It may be obvious now, but I don't think it was when people first started commenting on the promos.

Considering the oft-repeated criticism of the Firefly promos, I don't think it's necessarily obvious to everyone that Tim and Kristen have anything to do with the promos.

Yeah, I had no idea they were responsible. I don't think that's common at all, is it? The only other promos I've heard are actually done by the show people are for Supernatural.

This is the best description of the show that I have heard. I would like to see this show.

It does sound especially more awesome now.

but this post makes it my third time today.

I assumed you meant that the dialogue was written by Drive staff, as it would be for scenes in any other promo. Like Polter I'm not familiar with promos being cut by the show in-house.

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.

Hmmm? I thought the networks did the promos (hence all the comments about the WB's and UPN's promo creators being on the monkey crack back in the day).

eta and I see my question already got answered. Huh. I totally missed when ita said that.

In my experience, more often than not, the promos aren't even cut by the networks themselves, but by post-production and promo companies that they hire out of house to do the launch. At least at first.

I gotta be honest, I don't like where this is going. I totally understand the potential to take any criticism of the show personally, as some people know the writers, etc. personally. I am worried that people will not feel comfortable expressing their true opinons.

I don't think it was when people first started commenting on the promos.

The first thing that Allyson said in response to Juliebird not being sold by the promo was that it was representative of the series. I am not trying to say that criticising the promos is off limit iff the writers post here--just that the promos can't be "blamed" on people other than the writers, possibly including those posting here.

I must say, that's another good sign in that either the network likes the show enough to have the TV's hit DRIVE folks do the promos, or they liked the promos enough to go ahead and use them. Also, this could be a REALLY good thing if the show does gangbusters (that is, if the show runners are doing promos that sell a show, let the show runners oversee the promos).

I assumed you meant that the dialogue was written by Drive staff, as it would be for scenes in any other promo

My understanding (and people in the know, rush in and blast me away, if needed) is that the promos weren't cut from episodes, so much as written as promos.

Either way, apparently the first one was representative. The idea of shifting responsibility for something imperfect off posters here or just plain writing staff (who we tend to be fonder of than editors, network people, etc even if we don't know them) is what I'm barking at. They're not imperfect yet. Disliked, not gripping, but in line with the series premise.

I am not trying to say that criticising the promos is off limit iff the writers post here--just that the promos can't be "blamed" on people other than the writers

I'm still confused here, to be honest. Just because Allyson says a promo is representative of the series doesn't mean that Tim and Kristen made it. Of course promos can be blamed on people other than the writers; just because you give them good material to work with doesn't mean that the promo will be good. Veronica Mars fans know this well. Until you said that Tim and Kristen made the promo (which I'm still not sure is what you actually meant?), there was no reason to think that.

My understanding (and people in the know, rush in and blast me away, if needed) is that the promos weren't cut from episodes, so much as written as promos.

It looked like it was cut from episodes to me.

I gotta be honest, I don't like where this is going. I totally understand the potential to take any criticism of the show personally, as some people know the writers, etc. personally. I am worried that people will not feel comfortable expressing their true opinons.

I understand what you're saying. I think the comfort level is up to the people, too, though.