Matching rings with the little poison compartments?
Simon: You're out of your mind. Early: That's between me and my mind.
'Objects In Space'
Boxed Set, Vol. V: Just a Hint of Denial and a Dash of Retcon
A topic for the discussion of Doctor Who, Arrow, and The Flash. Beware possible invasions of iZombie, Sleepy Hollow, or pretty much any other "genre" (read: sci fi, superhero, or fantasy) show that captures our fancy. Expect adult content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.
Marvel superheroes are discussed over at the MCU thread.
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.
Matt the Bruins fan - May 15, 2015 7:57:17 am PDT #27857 of 30001
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DXMachina - May 15, 2015 8:16:43 am PDT #27858 of 30001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
we can blackfont promos, but did we decide if that ncludes internet promos? If so, we can blackfont the Legends of Tomorrow promo.
It's not so much a promo as a trailer, which is kind of a different beast, although I'm not sure that matters because the Supergirl trailer stuff up above is blackfonted.
I guess the question is is there anyone who objects to blackfonting it. Supergirl really didn't give away much other than the casting, and it's a new universe. Legends contains several spoilers for an existing universe.
Steph L. - May 15, 2015 8:24:31 am PDT #27859 of 30001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
It's not so much a promo as a trailer, which is kind of a different beast
I'm sure we've had this discussion before, but I obviously can't remember it (or I wouldn't ask this): what's the difference between a promo and a trailer, other than length? If it's just a difference of length, I feel like a trailer is still "promotional content that is released before the show," and that would be blackfonted.
I don't actually feel argue-y about this; I don't mind whitefonting stuff in trailers if that's what we do for TV shows. I just am wondering what's the difference between a promo and a trailer and why one gets blackfont and the other gets whitefont.
Legends contains several spoilers for an existing universe.
Very true, but that's the nature of the beast. It's also why the explosion at Palmer Technology at the end of Arrow wasn't an HSQ moment (for me), because we know Ray is in Legends.
-t - May 15, 2015 8:39:22 am PDT #27860 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I don't know if we ever resolved that question. I will say, I appreciate the whitefonting of stuff that's just now been released on the internet because I am often in a position of being able to read posts but not click on links/watch videos. I often still read the whitefont, but I like having that decision in my hands.
We have determined that casting does not have to be blackfonted, right? I feel like that was settled.
DXMachina - May 15, 2015 8:48:22 am PDT #27861 of 30001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
I just am wondering what's the difference between a promo and a trailer and why one gets blackfont and the other gets whitefont.
Trailers tend to much longer than promos, so there's more than just a brief glance at what's coming, and they occasionally have stuff from more than one episode, although I don't think that's the case here. In fact I think much of the footage is actually from next week's Flash.
Maybe the difference between black and white is that who's there is okay, but not how they got there?
Sophia Brooks - May 15, 2015 9:49:37 am PDT #27862 of 30001
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I think a promo airs on tv and a trailer airs in a movie theatre. It is this darn internet thing that is confusing!
-t - May 15, 2015 9:50:59 am PDT #27863 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oh, wait, casting of existing characters is spoilery. That's me remembering what we've already decided, I think, not having an opinion.
Steph L. - May 15, 2015 9:52:10 am PDT #27864 of 30001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
I think a promo airs on tv and a trailer airs in a movie theatre. It is this darn internet thing that is confusing!
Well, but we're taking about only TV shows, which is why I wondered what the difference was between a promo and a trailer. (I also think of trailers as being for movies, not TV.)
DXMachina - May 15, 2015 9:55:53 am PDT #27865 of 30001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
I was thinking of promos as previews of episodes for a currently airing series, while a trailer is for a series that is not yet on the air. I know the vocabulary is blurry for TV.
beekaytee - May 15, 2015 11:28:49 am PDT #27866 of 30001
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I'm amused that I even have an opinion (sort of) about this issue.
Promos and teasers = tv
Trailers and teasers = movie
"Previews" can be for both.
The entertainment industry needs to get their taxonomy in order!