Maybe Tim can be his new Ron Moore, with the sense-bringing.
Jeez, don't get all Movie of the Week. I was just too cheap to buy you a real present.
Dawn ,'The Killer In Me'
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.
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 29, 2006 6:07:58 am PDT #1349 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
Kalshane - Sep 29, 2006 9:18:02 am PDT #1350 of 10001
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
Speaking of Ron Moore, I made the mistake of looking at the Sci Fi channel forum for TOS of Galactica and you'd think Moore was the devil with the way those people talk about him.
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 29, 2006 9:39:03 am PDT #1351 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
I'm guessing a lot of us wouldn't be too thrilled if new not-Joss producers did a revamp (so to speak) of Buffy or Firefly 30 years down the line that made use of a completely different tone from the original's. Hell, there's already a lot of Marti Noxon is the Devil talk on the internet from Seasons 6 and 7.
§ ita § - Sep 29, 2006 9:46:48 am PDT #1352 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I would be irritated if it sucked, but the premise of a revamp doesn't bother me any. This isn't George Lucas. I have my DVDs.
Hayden - Sep 29, 2006 9:56:25 am PDT #1353 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Starbuck is a man, dammit!
No, I'm kidding. ITA with ita.
bon bon - Sep 29, 2006 10:01:50 am PDT #1354 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
It's like being mad at Coppola if you're a fan of the Godfather novel. You picked the wrong side, you know?
Jessica - Sep 29, 2006 10:04:24 am PDT #1355 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Are there BtVS movie fans who hate Joss for what he did with the show? That'd be the most apt comparison in my eyes.
Tom Scola - Sep 29, 2006 10:05:28 am PDT #1356 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Are there BtVS movie fans who hate Joss for what he did with the show?
Fran Kuzui, I suspect. And maybe Paul Ruebens.
Kalshane - Sep 29, 2006 10:39:14 am PDT #1357 of 10001
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
I'm guessing a lot of us wouldn't be too thrilled if new not-Joss producers did a revamp (so to speak) of Buffy or Firefly 30 years down the line that made use of a completely different tone from the original's.
I honestly think it would depend on if it was any good. Yeah, there'd be an initial concern and some nostalgia (much like how I'm feeling towards the "reboot" with the new Star Trek movie) but in the end it would depend on the final product.
A lot of the complaints, though, are pretty much: Ron Moore is the devil that destroyed everything that was great about the original show. The writing and acting is absolutely terrible. There's no plot, all they do is fight all the time and when they're not fighting, they're having sex.
Which makes me think "Have you actually watched the show, or did you just see the first 5 minutes of the mini and then base everything else on the previews?"
Are there BtVS movie fans who hate Joss for what he did with the show? That'd be the most apt comparison in my eyes.
Actually, when the show first came out, I didn't watch because the previews were making it seem like it was just a bad horror show, whereas I'd been amused by the movie. Then I finally saw the show and realized what it actually was.
Frankenbuddha - Sep 29, 2006 10:42:06 am PDT #1358 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
And maybe Paul Ruebens.
Eh, I suspect he could get behind the change even thought it meant his phenomenal death scene would never fit the show except in a AU-or-otherwise-reality*-bending episode (why do I always type epidose?)
*reality as defined by the series
eta The whole "Kill him! A lot!" would have fit Spike to a T if he'd lost an arm.