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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.
Which one do you want? There were a few. The original logline:
A dramatic series set against an illegal cross-country road race and its players and origins.
Variety's spin:
"Drive," a sudser revolving around an "Amazing Race" competish, but on acid
Or Tim's:
"Magnolia" on wheels with a dash of "North by Northwest" every week.
Plus he said stuff about its big and sprawling ensembleness. Somewhere.
oooh! I can describe it! Pick me!
Thanks Kristen!
oooh! I can describe it! Pick me!
how can I resist this? Describe away!
The up-fronts are next week, right?
I thought up-fronts were a few weeks ago?
Drive is to the Amazing Race as Lost is to Survivor, except it doesn't suck.
There are teams of people, some coerced, some volunteers, who start on an illegal, hush hush, road race cross country.
There's a bit of The Long Walk in terms of the stakes involved.
It's got a bit of Jaye's bite, Web's dark, Wesley's post-baby kidnap texture (some buckets will be taken), oodles of Mal's Han-shot-first no nonsense antihero, and enough sexiness for three million LJ icons.
I think those turned off by The Inside's dark goriness and Wonderfalls' whimsy will find a happy Angel-esque place in this with the sprawling story, interestingly twisted characters, and the HSQ. Oh my, the HSQ.
I think that's all that is allowed without being shot.
I've been getting up-fronts-gleaned gossip and spoilers for the past week and a half.
oooh. Unless you think LOST doesn't suck. No offense intended. I mean, your suckage may vary.
(Nothing very good this year, unfortunately. Mostly Lost spoilers which went and aired the night I heard about them.)