Of the ones you list, the only speciality thread that has really generated enough traffic to merit a thread is Reality. I'm for rethinking them all.
Is this a formal proposal? Because I'll second it.
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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.
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Kat - Apr 08, 2009 1:19:06 pm PDT #3848 of 6786
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
tiggy - Apr 08, 2009 1:24:25 pm PDT #3849 of 6786
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
i'll third(if it's a formal proposal)!
megan walker - Apr 08, 2009 1:42:13 pm PDT #3850 of 6786
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Well, yes, I guess it can be, although what does that entail? I'm moving this weekend and haven't yet set up Internet or anything.
Connie Neil - Apr 08, 2009 2:02:19 pm PDT #3851 of 6786
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How much traffic is enough traffic? Procedurals seems to be ticking along nicely.
megan walker - Apr 08, 2009 2:19:50 pm PDT #3852 of 6786
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
How much traffic is enough traffic?
Ah, the age old question.
Reality is the obvious success; most of the others are in the 2000ish ballpark.
I can't remember, did Procedurals come out of the same temporary experiment? Why didn't Network Drama get it's own permanent thread (vs. Comedy, Cable, and Reality)?
Strega - Apr 08, 2009 2:22:43 pm PDT #3853 of 6786
I didn't watch Life on Mars. From what I knew about it, it didn't confuse me to see it in BS. It wouldn't confuse me to see it in procedurals either.
Mostly, I just like clear definitions. I don't think this is the first time someone's been surprised to find out that a given show was being discussed in BS. I don't care so much about whether I agree with the definition of SF (it's probably a given that I won't, 'cause I'm like that) as long as I understand what it is.
it seems to me that both of these issues could be solved with a network drama thread.
Sorry, which issues do you mean? I don't think that adding a drama thread will clarify what's a drama versus what's SF. (If you meant something else, never mind.)
-t - Apr 08, 2009 2:22:45 pm PDT #3854 of 6786
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Why didn't Network Drama get it's own permanent thread (vs. Comedy, Cable, and Reality)?
Didn't get the votes, as I recall. It was on the ballot.
Frankenbuddha - Apr 08, 2009 2:39:54 pm PDT #3855 of 6786
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I hate to stir up some shit, but it seems to me that both of these issues could be solved with a network drama thread. Has it been 6 months?
Well, for CUPID it would have to be a dramedy thread, wouldn't it?
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§ ita § - Apr 08, 2009 2:58:19 pm PDT #3856 of 6786
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
If Cupid and Kings don't belong in Boxed Set, they belong in Natter. Creating a new thread won't help to explain things to Strega.
megan walker - Apr 08, 2009 3:06:09 pm PDT #3857 of 6786
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
If Cupid and Kings don't belong in Boxed Set, they belong in Natter. Creating a new thread won't help to explain things to Strega.
Or me. I keep going back to the fact that I would never have watched Leverage if it hadn't been discussed so much in Natter.
Can I propose rethinking the TV structure in general (the bucket threads, but also Boxed Set) or do I have to have a specific plan ahead of proposal?