Not if it's a Showtime/HBO thread.
Which I think it should be. It would be a low-traffic thread, in theory, but I think those channels have shows that could support some meaty discussion. Not that I watch any of them myself.
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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!
Jesse - Aug 15, 2006 5:48:11 am PDT #6111 of 10289
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Sean K - Aug 15, 2006 5:53:20 am PDT #6112 of 10289
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Yeah, I think this thread proposal is trying to avoid the general TV hoopla by being specifically an HBO/Showtime show thread.
bon bon - Aug 15, 2006 6:05:55 am PDT #6113 of 10289
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
All I see is Deadwood discussion; are there other homeless HBO/Showtime discussions?
Frankenbuddha - Aug 15, 2006 6:11:41 am PDT #6114 of 10289
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
All I see is Deadwood discussion; are there other homeless HBO/Showtime discussions?
I keep going back and forth on whether I think the new thread is a good idea, but I do have to say, the first part seems to be true which means I'd say the answer to the second part is "no".
Whether there would be more discussion of other shows if the thread existed, I have no idea. The only other HBO show I'm currently inolved with is Entourage, and that's been a very casual involvement and one I feel no burning need to post about ( the memorable recent appearences by Seth Green notwithstanding).
lisah - Aug 15, 2006 6:22:51 am PDT #6115 of 10289
Punishingly Intricate
All I see is Deadwood discussion; are there other homeless HBO/Showtime discussions?
I imagine there will be Wire discussion when that starts up again next month.
brenda m - Aug 15, 2006 6:25:07 am PDT #6116 of 10289
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
HBO is a little different, since you either have it or you don't, but I wouldn't be watching Project Runway, Grey's Anatomy, or eagerly anticipating picking up the Slings and Arrows DVDs if they hadn't been popping up in non-dedicated threads. On that basis if nothing else, if we did decide to go this route, I'd prefer it to be a very strictly defined thread.
le nubian - Aug 15, 2006 7:04:57 am PDT #6117 of 10289
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Okay, I've read the discussion and the proposal and I am not sure this avoides the "general TV hoopla" by being specifically a HBO/Showtime thread. People are still asking where they can discuss specific shows that do not fall under this category (e.g. House).
Is it time yet for a general TV thread?
§ ita § - Aug 15, 2006 7:10:54 am PDT #6118 of 10289
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Is it time yet for a general TV thread?
I don't think it's about when so much as about how.
I still can't find a proposal for a general TV thread that would be at all useful to me, and I eat television.
aurelia - Aug 15, 2006 7:13:27 am PDT #6119 of 10289
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
The proposal seemed pretty clearly specific to me. I don't understand why someone would think House/PR would fit here.
Is it time yet for a general TV thread?
What has changed since the last time we voted that down? (Or... what ita said)
Jessica - Aug 15, 2006 7:13:54 am PDT #6120 of 10289
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Rome & Sopranos would both be in Premium Boxed Set, when they start up again.