Oh, I'll watch at least the first ep. I mean, otherwise, what will I post about?
Buffy: How bored were you last year? Giles: I watched 'Passions' with Spike. Let us never speak of it.
'Beneath You'
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!
Jessica - May 08, 2008 3:22:41 am PDT #606 of 4535
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Allyson - May 08, 2008 5:37:58 am PDT #607 of 4535
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Cutiepie Dylan pics!
Typo Boy - May 08, 2008 6:49:48 am PDT #608 of 4535
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Umm as long as they are not writers strikes, I'd like to see more strikes on TV. Cause you know part of life, and there are still enough "ties to union equals ties to gangsters" out there that I'd like see more stuff with organized labor as good guys.
Topic!Cindy - May 08, 2008 7:10:48 am PDT #609 of 4535
What is even happening?
It was definitely Steve DeKnight. I remember him posting about it. A lot. Joss let it make it to the air like that, though. Still, "Daddy's putting the hammer down," and "Aim for the horsies," made it worth it for me.
I'm an IN Joss I Trust Enough To Give It A Fair Shot sort of Joss fan. Joss has a new series? I make grabby hands. I won't stay just because it's Joss, though. I agree that the premise sounds really, really icky, but I know that's sort of Joss's point. Eliza's character is all about awakening to exploitation. I expect Joss to manage the incoherent text well -- if I'm disappointed, I imagine it will be because of that expectation.
tiggy - May 08, 2008 7:13:50 am PDT #610 of 4535
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
It was definitely Steve DeKnight.
indeed. Ultimate Drew didn't join the staff until season 7, which seems hard to believe.
"Aim for the horsies"
meeeeeeeeeeemories...
lisah - May 08, 2008 7:14:28 am PDT #611 of 4535
Punishingly Intricate
I'm an IN Joss I Trust Enough To Give It A Fair Shot sort of Joss fan. Joss has a new series? I make grabby hands. I won't stay just because it's Joss, though. I agree that the premise sounds really, really icky, but I know that's sort of Joss's point. Eliza's character is all about awakening to exploitation. I expect Joss to manage the incoherent text well -- if I'm disappointed, I imagine it will be because of that expectation.
I'm with Cindy! (Also, HI!!! and [link]
Tamara - May 08, 2008 7:21:32 am PDT #612 of 4535
You know, we could experiment and cancel football.
I never watch any of the Law and Orders or CSIs so I guess I missed that.
-t - May 08, 2008 7:27:51 am PDT #613 of 4535
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I mean, does early (possibly mistaken) perceptions on subject matter turn people off to the point of not even giving it a shot even if the creator has made enjoyable stuff in the past?
I mostly decide whether to watch something new based on subject matter unless the creator is pointed out to me (here or in EW, basically. I don't seek out the information) - though once it's been pointed out, knowing that a new thing has so-and-so who also did Thing I Liked behind it is good for at least one watch.
That said, I'm less likely to be turned off by skeevy subject matter than to be just uninterested a premise. Dollhouse has an interesting premise.
Vortex - May 08, 2008 7:30:06 am PDT #614 of 4535
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I love BSG so Virtuality has me for at least 6 eps.
you're pretty generous. I give a new episode three tries. The pilot, if the premise still interests me at the end, because often things change between the pilot and the first ep. First ep, to see if they fixed the things that were wrong in the pilot. Second ep, because that's the most representative of how the rest of the season's going to go.
aurelia - May 08, 2008 7:55:20 am PDT #615 of 4535
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
I think the first three eps are likely to be heavy on exposition, especially if the world of the show has rules that need to be explained (ie ghosts & monsters are real, inanimate objects talk, characters leap through time, etc). It the 4th or 5th episode before a show can just be what it is.