Kaylee: You're nice, too. Mal: No, I'm not. I'm a mean old man.

'Serenity'


The Minearverse 6: Fiery Thread of Death

[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!


P.M. Marc - Feb 15, 2008 6:50:13 pm PST #158 of 4535
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

The Dick Wolf one made me spit take.


§ ita § - Feb 15, 2008 8:20:02 pm PST #159 of 4535
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I would so watch the Joss Whedon one, based on casting alone.


Strega - Feb 16, 2008 1:30:42 am PST #160 of 4535

On Tim's 24, the season would open with hour 12, and then alternate hour 1, hour 13, hour 2...


Frankenbuddha - Feb 16, 2008 2:10:20 am PST #161 of 4535
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

I would so watch the Joss Whedon one, based on casting alone

Oh yeah. And I reacted as Plei did to the Dick Wolf one.


Topic!Cindy - Feb 16, 2008 8:11:44 am PST #162 of 4535
What is even happening?

There wouldn't be a Tim version of 24. They're cutting down on the torture.

(And what's a Tim show on the FOX network, but?)


aurelia - Feb 18, 2008 11:14:57 am PST #163 of 4535
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

From PerformInk (a Chicago trade paper) article on the deal:

The WGA deal does not include reality TV writers or animation writers, the latter of which is covered by the International Association of Theatrical and Stage Employees (IATSE).

IATSE? How odd. I mean, I can make a guess as to the history of how that happened, but it's still weird.


Kristen - Feb 18, 2008 11:41:03 pm PST #164 of 4535

TNT is running promos for the summer seasons of The Closer and Saving Grace. The promo starts with, "The wait is over. The writers are back." I find this...surprising? Interesting? Odd?

Perhaps all of the above.


victor infante - Feb 19, 2008 3:54:26 am PST #165 of 4535
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.

The promo starts with, "The wait is over. The writers are back."

Still pales before Stephen Colbert's proclamation, "The writers are back, and they are sexy! Who wrote this?!?!"


Tom Scola - Feb 19, 2008 3:51:39 pm PST #166 of 4535
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500

[link]

After months of speculation, NBC confirmed on Tuesday that it would sidestep the annual star-studded “upfront” presentation for advertisers and hold a series of client meetings with media buyers instead.

Perhaps more important for television viewers, the network said it would embrace a year-round prime-time programming schedule, jettisoning the frequently criticized practice of saving most shows for the traditional September- to-May television season.


Consuela - Feb 19, 2008 9:47:33 pm PST #167 of 4535
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

Wow, year-round.

That's going to make life interesting.