Kelly Manners is Dollhouse's line producer. I don't even know what a line producer is, but it sounds... linear. I am guessing they are the hands-on producer on set?
Gwen: Demon, OK? The whole nine—cloven feet and horns and teeth. He wasn't wearing lamé though. Lorne: Yeah, the evil ones can't pull it off. It gets camp.
'Harm's Way'
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!
Kevin - Mar 17, 2008 4:28:13 am PDT #328 of 4535
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
Jessica - Mar 17, 2008 4:34:28 am PDT #329 of 4535
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
"Line" = budget, in productionspeak. The line producer is the person in charge of keeping the other producers from going over budget.
Kevin - Mar 17, 2008 4:37:41 am PDT #330 of 4535
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
Thanks, Jessica.
SailAweigh - Mar 17, 2008 4:54:28 am PDT #331 of 4535
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Ah, as in "the bottom line."
DCJensen - Mar 17, 2008 5:25:42 am PDT #332 of 4535
All is well that ends in pizza.
or "Toeing the line"
Now I have that Tommy James song in my head...
I feel fine, I'm talkin' bout peace of mind, I'm gonna take my time. I'm gettin' the good sign... Draggin' the line (draggin' the line)
Tamara - Mar 17, 2008 7:19:23 am PDT #333 of 4535
You know, we could experiment and cancel football.
That would be an extremely fun job. Now this finance geek is going back to her spreadsheets.
Jessica - Mar 17, 2008 7:26:14 am PDT #334 of 4535
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
See also "above the line" and "below the line" production costs. (Just please don't ask me to explain which is which because the plague has eaten my brain and everything is fuzzy today.)
Frankenbuddha - Mar 17, 2008 7:29:18 am PDT #335 of 4535
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
See also "above the line" and "below the line" production costs. (Just please don't ask me to explain which is which because the plague has eaten my brain and everything is fuzzy today.)
One hangs down from the ceiling and the other juts up from the floor.
juliana - Mar 17, 2008 7:39:01 am PDT #336 of 4535
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Above-the-line is like the overhead, right? The costs that are determined before filming begins?
Ah ha - Wikipedia agrees with me: [link]
Tom Scola - Mar 17, 2008 7:42:27 am PDT #337 of 4535
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
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