Grammar question: Is it, "Fox TV is a bunch of assholes" or "Fox TV are a bunch of assholes"?
FOX TV is a single entity, and the sentence is saying saying that single entity is composed of assholes.
So I'd go with your first choice.
Angel: Yeah, I never told anyone about this, but I-I liked your poems. Spike: You like Barry Manilow.
'Hell Bound'
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.
victor infante - Apr 27, 2007 9:02:47 am PDT #6448 of 10001
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
Kevin - Apr 27, 2007 9:07:42 am PDT #6449 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
I'd go for 'are', so it might well be a Brit thing.
Quick question: anybody remember if any specifics were announced about Fillion's development deal with FOX? I'm a bit worried they'll have him presenting 'Are You Smarter Than A Turtle?' in the fall.
DebetEsse - Apr 27, 2007 9:21:30 am PDT #6450 of 10001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
If you're talking about it as a unified entity, then "is".
If you're talking about varieties of assholery in different parts of the entity, then "are"
le nubian - Apr 27, 2007 9:34:42 am PDT #6451 of 10001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
There are a bunch of assholes at Fox TV!
Toddson - Apr 27, 2007 10:11:46 am PDT #6452 of 10001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Use "is" - they've only got one brain (and not a very good one) among them.
le nubian - Apr 27, 2007 1:27:07 pm PDT #6453 of 10001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Question:
why do you think Heroes worked and found an audience, but Drive did not?
Tamara - Apr 27, 2007 1:48:24 pm PDT #6454 of 10001
You know, we could experiment and cancel football.
Edited because I saw Heroes but read House.
Polter-Cow - Apr 27, 2007 1:55:18 pm PDT #6455 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
why do you think Heroes worked and found an audience, but Drive did not?
A) It premiered in the fall, when people are used to shows premiering.
B) People think superpowers are cool?
Heroes was a megahit straight out of the gate, so it's hard to know what's responsible. There was also a lot of positive media buzz, but I don't know how much attention the average Joe pays to that.
le nubian - Apr 27, 2007 2:08:17 pm PDT #6456 of 10001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
It just occurs to me that Fox expected a megahit out of the gate. They hadn't any plans to keep it on the air and cultivate an audience.
That's why I asked about "Heroes" because that's the most recent drama to be a hit out of the gate.
Tom Scola - Apr 27, 2007 2:14:07 pm PDT #6457 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
A higher budget and better special effects.