Yeah, I was really disappointed about the Fall TV thread. That one hurt my feelings.
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le nubian - Aug 18, 2007 6:02:34 am PDT #1263 of 6786
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Laura - Aug 18, 2007 6:29:56 am PDT #1264 of 6786
Our wings are not tired.
Although I would rarely participate, I'm disappointed too. The comedy people are waiting to propose. Maybe we can come up with a format for show threads that works before the fall shows start up.
My guess is that the network drama failed for fear it was too big a bucket. Maybe a multi part vote for several genres broken up in smaller buckets.
Comedy
Medical drama
Cop drama
Something else
Fall's a comin'
brenda m - Aug 18, 2007 7:04:40 am PDT #1265 of 6786
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
My problem with those is that I don't know what I'll be watching come fall. The advantage (to me) of the buckets is that they can ebb and flow with our habits. I worry that smaller grouped buckets could stagnate if a particular genre is underperforming in the fall.
My other issue is that I think while single show or smaller, genre buckets may work better for specific show posting, the more varied threads get a better conversational dynamic going. But I'm willing to be proved wrong.
Vortex - Aug 18, 2007 7:10:51 am PDT #1266 of 6786
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
My guess is that the network drama failed for fear it was too big a bucket. Maybe a multi part vote for several genres broken up in smaller buckets
I think that we've proposed this before. It never went to a vote, I think that is was "voted down" in discussion.
brenda m - Aug 18, 2007 7:38:29 am PDT #1267 of 6786
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Maybe it would be worthwhile, in advance of any proposals hitting the table, for people who are interested to throw out some of their conceptions for what specific smaller or genre buckets they would like to see.
Sean K - Aug 18, 2007 8:26:30 am PDT #1268 of 6786
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Maybe a multi part vote for several genres broken up in smaller buckets
I think that we've proposed this before. It never went to a vote, I think that is was "voted down" in discussion.
No, I think it went to a vote and got actually voted down two years ago: Lee "Sunnydale Press" Sep 2, 2005 8:00:42 pm PDT
Or perhaps you're thinking of a different attempt.
brenda m - Aug 18, 2007 8:54:10 am PDT #1269 of 6786
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Those aren't differentiated by genre, though. I don't remember seeing that ever get to a ballot before.
Denise - Aug 18, 2007 9:13:31 am PDT #1270 of 6786
Oh, so close. I too wonder if having NP as a choice would have altered the outcome. I wish the same people could vote again (not counting the results, of course) just to see how NP truly does come into play as far as voting results go.
Connie Neil - Aug 18, 2007 10:25:15 am PDT #1271 of 6786
brillig
I think smaller buckets could work. You've got House and Grey's Anatomy and such, that's a fair number of medical shows.
Kat - Aug 18, 2007 10:25:49 am PDT #1272 of 6786
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
But people have argued that no preference DOESN'T alter the outcome, that it just bolsters quorum and that the majority of people who care will get what they want.
If you all now think that No Preference alters the outcome of votes, then I think we should definitely eliminate it.