Mal ,'Out Of Gas'
[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, The Inside and Drive), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
The production hiatus also will allow Tim Minear, who has come aboard "Standoff" as a consulting producer, to get up to speed.
squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!
Damn, that Fox schedule is confusing.
ah, the beauty of the Tivo. They'll find it. Although, it would be nice if they created a function that showed what other season passes or shows are on at that time.
we need a scheduling matrix of some sort. I hate the way Tivo will just blithely skip something and not tell you.
and I'm assuming Justice, which is on at 9 on Wednesdays, will either shift or go on hiatus.
Justice is already on hiatus. It's not off to a great start.
Justice is already on hiatus. It's not off to a great start.
really? I like it. Oh, wait, that's a harbinger of cancellation.
Oh, bah. I thought Standoff was *terrible*. I tried to watch the pilot, mostly for Gina Torres and Ron Livingston, who I adore, and developed an instant hate-on for the two main characters 15 minutes into the show. The writing was pretty dire as well. Tim's involvement would usually mean I'd give anything a try, but with this one, I may have to pass. The scheduling opposite VMars is not helping, either.
Damn, I was looking forward to Drive.
The tiny bit of the show that I watched made me hope Ron Livingston's character would die in a fiery explosion. I didn't want to stick around and see if that effect could grow strong enough to challenge my affection for Gina Torres.
Yeah, Standoff's first few minutes were pretty unbearable. Couldn't tell you whether any subsequent minutes were more watchable.
My brain was so offended by the whole thing. I think Tim's best bet is to have everyone killed in a giant explosion and have Gina's character roast marshmallows.
Or, as what happened to The Initiative, she should at least salt the earth.
I see were in for another of Fox's attempts to subvert its own fan base by making it hard to remember when something airs.
I had a sinking feeling when I realized that most of my favorite shows this year were on Fox. Damn.
I don't hate Standoff, and kind of have some hope that Tim might be able to make it worthwhile. I'll miss Justice though. There were some annoying things about it, but I thought the characters were kinda interesting and I kinda liked the conceit of them telling the "truth" at the end.
I don't hate it, I think that there's some good stuff there. Some of the characters are extremely broadly drawn (like the tactical guy who always wants to go in and blow shit up), I look forward to Tim giving them some nuance.