Yeah, I don't get HBO, so I won't have to decide for a while. I do still like his ability to write clear distinct characters while getting a story underway -- the pilot for Firefly (both of them) was so good at showing you who these people were and what they wanted, in comparison to so many other pilots I've seen. I miss that in an adventure show with women.
Willow: Happy hunting. Buffy: Wish me monsters.
'Beneath You'
Jossverse 1: Emotional Resonance & Rocket Launchers
TV, movies, web media--this thread is the home for any Joss projects that don't already have their own threads, such as Dr. Horrible.
Consuela - Jul 13, 2018 4:33:28 pm PDT #5705 of 5827
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
DavidS - Jul 13, 2018 5:18:03 pm PDT #5706 of 5827
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I know Joss has garnered a measurable amount of uncool and dislike, however, not only do I still love Firely, but I also really loved a strong season and a half of Dollhouse. So I'm a fan of his science fiction.
Just as I know John Irving likes Bears and Vienna, I know Joss loves his barefoot waifs and a sex-bot or two and will look askance at his pet tropes.
I am familiar with his oeuvre. (As are we all!)
But I do value his way around a quip, and his ability to imagine a 'verse and plumb it for metaphorical possibilities. And his characters are strong and vivid.
So I will check it out.
Zenkitty - Jul 14, 2018 8:39:47 am PDT #5707 of 5827
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I plan to check it out, it sounds right up my alley. I hope Joss can keep his pet tropes in the kennel, though. Victorian women did not go about barefoot, sorry Joss.
Oh, who am I kidding. I'm going to watch it and drink every time a Joss trope happens.
DavidS - Jul 14, 2018 9:25:57 am PDT #5708 of 5827
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Oh, who am I kidding. I'm going to watch it and drink every time a Joss trope happens.
Oh, that would make for a great Watch And Post!
Zenkitty - Jul 14, 2018 9:32:37 am PDT #5709 of 5827
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
It would! Too bad it's on HBO which a lot of us don't have. Maybe we can do it twice.
DavidS - Jul 14, 2018 10:04:09 am PDT #5710 of 5827
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Maybe we can do it twice.
Twice as many drinks!
Topic!Cindy - Jul 16, 2018 5:58:07 pm PDT #5711 of 5827
What is even happening?
That sounds right up my alley, EXCEPT that I have never liked any of Joss' sci-fi projects.
I'm hoping Variety's use of "sci-fi" was just because a lot of entertainment writers tend to lump all fantasy into sci-fi, even when it's not.
The series is described as a sci-fi epic about a gang of Victorian women who find themselves with unusual abilities, relentless enemies, and a mission that might change the world.
"Unusual abilities" in Victorian women sounds more fantasy than sci-fi (at least I'm telling myself that).
Oh, who am I kidding. I'm going to watch it and drink every time a Joss trope happens.
Oh, your liver!
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 17, 2018 5:58:36 am PDT #5712 of 5827
"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
At least the dresses are likely to be awesome?
Pix - Jul 20, 2018 8:49:27 pm PDT #5713 of 5827
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
...Did we know about this? [link]
aurelia - Jul 21, 2018 4:20:38 am PDT #5714 of 5827
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
I'm looking at Monica Owusu-Breen's writing credits and I'm amused that she has a Fringe episode titled "Enemy of My Enemy" and a S.H.I.E.L.D. ep titled "Frenemy of my Enemy".