Elliot: I thought I said discreet. Gwen: What, do you see nipple?

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Bureaucracy 4: Like Job. No, really, just like Job

A thread to discuss naming threads, board policy, new thread suggestions, and anything else that has to do with board administration and maintenance. Guaranteed to include lively debate and polls. Natter discouraged, but not deleted.

Current Stompy Feet: Jon B, P.M. Marcontell, Liese S., amych, msbelle, shrift, Dana, Laura

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tiggy - Mar 29, 2009 2:22:05 pm PDT #3823 of 6786
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore

really? looks okay to me. weird.


Jon B. - Mar 29, 2009 2:32:19 pm PDT #3824 of 6786
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

There was one open tag that I just closed. It looked OK to me too, but it was probably browser dependent.


SailAweigh - Mar 29, 2009 2:55:16 pm PDT #3825 of 6786
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb

Looks good now, Jon. Thanks!


Topic!Cindy - Apr 08, 2009 4:48:23 am PDT #3826 of 6786
What is even happening?

Cupid discussion: does it belong in Boxed Set (magical realism) or Comedy? It's an hour-long, but it's a romantic comedy (also a er...dramedy, a word which I hate).


§ ita § - Apr 08, 2009 6:02:27 am PDT #3827 of 6786
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I vote Boxed Set, in a Life on Mars (ptui!) sort of a way.


Strega - Apr 08, 2009 9:38:04 am PDT #3828 of 6786

Not having seen the new Cupid: is he using magic powers to get people to hook up? I'm not seeing what is SF about it.


msbelle - Apr 08, 2009 9:42:29 am PDT #3829 of 6786
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

it's the "people finding true love" part.


megan walker - Apr 08, 2009 9:45:18 am PDT #3830 of 6786
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

Not having seen the new Cupid: is he using magic powers to get people to hook up? I'm not seeing what is SF about it.

I think you've nailed the current problem (for me) with Boxed Set--almost anything we watch seems able to fall under the fantasy part of SciFi/Fantasy and a lot is getting dumped there. Of course, YBSMV.


Polter-Cow - Apr 08, 2009 9:46:46 am PDT #3831 of 6786
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

is he using magic powers to get people to hook up?

He is not, but he has a magic string of beads. Controlled by Zeus! Maybe.

I can sort of see ita's LoM rationale, since that show wasn't really SF most of the time, but Cupid is even less so.

almost anything we watch seems able to fall under the fantasy part of SciFi/Fantasy and a lot is getting dumped there.

Yeah, I'm not sure how Kings ended up in there. Is it because it's an AU? I thought it was more of a political drama like Rome or something.


megan walker - Apr 08, 2009 9:52:43 am PDT #3832 of 6786
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

Yeah, I'm not sure how Kings ended up in there. Is it because it's an AU? I thought it was more of a political drama like Rome or something.

A perfect example.