Except the people who post in UnAmerican
The Unamerican thread is not the Previously thread.
Ken's idea is an interesting one. Currently, the Previously thread slug says that it's for discussion of old Buffy eps. We'd been talking about broadening the thread to include old Angel eps since the reruns are starting in the fall. But since the Unamericans are about finished with Angel (I think this week?), why not use that one for the summer if you want to talk about Angel and remain pure? It won't require any repurposing other than what we'd already talked about.
The other thing (this is starting to get really tangled in my head) is that if this becomes routine, UnAms won't be able to do previously for fear of getting plot spoiled for the last few eps.
I don't think that's a problem since it would only be used by the spoilery-averse Americans during the Summer. Once new eps start airing in the US, there's no reason why the spoilery-averse Americans can't come back to the main Angel thread.
Are you saying for right now, Jon? Because what about at the end of next season, when we've seen all of ours, the UnAms have a few to go and now can't go into previously or they'll be spoiled.
Once new eps start airing in the US, there's no reason why the spoilery-averse Americans can't come back to the main Angel thread.
But after the end of the season+a few months we'd be talking about the cast for the next (Bob willing) season. I'm also not sure, because of the nature of discussion, that you can really switch threads that easily.
Good point. But it's a short term solution at least....
No, I liked it too, but then I started thinking about what would happen next season.
Once new eps start airing in the US, there's no reason why the spoilery-averse Americans can't come back to the main Angel thread.
Is the casting policy changing for the summer or changing for good?
To be honest, though, I wonder if it will even matter--because we might not get this resolved before the premiere airs anyway, and discussion in Angel has trickled to a slow drip.
The proposal only applies to changes to the regular cast announced during the summer hiatus.
And besides that, Previously is both Buffy and Angel discussion about previous seasons, not spoilers.
Yes, but hence, spoiler-free. Granted for a few months IF there is a next season, spoiler-free would need to stay out because, ironically, they'd be the spoiled ones (compared to the UnAmericans). But I'm not sure if there would be any huge deal casting spoilers next summer. Though, who can predict these things. Couldn't we agree to hold off the Summer season regular stuff until the UnAmericans were through with Angel, which is pretty much what happened this year and we'll still have almost 3 months of slightly-spoiled speculation?
Just a thought.
