Oh yeah, it should be a fun watch 'n post.
Mal: We're still flying. Simon: That's not much. Mal: It's enough.
'Serenity'
Boxed Set, Vol. III: "That Can't Be Good..."
A topic for the discussion of Farscape, Smallville, and Due South. Beware possible invasions of Stargate, Highlander, or pretty much any other "genre" show that captures our fancy. Expect Adult Content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.
Whitefont all unaired in the U.S. ep discussion, identifying it as such, and including the show and ep title in blackfont.
Blackfont is allowed after the show has aired on the east coast.
This is NOT a general TV discussion thread.
Laura - Sep 12, 2006 7:33:57 am PDT #1247 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.
SailAweigh - Sep 12, 2006 7:37:41 am PDT #1248 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
t hearts on CFerg. Keep fightin' the good fight! It's a good show, when are the writers going to realize that? I swear, they must have a fanfic writer for the romance part.
Dana - Sep 12, 2006 8:34:13 am PDT #1249 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Fanfic writers are just as capable of writing good romance as TV writers are of writing bad and cliched romance. The difference is that one doesn't have much of a choice with one's TV writers, as one does not make hiring and firing decisions.
SailAweigh - Sep 12, 2006 9:28:43 am PDT #1250 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Fanfic writers are just as capable of writing good romance as TV writers are of writing bad and cliched romance.
There are some excellent fic writers out there. I wish some of them wrote for TV; I'd watch more TV.
The difference is that one doesn't have much of a choice with one's TV writers, as one does not make hiring and firing decisions.
Very true. There are some fanfic writers I keep reading despite what I consider serious flaws because they do satisfy other criteria. But I still "fire" a heck of a lot of them.
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 12, 2006 9:54:17 am PDT #1251 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
The difference is that one doesn't have much of a choice with one's TV writers, as one does not make hiring and firing decisions.
My choice to read a fanfic writer's work or not pretty much has the same effect as my choice to watch a broadcast program or not... both will still be there whether or not I'm among those being entertained.
Vortex - Sep 12, 2006 11:03:16 am PDT #1252 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Fanfic writers are just as capable of writing good romance as TV writers are of writing bad and cliched romance.
yep, and you are one of them. But, when I think "fanfic" I think, in general, bad. I read one genre (go CLex!), and there are probably only 10 authors that I bother to read. I mean, I try to give everyone a shot, but so much of it is so bad.
§ ita § - Sep 12, 2006 11:05:35 am PDT #1253 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Sturgeon's Revelation: "Ninety percent of everything is crud."
Jon B. - Sep 12, 2006 11:29:27 am PDT #1254 of 10001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
§ ita § - Sep 12, 2006 11:33:16 am PDT #1255 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Oh, dear me. Admittedly, I missed if there were images in Times Square, but this handily beats the Coupling promotion. There might be a ratings/watchability factor there, but since when does the press care?
Cashmere - Sep 12, 2006 11:49:54 am PDT #1256 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Ha! CFerg on Tivo: [link]
Mmm...Patricia Neal. One word: Hud. She's one of my all time favs.