Yeah, 200 struck me as the writers making fun of themselves, the cast, and the entertainment business in general rather than fandom. And required a near-miraculous amount of self-awareness given the stable of writers involved.
Travers: Perhaps you'll favor us with a demonstration while we're here. Buffy: You mean, like, right now? 'Cause, already had my recommended daily dose of fights tonight.
'Potential'
Supernatural 2: Why is it our job to save everybody?
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Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 06, 2009 5:30:18 pm PDT #1728 of 30002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
JenP - Apr 06, 2009 5:32:24 pm PDT #1729 of 30002
I think it's actually Citizen Joe, or whatever it was called. With the guy from the Simpsons - the guy who was channelling O'Neil.
ETA: The ep many found mean-spirited.
Marcia - Apr 06, 2009 5:37:31 pm PDT #1730 of 30002
Kneel before Glod. ~Stephen Colbert
I was referring to "Wormhole X-treme". Although some people much more clever than I had dubbed it "Wormhole Excrement".
200 wasn't the mean-spirited romp that 100 was. Still, I strongly suspect the writers fired up a bong and passed it around a few times while they were writing it. ;-)
Consuela - Apr 06, 2009 5:45:26 pm PDT #1731 of 30002
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
"Wormhole X-treme" and "200" were very fun. But "Citizen Joe" was mean. YBMV.
JenP - Apr 06, 2009 5:49:02 pm PDT #1732 of 30002
Yeah, I didn't fine Wormhole or 200 mean at all. Fun romps, those two - the show making fun of itself. I can see where Citizen Joe went over into mean territory, though - fans/dom took some hits there.
Marcia - Apr 06, 2009 5:51:16 pm PDT #1733 of 30002
Kneel before Glod. ~Stephen Colbert
I know YMMV, but what is YBMV? TIA!
Consuela - Apr 06, 2009 6:04:23 pm PDT #1734 of 30002
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Your Beagle May Vary. It's an old Buffista joke.
§ ita § - Apr 06, 2009 6:07:10 pm PDT #1735 of 30002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Citizen Joe I didn't think of as mean, but I didn't enjoy it that much. I loved 200 and quite enjoyed Wormhole X-Treme.
Marcia - Apr 06, 2009 6:14:43 pm PDT #1736 of 30002
Kneel before Glod. ~Stephen Colbert
Ahh... Thanks, Consuela. :-)
Fay - Apr 06, 2009 7:07:32 pm PDT #1737 of 30002
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
Oh, I thought Wormhole Extreme was hilarious! Um. Didn't see Citizen Joe, I don't think, or the 200th ep.
...I'm fairly sure I'm going to enjoy The Monster at the End of the Book.
WANT MORE SHOW! WANT! WANT!
(A kind soul has mailed me disks of several eps of this latter half of the season, but as yet they have not arrived. Whimper.)