and the episode titles have been puns since day one. so...
Well, there are some that aren't. Coincidentally, one example is, in fact..."Plan B."
You know, my big sister could really beat the crap out of her. I mean, really really.
Dawn ,'Storyteller'
Veronica Mars: Annoy, Tiny Blonde One. Annoy Like the Wind.
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Polter-Cow - Feb 11, 2007 8:42:37 am PST #4961 of 5730
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Amy - Feb 11, 2007 9:23:23 am PST #4962 of 5730
Because books.
All I know is, I've had that awful song stuck in my head since yesterday. "There's got to be a morning aaaaafffffftttter..."
Invisible Green - Feb 12, 2007 8:53:27 am PST #4963 of 5730
...they went with it even though it helps perpetuate a myth propped up by the mass media that Plan B is an abortificant.
Well, "There's Got to Be an RU-486" would be a pretty lame title. (Though, actually, a lot of the titles for VM episodes are pretty lame.) I don't mind that the title mentions the morning-after pill rather than RU-486, because in the context of the title, it represents the same thing.
Nora Deirdre - Feb 12, 2007 9:00:59 am PST #4964 of 5730
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
I don't care all that much, but it seems to me that there are other punny titles one could come up with that, you know, didn't confuse an already confusing issue.
OK, I care a little. I'm bothered by the willful ignorance of this particular ep. title. It's just so... lame-ass. I don't know why I even get surprised that people don't care enough to keep it straight though.
Nora Deirdre - Feb 12, 2007 9:27:29 am PST #4965 of 5730
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
OK, here's a link that helps me articulate my irritation, annoyance, and anger regarding the Morning After Pill thing: [link]
Back to the problems: No. 4 is that the episode wasn't thorough in its depiction of RU-486, either, since RU-486 is usually just the first part of a two-drug chemical abortion process, the second part being misoprostol, which is taken two days after RU-486 to induce uterine contractions. (If someone slipped that into Bonnie's food, too, the episode didn't cover it.) Fifth, while the CW did go back after the episode aired and correct the episode description, replacing the mention of the morning-after pill with RU-486, the episode's title is still "There's Got to Be a Morning After Pill." I like a '70s music reference as much as the next guy, but in a show whose target audience is young women, it really seems worth giving accurate reproductive health information priority over Maureen McGovern puns.
Signed,
One of Those Humorless Feminists
bon bon - Feb 12, 2007 9:35:21 am PST #4966 of 5730
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
IMO it's odd to be angry about the episode title, which is only lightly publicized, if at all. I agree that it's a huge problem that the MAP is confused with abortifactants, but seeing that episode title on the internet or a DVD isn't going to make me assume that RU-486 and the MAP are the same. And misdescribing RU-486 as, well, a one-step abortifactant isn't a big public health issue.
Nora Deirdre - Feb 12, 2007 9:39:45 am PST #4967 of 5730
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
IMO it's odd to be angry about the episode title
Well, potayto, potahto.
§ ita § - Feb 12, 2007 9:48:45 am PST #4968 of 5730
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
seeing that episode title on the internet or a DVD
Why do you specify these two sources?
sumi - Feb 12, 2007 9:49:59 am PST #4969 of 5730
Art Crawl!!!
The places most people will see the episode title: on their dvr or in their digital cable listing.
I'm not sure how much weight people give to titles. (Online or on the dvd would be other places.)
§ ita § - Feb 12, 2007 9:51:43 am PST #4970 of 5730
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The first and foremost place I see episode titles is on my DVR. I can't play a show without it being displayed. No need for me to go to the Internet or buy the DVD. Do print TV listings (the ones that have episode descriptions) use the titles?