I have no opinion on this. It may be the first time ever.
You'll fight, and you'll shag, and you'll hate each other till it makes you quiver, but you'll never be friends.
Spike ,'Sleeper'
Voting Discussion: We're Screwing In Light Bulbs AIFG!
We open it up, we talks the talk, we votes, we shuts it down. This thread is to free up Bureaucracy for daily details as we hammer out the Big Issues towards a vote. Open only when a proposal has been made and seconded according to Buffista policy (Which we voted on!). If this thread is closed, hie thee to Bureaucracy instead!
Liese S. - May 24, 2004 7:24:03 am PDT #3875 of 10289
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Liese S. - May 24, 2004 7:26:58 am PDT #3876 of 10289
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
I always wanted a recs mechanism for all media, sort of like where the fic recs live, but more organized. Cause I never could go back and figure out which books/movies/albums I was supposed to check out but never did back when we were having the conversation. Suppose this would be something like that for the teevee.
§ ita § - May 24, 2004 7:32:11 am PDT #3877 of 10289
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Like crack_van, for TV?
I just don't see the point.
Tom Scola - May 24, 2004 7:32:28 am PDT #3878 of 10289
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Sounds OK in theory, but I don't think it will work in practice, since
- There's no way we can keep natter out of the thread.
- There isn't a whole lot of teevee to post about. When the thread is created, everyone will sound in on the shows they like and dislike, then there will be nothing to talk about.
Frankenbuddha - May 24, 2004 7:34:11 am PDT #3879 of 10289
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
The only advantage I see is that it's an archive of sorts: unlike Natter, you can go to the thread a month later and find the recommendations when you want them.
Of course, given how the networks are treating shows these days, the interesting show mentioned a month ago might be cancelled.
Sophia Brooks - May 24, 2004 8:04:13 am PDT #3880 of 10289
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Maybe what we want/need isn't a recs thread, but something actually more like the links page-- something automated where a buffista could add the name of the show/book/movie and their recommendation? So it is an archive rather than discussion? Of course, we would actually have to do it, or have someone who wants to Nilly the recs out of the respective threads.
I am leaving so I can't discuss...
Lyra Jane - May 24, 2004 8:06:17 am PDT #3881 of 10289
Up with the sun
I'd rather see a general TV thread than a recs-only thread. Recs with no discussion sounds too hard to maintain, and it would make it difficult to converse because you'd have to take your response (and you know we'd have them) to another thread -- probably Natter - and hope the original poster found it.
Steph L. - May 24, 2004 8:16:56 am PDT #3882 of 10289
I look more rad than Lutheranism
With all Jossverse shows off the air, we're going to be watching other things, and it seems like a General TeeVee thread (or threads; see below) would be the best way to go, rather than cramming it all into Natter.
There could be a couple-few TeeVee threads, arranged around a loose theme: sci-fi, reality TV, sitcoms, non-sitcoms. It could even be theoretically possible to fold the Unofficial SG-1 Thread back into new TeeVee threads.
Michele T. - May 24, 2004 8:22:46 am PDT #3883 of 10289
with a gleam in my eye, and an almost airtight alibi
A recs thread is a bad idea, for all the reasons amych lists above.
Katie M - May 24, 2004 8:23:39 am PDT #3884 of 10289
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
I'm in favor of talking about adding a TV thread or two, assuming the board can support it resource-wise, but having thrown Due South on the fire the last time around I'll put in a pre-emptive strike for not wanting to do it again with Boxed Set. (Give it official recognition as the SF/fantasy TV thread, sure.)