You know, until Firefly I had no idea how ratings worked. In a reprise of my Firefly experience, I found myself looking up the fast nationals for The Inside this morning.
Well, a gathering is brie, mellow song stylings; shindig, dip, less mellow song stylings, perhaps a large amount of malt beverage, and hootenanny, well, it's chock full of hoot, just a little bit of nanny.
Oz ,'Beneath You'
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.
Ginger - Jun 30, 2005 9:53:39 am PDT #472 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 30, 2005 10:00:36 am PDT #473 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
Man, I wish the bazillions-of-people-tuning-in-right-from-the-start karma that Lost lucked into had been shared by this show. I mean, I think the former earned the 17 million at the start, but it's pissed away any claim to deserving that many watchers. Whereas with this writing staff and cast I expect to be as happy about episodes 12 and 22 as I was about 2.
lilserf - Jun 30, 2005 10:23:24 am PDT #474 of 10001
Friends don't let friends dismiss Veronica Mars unjustly.
I agree Matt. You can practically create a show that's anywhere from 50-100 on the 100-point Quality Scale, and the success of your show is still going to be mostly determined by a roll of the dice on premiere day.
Of course, FOX managed to nurture House despite bad ratings until they could lead it in with Idol, and suddenly it turned into a hit.
The Inside just has a tough gig as the only new interesting thing on FOX over the summer. It's tough to market, you need people to just watch it and give it a shot, and Stacked isn't exactly gonna bring 'em running.
Kiba Rika - Jun 30, 2005 10:24:11 am PDT #475 of 10001
I may have to seize the cat.
Matt is me.
Polter-Cow - Jun 30, 2005 10:25:13 am PDT #476 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
So Matt is Joss?
Emily - Jun 30, 2005 10:27:44 am PDT #477 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
I'm curious, though, about two-hour events. I mean, I'm glad about it, but I'm not sure I'd be more likely to watch two hours of a show I didn't think I was interested in than one hour.
DavidS - Jun 30, 2005 10:28:14 am PDT #478 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
dude. is that Vasquez from Aliens in next week's ep?
SCORE! it is. love her.
I spotted that too. Jeannette Goldstein rocks.
Really enjoyed the episode, particularly the obviously Jane-ish touches in dialogue and Rachel/Mel interactions.
It seems completely unlikely to me that a 10 y.o. is strong enough to gut another kid, however. I've got a hard enough time cutting up a chicken.
Topic!Cindy - Jun 30, 2005 10:30:13 am PDT #479 of 10001
What is even happening?
She didn't de-bone him.
§ ita § - Jun 30, 2005 10:33:24 am PDT #480 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Did she cut through bone or ligament? I've never guggle-to-zatched anyone, but it seems pretty easy to kill someone by going deep over the soft bits, and slicing skin over the hard ones.
How she got him to sit still escaped me.
Emily - Jun 30, 2005 10:33:52 am PDT #481 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
She must have gotten awfully bloody, though. I am (as usual) retrospectively curious about the logistics -- how does a 10-year-old in a fairly closely-settled neighborhood manage to stick around to watch the mother find the body, then manage (after the screaming has started, mind) to get away and washed and dressed without being seen or leaving any trace?
It's mostly rhetorical. I know that killers get the crazy luck, what with no one ever sticking their heads out the window at the wrong time.