I've tried to march in the Slayer Pride Parade ...

Joyce ,'Same Time, Same Place'


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.


Tamara - Feb 01, 2007 10:30:07 am PST #3838 of 10001
You know, we could experiment and cancel football.

Allyson, I don't know how anyone could expect your reaction to be any different than mama bear.

I wasn't surprised at all to your reaction to Juliebird's post. However, since I know Juliebird, I am pretty sure that her comment wasn't coming from a "oh, that sucks" place as much as a "objectively, that didn't grab me as much as I would have liked and maybe I am not the ads demo" kinda place.

Not that I want to put words in Juliebird's mouth, but I guess I just did. Her words may differ.


Sue - Feb 01, 2007 10:31:18 am PST #3839 of 10001
hip deep in pie

I totally understand where you're coming from Allyson, but I think Tim himself has said that he doesn't want people to not criticize a show just because he is here. ETA: Or, what Dana said.

I just want to know if I'll be about to see TV's hit show Drive in Canadia.


Dana - Feb 01, 2007 10:31:31 am PST #3840 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

I don't think that's stomp-worthy.

stomp-worthy or Stompy-worthy? I think any personal attacks would be Stompy-worthy to the extent that any attack on a poster here would be.


Cass - Feb 01, 2007 10:32:16 am PST #3841 of 10001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.

I'll admit, I don't think I said anything bad about Tim, Kristen or TV's hit Drive. But right after I hit post on the promo snark? Realized that I should probably expect to get punched in the metaphorical nose by a few people.

I did say something passive aggressive and shitty on the internet about Fox, but I'll stand by that because I meant it.


DavidS - Feb 01, 2007 10:33:25 am PST #3842 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I think any personal attacks would be Stompy-worthy to the extent that any attack on a poster here would be.

Of course. The question is whether we're distinguishing between "this sucks!" and "you suck!" when the creators are in the house.


Frankenbuddha - Feb 01, 2007 10:34:11 am PST #3843 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

One thing I've been wanting to ask since I've managed to not catch any of the promo(s) - pouts - but have been hesitant to, since the comments about being meh about the promo(s), and the response that the promo(s) represented the show well, was whether the promo(s) represented the style of the show well, the content of the show well, or both.

Because promos can be true to a show in content while being utterly misleading in style and vice versa.


Allyson - Feb 01, 2007 10:35:29 am PST #3844 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

I think any personal attacks would be Stompy-worthy to the extent that any attack on a poster here would be.

Yeah, I'm with Dana on that. Criticism is all well and good, but if anyone went Kitten on them, well, it should be like that scene in Office Space where they beat the piss out of the fax machine.


§ ita § - Feb 01, 2007 10:36:16 am PST #3845 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

was whether the promo(s) represented the style of the show well, the content of the show well, or both

If the promos did a bad job of representing the style of the show, then it's a black mark against the people that wrote said promos, who are the same writers who are writing the show.


Frankenbuddha - Feb 01, 2007 10:37:21 am PST #3846 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

The question is whether we're distinguishing between "this sucks!" and "you suck!" when the creators are in the house.

There's also differentiating "this isn't working for me" or "this could be better" and "this sucks" (or "you suck") as well. Not for Stompy purposes, but for stomping purposes.


bon bon - Feb 01, 2007 10:37:53 am PST #3847 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

I've seen plenty of trailers/promos, especially over the past year on YouTube, that completely misrepresent what a film is like or about. I don't think that reflects on the writer.