Sorry about the news. I thought the last episode was really good.
Gabriel: Are you trying to destroy this family? Simon: I didn't realize it would be so easy.
'Safe'
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.
Narrator - Jul 03, 2005 11:20:03 am PDT #571 of 10001
The evil is this way?
Nicklas - Jul 03, 2005 11:23:29 am PDT #572 of 10001
"Either it's murder, or this library has a very strict overdue policy."
So hoping that there's a sudden and unexplainable mini-boom among the viewers during the next few weeks and that the Inside will be back with a second season next summer is both really naïve and a self-tortureish thing to wish for?
Damn.
Ginger - Jul 03, 2005 11:24:48 am PDT #573 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Tim, I've really enjoyed following you from hard-drinking space western to a hard-drinking whimsical comedy to a hard-drinking abyss-peering noir. Unfortunately, the inability of good shows to stay on television may just lead me to hard drinking. I hope you get a new project soon, mostly so I can watch it. It's all about me.
Wolfram - Jul 03, 2005 11:25:03 am PDT #574 of 10001
Visilurking
I'm just numb. I continue to faithfully watch and pimp each new Minear show, but unfortunately I'm not at all surprised at this news. I like that Tim thinks about it as BBC-type miniseries DVD box sets. And I hate the masses.
lilserf - Jul 03, 2005 11:30:02 am PDT #575 of 10001
Friends don't let friends dismiss Veronica Mars unjustly.
The unwashed masses.
With their endless CSIs and L&Os. And their insipid reality shows. And their brainless laugh-tracked formulaic half-hour comedies.
Wow, this is making me bitter.
Tim Minear - Jul 03, 2005 11:31:17 am PDT #576 of 10001
"Don' be e-scared"
Ginger and Wolfram, thanks both. I do think good shows can stay on television. But they have to be launched. And it can be done. It's a network's job to bring the audience, it's our job to keep that audience and grow it. I've just had more bad launches than the space shuttle program. And re-entry is a bitch.
Kristen - Jul 03, 2005 11:36:24 am PDT #577 of 10001
With their endless CSIs
Hey now, don't hate the player, hate the game.
§ ita § - Jul 03, 2005 11:37:00 am PDT #578 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
You know, I'm very frustrated by the British short series ... except I do cheris the 13 disc sets of good shows that failed in the US. It's not as satisfying as running forever (and still rocking), but thank DOG we ehave the market and the technology to get these out.
And bless, Tim, for arcing with that in mind. Sure, it hurts to not have a show you enjoy, but that awful hanging feeling is a bit mitigated. And it makes it easier to pretend the network would have ruined it with notes later. Also sad to think that the writers you like don't have their show, but, hey, bring on the next one. One'll stick, or more'll come. I want to stay attached to that.
lilserf - Jul 03, 2005 11:38:10 am PDT #579 of 10001
Friends don't let friends dismiss Veronica Mars unjustly.
Hey now, don't hate the player, hate the game.
I'm not saying CSI is bad. It's not my cup of tea, but I see the appeal. I just don't think we need 3 CSIs and no The Inside.
Stephanie - Jul 03, 2005 11:38:23 am PDT #580 of 10001
Trust my rage
Having a new baby means that I haven't watched more than the first show live. However, I've finally seen them all. The last one was my favorite. I could go on about everything I liked about it, but the bottomline is that the show really grew on me. I loved so much of the dialogue last week.
I'm sad that show won't be around more. Tim, I've liked all your TV so far and I'm looking forward to whatever comes next. I'm looking forward to watching the series, whether it's on TV or DVD.