I think they should take a page out of the Mind of Mencia playbook and have random Supreme Beings battle it out.
Who was the real power? The Captain? or Tenille?
Xander ,'Showtime'
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.
Theodosia - Aug 22, 2006 8:55:20 am PDT #631 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"
Strega - Aug 22, 2006 8:56:15 am PDT #632 of 10001
But I do think he's saying that the sample is not representative.
My problem is that a sample doesn't need to exactly match the general popoulation's demographics. You don't need 13% of the sample to be DVR users to report on what DVR users are doing. That's why you weight the data. Maybe Nielsen doesn't do that, or he doesn't think they do it properly, but then the problem isn't the sample.
I'm still predicting that networks will gradually shift focus so that instead of seeing DVDs as an extra profit on top of broadcast, broadcast will become advertising for DVDs and downloads. How many shows are available on iTunes now?
John Edwards, I think that's really exploitative and unethical. Sci-fi wrestling (seriously, they had a zombie in the first episode)-- that is hilarious.
I am one with bon bon.
Cashmere - Aug 22, 2006 8:58:48 am PDT #633 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
I'm really sure Veronica herself doesn't have one.
I've seen her flip open her phone to a qwerty keyboard and send a lot of texts. Although I'm sure other phones may flip open, this seems very Sidekickish to me.
I've just blocked out the wrestling. It's too disturbing for me to realize that Scifi is running it, even if it's to keep the lights spaceships on.
§ ita § - Aug 22, 2006 9:01:16 am PDT #634 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
See I recall a Treo/Blackberry sort of a setup, not the slidey thing that Sidekicks do.
If I were a better VM fan I could remember an episode in which it was used and then look up the screencaps.
Wait..like the season finale!
§ ita § - Aug 22, 2006 9:02:42 am PDT #635 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Sidekick, huh? I'm laughing at myself because I can't remember having seen anyone use it as a phone in real life. They all have smaller phones and use Sidekicks for messaging and web stuff.
Betsy HP - Aug 22, 2006 9:43:19 am PDT #636 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
Huh. I've never seen one used as a phone either. Go fig.
Me: wrong.
bon bon - Aug 22, 2006 9:44:20 am PDT #637 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Didn't they have a sidekick in the first season and then switch to a treo? Or am I on crack?
§ ita § - Aug 22, 2006 9:44:46 am PDT #638 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Oh, I'm not saying it's not a Sidekick. Just that I officially don't know what it one'd look like on the ear, because that's alien usage to me. And I'm way too lazy to scroll through more pics.
Jessica - Aug 22, 2006 9:48:28 am PDT #639 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
Definitely a Sidekick in that screencap. Though I also can't remember ever having seen one used as a phone before (without a headset).
On the OC, they made a HUGE deal over how it was a T-MOBILE SIDEKICK, THE BEST MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE EVAR, so there was no mistaking it.
§ ita § - Aug 22, 2006 10:08:03 am PDT #640 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
It was like only a Sidekick would enable them to fulfil the plot-demanded actions, and somehow a Treo just wouldn't have cut it. Lamer than the F150, because it kept coming up over and over. There was even packaging, if I recall correctly.