Cold Feet! I forgot that one. Really liked that too.
Kevin -- what was the reception for Green Wing? I watch it because I have a hella crush on Rhind Tutt, but I FF a lot, because other bits are horribly watch-from-the-hall.
Jayne: There's times I think you don't take me seriously. I think that ought to change. Mal: Do you think it's likely to?
'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
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.
§ ita § - Jul 03, 2005 12:28:46 pm PDT #624 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Cass - Jul 03, 2005 12:29:51 pm PDT #625 of 10001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
because it's been so long since I wrote for Buffy anyway.::sigh:: It was really some of your best work too, Tim...
Snark aside (is that even possible here?), I am disappointed that all signs point to no for The Inside continuing, but still comforted that it looks like the DVDs won't be a battle. Shows I really enjoy watching don't tend to be shows that the masses support. I think the masses are wrong but the studios, they disagree.
and took it out for ice cream and M&Ms a whole lot.Now I want ice cream treats. (For dog's sake, if you are going to mistype that, don't do it the way I originally did. Twice. Because ewww, sticky and cold.)
Ginger - Jul 03, 2005 12:33:44 pm PDT #626 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I think there might be a market for ice cream treats in that shape.
I'd love to hear the Allyson and Kristen show.
Tim Minear - Jul 03, 2005 12:35:24 pm PDT #627 of 10001
"Don' be e-scared"
Thanks, Matt. And yeah, while most of the reviews for "Wonderfalls" were really positive, the Hollywood Reporter and Variety both panned it. In fact, their pans for "The Inside" were actually more positive.
Polter-Cow - Jul 03, 2005 12:36:56 pm PDT #628 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
And yeah, while most of the reviews for "Wonderfalls" were really positive, the Hollywood Reporter and Variety both panned it.
How funny. The targets for the VM and FF SOS campaigns, respectively.
Kevin - Jul 03, 2005 12:38:45 pm PDT #629 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
Allyson and Kristen should SO make a web-show thing. I'd do all the techie bits.
West Wing is aired on Channel 4 and E4 here, and does quite well. We have, off the top of my head, currently: Scrubs (on about 8 times a week now), Friends (on about 8 times a week STILL), Six Feet Under, Without A Trace, all the CSIs, Wonderfalls, Firefly, Dead Like Me, 24, X-Files, Huff, Law and Order and House.
Original drama wise, I'm currently watching "Sugar Rush", a UK thing about a 15 year old girl's life. It airs at 11pm, and there's no way it'd air in the US I suspect (she's Bi, does drugs, and is pretty much an a-typical UK teenager).
ETA: I just noticed how much current UK TV Tim has a hand in.
Ginger - Jul 03, 2005 12:42:36 pm PDT #630 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I love a man who can say, "That pan was better than the last pan."
I'm not one to denigrate shows like Law & Order, which I also watch. It's tightly written and well acted. L&O: CI is actually pretty damn quirky. It's just that the focused stand-alone episodes are easier for the occasional TV watcher to watch. I'm not a reality show fan, because I like shows with actual writers and actors. If I wanted to watch unscripted stupidity, I could get to know my next-door neighbor better.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 03, 2005 12:45:43 pm PDT #631 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
If I wanted to watch unscripted stupidity, I could get to know my next-door neighbor better.
Amen. The place I lived post-college totally dissipated any appeal Cops might have had for me, as the guest cast seemed to live on my street.
Kevin - Jul 03, 2005 1:06:55 pm PDT #632 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
One of the fans reactions to the news:
" I hope FOX gets eaten by a 900 lb cannibal. *fumes*"
Heh.
sfmarty - Jul 03, 2005 1:13:49 pm PDT #633 of 10001
Who? moi??
I liked some of the other shows from the UK too. (As well as all of the ones ita mentioned) Jonathan Creek, As time goes by (a sitcom starring Dame Judi Dench!), At Home With the Braithwaites (talk about dysfunctional families) etc.
Tim, do the networks decide that your shows are just adverts for the forthcoming DVDs? Pisses me off. Still, I will buy them. ESPECIALLY for the commentaries. (I have all of the aired eps on Do Not Delete on the Tivo.)