Anya ,'Dirty Girls'
[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.
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.
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.
Couldn't have said it better myself, Ginger. Personally, I think the best thing Drive has going for it IS the premise.
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.
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.
Do we want the seriously negative reviews along with the good ones, because this one from the Chicago Sun Times sounds almost vindictive: [link]
Dude, you think that's bad, check out the New York Times review, which spends the entire time talking about the fact that people drive cars and cars are evil and Tim Minear is a jingoistic bastard who wants people to only buy American. Or something.
I just watched the first hour, so now I know what the hell Strega was talking about. Hee. It was very different from the pilot script I read, so some of the changes bugged me, but I'll trust that the changes were for the better and continue on.
It's funny about the greenscreen thing: if you just watch a clip or skip to a scene, it sort of looks fake. But when you're watching the actual show, you rarely notice because you're so into it and excited and the camera's moving around so much.
crosses fingers for stellar ratings tomorrow night
Waiting until tomorrow and skipping the reviews. Resubbing to this thread though! Whee!
Ouch, Polter-Cow. I'd love to know if Drive is sponsored by car makers. I actually suspect it's not, so the point is null and void. I've seen one review that claims Drive encourages global warming, so Tim's clearly out to kill his viewers, not his characters, this time.
This may have been asked and answered already. Will I be able to go the Fox's website and watch entire episodes of Drive online after they air on TV the same way I can watch Heroes at NBC's site or Grey's at ABC's?
People keep asking this question in other forums and I can't figure out Fox's website enough to find an answer.
Tamara, yes. I checked with FOX's staff on Friday -- it should be up on FOX's VOD site on Monday. Standard disclaimer applies: it's possible they told me fibs.
ETA: it will only play on Windows XP (or Vista), apparently. And only in the US.