We'd be dead. Can't get paid if you're dead.

Mal ,'Serenity'


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.


Allyson - May 10, 2006 1:39:20 pm PDT #9876 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

oooh. Unless you think LOST doesn't suck. No offense intended. I mean, your suckage may vary.


Jessica - May 10, 2006 1:46:10 pm PDT #9877 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?

(Nothing very good this year, unfortunately. Mostly Lost spoilers which went and aired the night I heard about them.)


Topic!Cindy - May 10, 2006 1:55:11 pm PDT #9878 of 10001
What is even happening?

The presentation schedule for the upfronts this year for the major networks is:

Monday 5/15: NBC

Tuesday 5/16: ABC; mynetwork (what is this?)

Wednesday 5/17: CBS

Thursday, May 18: FOX; The CW

[link] (see righthand sidebar)

Some shows have already gotten picked up or canceled, though. I think some cable stations like Nick, TNT, TBS, etc. may have already done their presentations.


Jessica - May 10, 2006 2:21:35 pm PDT #9879 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?

Well, huh. My sources are being sloppy with their vocabulary, I guess.


Burrell - May 10, 2006 2:36:50 pm PDT #9880 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

ooh, Allyson has whet my appetite.


Lee - May 10, 2006 3:19:33 pm PDT #9881 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

ooh, Allyson has whet my appetite.

Mine too. Thanks!

Though I think I may have to annotate that a bit for people who aren't us.


Kristen - May 10, 2006 3:45:41 pm PDT #9882 of 10001

Adam Baldwin's pilot, Day Break, just got ordered by ABC. Jeff Bell is supposed to be the showrunner.

ETA for series premise:

Did you ever have a day so bad you couldn't wait to get past it? The kind of day nothing goes your way, and everything turns out wrong. What would happen if you couldn't put this day behind you literally? Today Detective Brett Hopper will be accused of shooting state attorney Emilio Garza. He will offer his rock solid alibi. He will realize he's been framed. And he will run. Then he will! wake up and start the day over again. This time he'll do it differently – and will continue to – until he finds out who's framing him, gets his gang witness to court to testify, and until he saves the lives of his loved ones. Hopper has only one advantage in his favor – he remembers everything he did the "day prior" that didn't work. It's a painful way to learn because he also carries the bruises and battle scars from every mistake-filled day. Hopper must find the delicate balance between doing what's important and what's right to get through this killer day and move on to tomorrow.

It sounds like Groundhog Day meets Tru Calling or something.


Tamara - May 10, 2006 3:56:39 pm PDT #9883 of 10001
You know, we could experiment and cancel football.

Thanks for the news, Kristen. The folks at the Firefly OB will be glad to hear it.


Kristen - May 10, 2006 4:01:44 pm PDT #9884 of 10001

No problem! Though, technically, I should probably call it Taye Diggs's pilot since he's the Brett Hopper character. AB plays someone named Chad Shelton. (HA! Chad!)

ABC also announced 4 other orders, including JJ's pilot (Six Degrees) and Hank Steinberg's pilot (The Nine), which sounds like it could be interesting.


Typo Boy - May 10, 2006 4:12:24 pm PDT #9885 of 10001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

Adam Baldwin's pilot, Day Break,

Umm I presume this eventually moves on to a second day after he gets it right a la Tru Calling? Cause "groundhog day the series" would get old fast.