 25, 2005 4:53:33 pm PDT #4332 of 10001
I may have to seize the cat.
I think he was saying, I have played this character as a sidekick for 8 years.
I return to the spice/Spike metaphor. You don't want a whole dinner to just be seasoning. Spike works best as seasoning.
I will eat my cat if this movie actually happens.
I don't think she'd appreciate that. And you'll get a killer hairball.
I have hugged ita, but she was on crutches at the time, so it may not count.
I think the proper way to put it would be that ita hugged me. There was this awkward moment where it was like, "Do we hug?" And then we did. Anyway, yeah. Meeting ita, highlight of the premiere for me.
Got Life - Sep 25, 2005 5:19:38 pm PDT #4333 of 10001
Life is eternal, Love is immortal, and death is only an illusion.
Do you have a cat?
JoeCrow - Sep 25, 2005 6:17:37 pm PDT #4334 of 10001
"what's left when you take biology and sociology out of the picture?" "An autistic hermaphodite." -Allyson
I return to the spice/Spike metaphor. You don't want a whole dinner to just be seasoning. Spike works best as seasoning.
Most of the time, yeah, but I'd be interested in seeing if he could carry the right storyline. And I think El Tim could put together the right storyline for him to carry.
Polter-Cow - Sep 25, 2005 7:11:43 pm PDT #4335 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
"Out of Gas" continues to be a fine piece of television. Two moments nearly brought me to tears: Kaylee's lament about the state of Serenity and one of my favorite moments in all the show, Mal's "Everybody dies alone."
§ ita § - Sep 25, 2005 7:38:07 pm PDT #4336 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I don't see anything inherent in Spike's character nor in JM's range that means an interesting movie-length story can't be told about him. In fact, I think, with good writing, any of the Scoobs (including Giles) can support a story. Hell, maybe others. But they all have enough mental traction. Just because Halfrek might have interesting stories doesn't mean I'd care to tune in.
Gris - Sep 25, 2005 7:45:45 pm PDT #4337 of 10001
Hey. New board.
I'd watch a Jonathan movie. If he weren't, y'know, dead.
Got Life - Sep 25, 2005 7:47:24 pm PDT #4338 of 10001
Life is eternal, Love is immortal, and death is only an illusion.
I can't think of anything left to tell about Spike that would not b ea retelling of Angel somehow.
He helps the helpless..
He has a group that fights evil.
He searches for redemption, while trying to forget the woman he loves?
I just think there are stories out there such as Ripper and Faith that have little or no known things about them, compared to Spike which vertually everything is known. Well except the past like with dru, which he could be the lead of.
§ ita § - Sep 25, 2005 7:52:48 pm PDT #4339 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The past with Dru has huge potential.
Does Spike help the helpless? Does he have a group that fights evil? Undetermined. Seeks redemption? Did you watch the same show I did? He wanted redemption in Buffy's eyes, and got that before he blinged himself to death.
Just set up a future conflict that highlights Spike's characteristics and strengths, and throw him at it.