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[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls, The Inside and Drive), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath. Oh, and help us get Terriers dvds!
I think it is fascinating that he wanted to get out in front of it before the fandom freaked out. Very interesting.
I imagine that Joss told the network, "This isn't working, I'll just shoot a different first episode."
Network dude: "Ummm, if you think that is best, then fine."
2nd Network dude: "But you need to tell all the craxies on the Internet that it was your idea. We don't need them starting a jihad as we go into the fall season."
Joss: "Ok, I'll calm the natives before Comic Con."
I wonder if TV would look the same if they could write and shoot in a bubble and neither the craxxies nor the sane fans could get any feedback to them from writing to calling wrap on the season finale.
I think it is fascinating that he wanted to get out in front of it before the fandom freaked out. Very interesting.
Me too, Tamara.
And I can actually imagine that conversation happening. Heh.
I wonder if TV would look the same if they could write and shoot in a bubble and neither the craxxies nor the sane fans could get any feedback to them from writing to calling wrap on the season finale.
Isn't British TV more like that? Because don't they have everything in the can before airing, pretty much?
I think it would look like pre-1990s TV.
Ayup. Pretty impossible with a 22 episode season and the internet, but that's a whole different world over there.
The ayup was to PC.
I think it would look like pre-1990s TV.
But I think we have more range out there now--riskier things are possible too. I'd like to think that they wouldn't just play it safe as a result.
My friend works on Doctor Who. That shoots all it's episodes each series before anything airs. The crew are under confidentiality agreements, and very little gets out. For the 2005-2009 run the rule with fans amongst the writers staff was/is to ignore their complaints. (which are constant, and loud)
It's also the BBC's most successful series, pulling in 9 million viewers in the UK regularly.
If anybody is wondering about Dollhouse - one of it's crew told a fan site about what was happening which forced joss' hand I think.
Looks like he was talking to critics and reporters about it last week.
Font conference: [link]
Joss talks to Maureen Ryan about stuff, including the new pilot thing.
I am now conducting a poll of my fellow womenfolk to learn how burdened they feel today to prove their humanity.