Well. That was odd.
Fred: So you don't worry that it's possible for someone to send out a biological or electronic trigger that effectively overrides your own sense of ideals and values and replaces them with an alternative coercive agenda that reduces you to a mindless meat puppet? Shopkeeper: Wow. People used to think that I was paranoid.
'Time Bomb'
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.
Allyson - Jan 15, 2007 7:15:37 am PST #3315 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
Topic!Cindy - Jan 15, 2007 7:22:41 am PST #3316 of 10001
What is even happening?
It was odd, Allyson. They'll likely end up more pissy that you were telling the truth, and that your book has nothing to do with Spike. They're probably hoping for 'shipper war chapters or something. It's so far apart -- so above that. Thank goodness.
it's fast. It's unexpected; characters did things that made me say, "huh. that's weird as shit, but I see where it might make sense to them." The characters are flawed and a little bit odd and broken, and fundamentally human. Granted pilots are all set up and there are several characters, but at the end, the last shot, I kept thinking, "Well, what happens next?" and that's a good sign for me.
Kat totally sold me on "Drive" with this, for the record.
Me too, Nilly.
Kat, the older I get (or maybe just the more experience I have with shows that make me think) I find myself more drawn to flawed, odd, and broken, and fundamentally human characters. Thank you.
Liese S. - Jan 15, 2007 7:23:40 am PST #3317 of 10001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Yeah. Very, very odd. People are odd.
Topic!Cindy - Jan 15, 2007 7:27:58 am PST #3318 of 10001
What is even happening?
Oh, I forgot to mention, I saw the promo Jen mentioned, for TV's hit, Drive, during 24, last night. I couldn't pay attention to its substance, because I was so happy to see it being promoted during the 24 season premiere.
Polter-Cow - Jan 15, 2007 7:29:06 am PST #3319 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
People are odd.
I thought they were strange.
sumi - Jan 15, 2007 7:29:09 am PST #3320 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
I saw it too -- I would have mentioned that but it had already been posted.
I was a little disappointed that they only ran it during the 1st hour. I hope we get to see another tonight.
Sue - Jan 15, 2007 7:32:05 am PST #3321 of 10001
hip deep in pie
Just think of it as material for the book tour, Allyson.
Betsy HP - Jan 15, 2007 7:53:00 am PST #3322 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
Allyson, can you give us a link for preorder? I can't find it on Amazon.
Polter-Cow - Jan 15, 2007 7:58:15 am PST #3323 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
tiggy - Jan 15, 2007 8:07:56 am PST #3324 of 10001
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
for the record, buy.com cancelled my pre-order this morning. simply saying "We were recently informed that the item listed below from order #31954069 is no longer available from that supplier. Please accept our sincere apologies for this inconvenience."
wha-huh? it's not available because it's a pre-order. WUWT? the only thing i could guess is that the pre-orders far outweighed what they had initially ordered. *shrug*