Well, so far does it say it has to be sexual?
Somewhere I read that most of the scenarios would not be sexual.
I believe that's my hey. Hey!
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tommyrot - Nov 01, 2007 6:14:07 am PDT #7222 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
§ ita § - Nov 01, 2007 6:15:18 am PDT #7223 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Somewhere I read that most of the scenarios would not be sexual.
The two articles I read mentioned sexual as well as a bunch of other stuff. To give it equivalent weight to the each other scenario discussed, it would definitely not be in the majority.
hippocampus - Nov 01, 2007 6:15:32 am PDT #7224 of 10001
not your mom's socks.
Anybody else have qualms?
sounds a lot like Molly's backstory in Neuromancer? Not a qualm exactly. I'd like to see that movie be. But if the smart gets overwhelmed, I'll have qualm.
Strega - Nov 01, 2007 6:16:07 am PDT #7225 of 10001
I have qualms, but not about that. There are male and female dolls, so I don't see how the premise inherently objectifies women. It seems like it's more about being an actor than being a woman.
Kevin - Nov 01, 2007 6:17:46 am PDT #7226 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
It certainly sounds human conditiony. Joss has posted on Whedonesque clarifying Miracle Man is still up. Which we know.
Two Tim's for the price of one in 2008. And he's free to me. Oh world, I love yee.
Invisible Green - Nov 01, 2007 6:24:54 am PDT #7227 of 10001
Congrats to Joss, Tim, and Eliza! This is unexpected, but awesome.
DavidS - Nov 01, 2007 6:25:49 am PDT #7228 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
When they run a blurb in Maxim about this show, the readers there aren't going to be thinking, "Hmmm, that's really an incisive metaphor about how young actresses are treated in Hollywood."
Also: the name of the show screams exploitation. The Big Dollhouse is an exemplar of the women-in-prison movie and in the movie Walk on the Wild Side the Dollhouse is the whorehouse. There may be boy dolls but that isn't the implication of the title. Doll Squad wasn't about GI Joe.
Also: after the Buffybot, and whasshername, Katrina? Warren's ex that the Trio mind controlled, and Mr. Universe's sexbot I'm getting kind of suspicious about this corner of Joss' psyche.
I trust that Joss and Tim are fantastic writers and directors, and that Eliza is a very talented and charismatic actress. But I think people are going to gag on the premise. You're going to see a real backlash from people like Stephanie Zacharek.
§ ita § - Nov 01, 2007 6:27:46 am PDT #7229 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Hec do you have qualms about the premise, or qualms about how other people will react to the premise? I had thought the former, but your next post reads more like the latter.
Wolfram - Nov 01, 2007 6:29:54 am PDT #7230 of 10001
Visilurking
Without knowing anything else, the title Buffy the Vampire Slayer sounds like a sexploitation B horror movie too.
Book and cover.
Kevin - Nov 01, 2007 6:37:55 am PDT #7231 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
I'm pretty sure the title kept Buffy out the mainstream, though, which I'm sure FOX want. Yep, I managed to get to 4pm before getting negative.