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.
None of it means a damn thing.
Mal ,'Objects In Space'
The Minearverse 5: Closer to the Earth, Further from the Ax
[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.
Vortex - Sep 26, 2006 9:16:30 am PDT #1315 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Allyson - Sep 26, 2006 9:25:30 am PDT #1316 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
Tim is like that Harvey Keitel character in Pulp Fiction. When everything goes to shit and there's a slimy corpse rotting at FOX, they call him in to clean up the mess. And after he's all done with surgery and has brought it out of mostly dead, they shoot the reanimated thing in the back of the head and run away laughing.
Um. I'm a little bitter.
Tamara - Sep 26, 2006 9:46:08 am PDT #1317 of 10001
You know, we could experiment and cancel football.
Um. I'm a little bitter.
Just because you are bitter doesn't mean they aren't really out to get him. Or something.
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 26, 2006 10:46:08 am PDT #1318 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
And after he's all done with surgery and has brought it out of mostly dead, they shoot the reanimated thing in the back of the head and run away laughing.
I saw Pulp Fiction six times and still managed to miss that part.
Topic!Cindy - Sep 26, 2006 1:14:47 pm PDT #1319 of 10001
What is even happening?
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.
I was going to ask what it is, because I hadn't heard of it. Even with this (the above) I have no clue, although I do have a dim memory of learning Gina had a show, I completely forgot about it. If it's opposite Veronica Mars, I can't watch it. Well I could, but when Veronica gets canceled, I'd blame myself. Even though I've never been part of a Nielsen household. Shut up.
§ ita § - Sep 26, 2006 1:17:07 pm PDT #1320 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Posters for Standoff are everywhere here, and I ♥ Ron Livingston (forgot about the Gina thing). Still, never stuck in my head long enough to make it to my TiVo. And the female lead looks annoying.
Kristen - Sep 26, 2006 5:51:19 pm PDT #1321 of 10001
Some of the characters are extremely broadly drawn (like the tactical guy who always wants to go in and blow shit up)
I thought he was less annoying in the last episode. Then again, they did finally give him something to do.
sumi - Sep 27, 2006 9:24:21 am PDT #1322 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
From a Zap2it article about Fox changing it's schedule:
In addition, the industry trades are reporting that "Standoff" is shutting down production for 10 days. That extra time will allow new consulting producer Tim Minear ("Angel") to get up to speed ("You see, Tim, they're hostage negotiators and they're sleeping together. There. You're up to speed."). "Standoff" will have its last pre-baseball airing tonight.
Ailleann - Sep 27, 2006 9:30:09 am PDT #1323 of 10001
vanguard of the socialist Hollywood liberal homosexualist agenda
You see, Tim, they're hostage negotiators and they're sleeping together. There. You're up to speed.
BWAH. And also, true.
Invisible Green - Sep 27, 2006 10:03:43 am PDT #1324 of 10001
Seriously.