That's great news, P-C! (Especially the first part.)
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Veronica Mars: Annoy, Tiny Blonde One. Annoy Like the Wind.
[NAFDA] Spoiler Policy: Seasons 1-3 and the movie are fair game. Spoiler font two weeks for new content presented all at once (e.g. Season 4 on Hulu is fair game as of Aug. 9, 2019). New content presented as weekly episodes may be discussed with no restrictions as it is released.
Really? I'll whitefont accordingly, then.
Woo-hoo! (I agree, mostly for the first part -- never quite got the extent of the fannish love for the second.)
Didn't we have the regular casting spoiler vs. not conversation before re. Spike on Angel? I thought we decided it wasn't a spoiler. But I may be misremembering.
Or I could be, but at least one of the parts was discussed recently in Spoilers lite.
Well, the header says "anything that's aired in the US (including promos) is fair game." So I would assume that since that information hasn't aired, it's a spoiler. That's not to say I didn't rush to IMDB to check the names against pictures.
Some people may consider this spoilery, but Rob's released the episode numbers for the three mysteries. That is, how long each one will be. It won't really be a mystery (no pun intended) because you'll be able to tell by when the hiatus is when the mystery is going to end. They'll run each mystery uninterrupted.
The breakdown is 9-7-6.
How many episodes was the show picked up for, again?
13 with the option to pick up the back nine if the show does well in the ratings.
During the summer (from four weeks after the upfronts or four weeks after the season finale--whichever comes later), casting changes to the main cast are not a spoiler. This was that Big Thing we went through, before the final season of Angel (or possibly the final season of BtVS).
From the FAQ:
Q. Are all casting news items considered spoilers?
A. Most. When in doubt, treat them as spoilers (see previous Q&A). Certain main cast information is allowed during the Northern Hemisphere's summer off-season, under our Summer Casting Rules.
Major casting changes, to the Main Cast Only, announced by the network or studio, may be discussed, within their respective show threads only (e.g. post Angel news in the Angel thread, not in Bitches, not the other NAFDA threads), 4 weeks after the announcements, or 4 weeks after the previous season finale, whichever comes later. This allows those posters who wish to remain free from all casting news, to safely use the show threads for post-season discussion.
This casting news definition includes cast additions or departures that occur over summer hiatus only (not midseason). Plot points related to the character's arrival or departure are to be treated as spoilers. The Main Cast are those characters appearing in the opening credits. Summertime discussion of news regarding recurring and guest roles is not allowed in the main show threads, and must be contained to a spoiler or spoilers-lite thread.
It sounds to me like P-C's news is safe. It wasn't announced at the up-fronts in May (I don't know what these TCA upfronts are), but it's a change to the main cast, made during the summer, and both the up-fronts to which the FAQ refers, and the finale, were more than four weeks ago.
13 with the option to pick up the back nine if the show does well in the ratings.
So, based on P-C's breakdown, we could be left hanging in the middle of Mystery #2. Poo.