Personally, I think that the obvious audience for this show are TAR fans. And lots of those folks were watching TAR and maybe taping or dvring Drive to watch later.
Zoe: First rule of battle, little one. Don't ever let 'em know where you are. Mal: Whoo-hoo! I'm right here! I'm right here! You want some of me? Yeah, you do! Come on! Come on! Aaah! Whoo-hoo! Zoe: Of course, there are other schools of thought...
'The Message'
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.
sumi - Apr 16, 2007 6:36:33 am PDT #5493 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Kevin - Apr 16, 2007 6:37:53 am PDT #5494 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
The reality is there hasn't been a successful racing drama series for a long time. So that might be the problem. Much like Fillion's last movie thing, Slither, tanked -- great film, but horror comedy, which tank.
Theodosia - Apr 16, 2007 6:39:01 am PDT #5495 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I hope so -- it should be a lead pipe cinch for TAR fans. In their secret hearts they've always wanted Phil to hand a gun to the last team to the mat and tell them they have one last chance to stay in the race.
edited to add: And I bet Phil has also wished that at times.
Ginger - Apr 16, 2007 6:54:30 am PDT #5496 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I wonder if I can bang into work sick due to Nielsen ratings.
Surely that's okay in L.A.
Jessica - Apr 16, 2007 6:56:34 am PDT #5497 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
In their secret hearts they've always wanted Phil to hand a gun to the last team to the mat and tell them they have one last chance to stay in the race.
Secret?
Jon B. - Apr 16, 2007 7:13:30 am PDT #5498 of 10001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Kevin - Apr 16, 2007 7:20:55 am PDT #5499 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
If only Tim had put a Beagle in Alex's car.
Cashmere - Apr 16, 2007 7:39:41 am PDT #5500 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
but horror comedy, which tank.
*coughSeanoftheDeadcough*
DH kept making Cannonball Run jokes about Drive until I made him stop.
Kevin - Apr 16, 2007 7:42:54 am PDT #5501 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
Shaun of the Dead was a low budget film, though. Fully agree it did well, but would have struggled not to have. Compare "Hot Fuzz" to "Shaun of the Dead" (same actors, writers, directors) -- "Hot Fuzz" took more in it's first 3 days than "Shaun of the Dead" took in it's entire release. In the UK, "Hot Fuzz" made more than Serenity did on it's entire worldwide release. The only thing different about the two films is the setting and genre, really.
I got a bit shirty with my boss earlier for no reason other than I'd just read the Drive news. So I best go home.
Tamara - Apr 16, 2007 8:16:46 am PDT #5502 of 10001
You know, we could experiment and cancel football.
Shit.