I hate to hear this Tim. I'm liking The Inside even more than Firefly or Wonderfalls. I wonder if this would be the case if it hadn't aired against Dancing With The Stars? Bah.
Is "..Harsh Mistress" very far away?
Angel: Will you just shut up for once?! Illyria: What? Angel: My God, the speechifying. Has it ever occurred to you that now might not be the best time for when-we-were-muck stories?
'Time Bomb'
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.
planbee - Jul 03, 2005 10:47:11 am PDT #554 of 10001
I don't think anyone really cares as long as it works.
lilserf - Jul 03, 2005 10:48:01 am PDT #555 of 10001
Friends don't let friends dismiss Veronica Mars unjustly.
Glad to hear that your 13-episode pattern doesn't discourage, Tim. And I absolutely treasure my Wonderfalls DVDs and would be sad if they didn't exist, so thanks.
I still think it's a shame that the timeframe for big success is so tiny in TV today, and I'm slightly baffled at how often paid-for episodes aren't even aired. But that's the way it works, I guess.
Tim Minear - Jul 03, 2005 10:48:06 am PDT #556 of 10001
"Don' be e-scared"
Allyson, my guess is you'll end up seeing them sooner rather than later. Editing "Litte Girl Lost" and "Gem" now... they rock. Hee hee.
Allyson - Jul 03, 2005 10:50:10 am PDT #557 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
Little Girl Lost is up there with Declawed as my favorite scripts!!!
So yummy.
lilserf - Jul 03, 2005 10:50:52 am PDT #558 of 10001
Friends don't let friends dismiss Veronica Mars unjustly.
Well, if we do get DVDs rather than more TV episodes at least that means we get nifty commentary. Right, Tim? Right?
I know some folks aren't about the commentary, but Firefly, Wonderfalls, The Simpsons and Futurama have made me rabid about them.
Tim Minear - Jul 03, 2005 10:51:54 am PDT #559 of 10001
"Don' be e-scared"
planbee, thanks for that. Again, 13 demi-hours of this thing in its final form exist. I trust you'll be able to see them all at some point. I don't think you'll be dissapointed. I tell stories over time, and it adds up to a thing. Though maybe that "first impressions" strategy is what I'll employ next time.
If we hadn't been up against "Dancing...", if we'd had an air date with more than three weeks lead time... if the project hadn't gone through so many tiresome permutations... if they'd aired "Serenity" first... if, if, if. And Oh, Lucky Man.
Allyson - Jul 03, 2005 10:52:31 am PDT #560 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
Well, if we do get DVDs rather than more TV episodes at least that means we get nifty commentary.
I WANNA DO COMMENTARY
Yes. I know. Never happen. STILL!!!!
lilserf - Jul 03, 2005 10:54:06 am PDT #561 of 10001
Friends don't let friends dismiss Veronica Mars unjustly.
Don't sacrifice a story over time JUST for the First Impression, Tim! The story over time is what those of us smart enough to undervalue the First Impression love.
Just come up with an awesome story over time that also makes a bitchin' first impression. Gee, that should be simple, right? :)
Tim Minear - Jul 03, 2005 10:54:27 am PDT #562 of 10001
"Don' be e-scared"
Allyson, De-Clawed is supposed to air right before the (eternal?) pre-emption. I really hope it does, I'm as excited about it as anything I've done. Coyote's whole "Vertigo" thing just gives me a stone stiffie.
Tim Minear - Jul 03, 2005 10:56:19 am PDT #563 of 10001
"Don' be e-scared"
If I have anything to say about it, and I probably don't, there will be an Allyson/Kristen Buffista commentary on one of the episodes.
I've also got lots of lucious cut scenes and alternate versions of things.