I'm with Consuela. It also seems a little foolish to talk about it so freely, to be honest. Sorry if I'm being too paranoid.
Stop that right now! I can hear the smacking!
Giles ,'Never Leave 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.
Monique - Apr 14, 2007 9:09:57 am PDT #5209 of 10001
Pix - Apr 14, 2007 10:01:46 am PDT #5210 of 10001
The status is NOT quo.
I feel pretty strongly about it too.
Frankenbuddha - Apr 14, 2007 10:27:51 am PDT #5211 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Do we want the seriously negative reviews along with the good ones, because this one from the Chicago Sun Times sounds almost vindictive: [link]
The Boston Globe had a decidedly non-money review on Friday, but at least the reviewer was mainly saying "not convinced" as opposed to "utterly worthless": [link]
Kat - Apr 14, 2007 10:28:39 am PDT #5212 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Not good with discussion of illegal downloads due to C&D letters that seem to flow from Fox. But that could just be me.
Also, Allyson, if you are around, can you ping me? I have a favor to ask about tomorrow.
sj - Apr 14, 2007 10:34:20 am PDT #5213 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I think we came to a bullshit consensus a while back about not allowing download discussions in thread, didn't we? I'm against it too, fwiw.
Kevin - Apr 14, 2007 10:35:01 am PDT #5214 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
If Fox send a cease and desist letter to me for mentioning xx number of people downloading a show that'd be interesting day, Kat.
If the posts need to be dumped I've no problem with it, but it seems a little strange. I don't foresee how it could cause a problem for Tim, either (especially since he openly talks about downloading of his shows in the media). I think last time this came up was because of linking how to download and sources and such, from memory.
Ginger - Apr 14, 2007 10:37:25 am PDT #5215 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
It's irritating that the critics are once again hung up on the premise. (Can you say "horses in space"?) Do CSIs have magically fast-working equipment and interview suspects? Can one mathematician come up a different form of math to solve every crime? Are there genies, ghosts, men from Mars and talking horses? Is everyone in the world thin and beautiful, with perfect teeth? Most television shows, even ones without a fantasy premise, just wave at reality in passing. The important thing is what they do with the version of reality they create.
Kevin - Apr 14, 2007 10:40:48 am PDT #5216 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
Couldn't have said it better myself, Ginger. Personally, I think the best thing Drive has going for it IS the premise.
Denise - Apr 14, 2007 10:44:26 am PDT #5217 of 10001
The important thing is what they do with the version of reality they create.
Yes. Absolutely. And, I mean, prove that this isn't going on? It's more of a real life possibility than tons of the premises out there, already.
Frankenbuddha - Apr 14, 2007 10:44:54 am PDT #5218 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
The thing that gets me is (and I'll whitefont because I'm spacing on what's been said in-thread and what's from the reviews) where they wonder why NF's character doesn't go to the Feds. Riiiiiight. "Seriously, some shadowy organization kidnapped my wife and wants me to participate in an illegal roadrace." Maybe if the Agent's name is Sculder or Cooper. Otherwise, NSM.