Mal: Which one you figure tracked us? Zoe: The ugly one, sir. Mal: Could you be more specific?

'Out Of Gas'


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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.


Kristen - Dec 13, 2005 1:26:45 pm PST #7044 of 10001

Instead, can you tell me if people really wore as much plaid in the 80s as Miami Vice would imply?

I don't think they did before it aired. But they sure as hell did afterwards.


Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 13, 2005 1:27:49 pm PST #7045 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

Woot! Way to go, Kristen!


Allyson - Dec 13, 2005 1:28:16 pm PST #7046 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

Um, hello. DETAILS PLEASE.


sarameg - Dec 13, 2005 1:29:20 pm PST #7047 of 10001

I think it went well. Oddly enough, it was kind of fun.

OK, that's awesome.

Now go ogle your new table.


§ ita § - Dec 13, 2005 1:31:01 pm PST #7048 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

But they sure as hell did afterwards.

That's a damned shame. Tubbs's style was much more emulation-worthy. And he's not worn plaid yet.

Photos of the table?


libkitty - Dec 13, 2005 1:45:21 pm PST #7049 of 10001
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs

Fantabulous Kristen!


Kristen - Dec 13, 2005 2:02:01 pm PST #7050 of 10001

Um, hello. DETAILS PLEASE.

I don't know what else to say. Let's see...

We talked about how I got started writing (Buffy), how I heard about the program (Jane), what I was hoping to get out of the program (be a better writer).

They thought my script was wonderful, very well done, and that I got the character's voices spot on. They really liked the the story and thought it was unique and that Kathleen was a character they'd never seen before. We talked a little about where the idea for her came from and why I picked Without a Trace to spec.

They did ask me what was on TV that I hated (hi, Killer Instinct) and what I loved. Which was funny because one of the shows I mentioned turned out to be the show that one of them works on. Go me! Bonus points!

We laughed a lot, which I think is a good sign. All in all, it was really cool and fun.


Kat - Dec 13, 2005 2:04:34 pm PST #7051 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

YAY! So, they're deciding by the end of next week, which is Friday? Cause of the holiday?


DavidS - Dec 13, 2005 2:05:56 pm PST #7052 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Wow, that's an excellent report, Kristen. I think you'd have to be considered a frontrunner after that kind of interview. Fun interviews usually mean connections were made. Also, the kind of things they loved about your script are very telling. (Back me up on this Scrappy.)

Congratulations and well done!


Kristen - Dec 13, 2005 2:11:11 pm PST #7053 of 10001

That's what they thought, Kat. So it's either gonna be a very merry christmas or a really depressing one.

Thanks, Hec! And, yes, I made a point of thanking everyone (even the assistants) all at the end of the interview. Because, regardless of the outcome, the whole experience has been wonderful and I truly appreciate every compliment they paid me.

It's all so cool!