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)
You know what they say about payback? Well I'm the bitch.
Fred ,'Life of the Party'
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!
DCJensen - Mar 17, 2008 5:25:42 am PDT #332 of 4535
All is well that ends in pizza.
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
Just posted: Jargon Watch
SailAweigh - Mar 17, 2008 7:43:40 am PDT #338 of 4535
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Making a lot more sense, now. The below the line folks were the ones hardest hit by the writer's strike, correct, because they get paid by discretionary funds? Hey, I'm learning more about the business from you guys! I can actually talk realistically about it. Kinda sorta, if you squint a little.
aurelia - Mar 17, 2008 9:53:37 am PDT #339 of 4535
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
One hangs down from the ceiling and the other juts up from the floor.
snerk
Kristen - Mar 17, 2008 10:50:02 am PDT #340 of 4535
The line producer is the person in charge of keeping the other producers from going over budget.
During my brief time on K-Ville, we called Kelly from the writers room to ask if we could blow up a seaplane. He said we could but, sadly, we never got the chance.
CaBil - Mar 17, 2008 2:36:04 pm PDT #341 of 4535
Remember, remember/the fifth of November/the Gunpowder Treason and Plot/I see no reason/Why Gunpowder Treason/Should ever be forgot.
What, you had authorization to blow stuff up, and somehow you let a little thing production suspension stop you? One the last day of shooting, you could have just had the seaplane crash into the last set/location after shooting was done!
How often do you get to blow up seaplanes? I think it would have been the only seaplane explosion of the season, unless Men in Trees has shifted it's tone from the pilot I saw.