Or unsub when you're behind and catch up when you get a chance to watch things, which is what I do with Boxed Set.
This is what I did with Boxed Set as well. The thing is there are so many shows in there that I'm always behind on at least one of them and as such haven't been in there in over a year. As soon as it's more than a very small handful of shows it's pretty much a guarantee for me that I'll always be behind in at least one of them.
because if that were a case the experimentals would have failed
With the exception of Reality TV they did fail for me. That's the point I'm trying to make. I understand that they were a success for a segment of the population here, but that is not universal.
Generally speaking, shows seem to find a home that support the discussion, Strega. Something like The Dead Zone, which is already talked about in Boxed Set, probably won't come in to Cable Drama because it's already discussed there. or, if it becomes apparent that the people who talk TDZ do so in Cable, the discussion will move there. I don't think it's necessary to police the shows by thread. It seems, in my experience, to work out naturally.
I understand that they were a success for a segment of the population here, but that is not universal.
Which I do understand. But it's also not universal that whitefont/no-whitefont is the only modus operandi for thread users, which is the point I was trying to make.
There is nothing that pleases everyone equally.
But it's also not universal that whitefont/no-whitefont is the only modus operandi for thread users, which is the point I was trying to make.
Very true, but a number of folks were taking time to make the point upthread that whitefont/no-whitefont is considered a deal-breaker for them on whether or not they will participate.
There is nothing that pleases everyone equally.
Which I think is just Not Fair, and I would like to propose a vote to change the universe so everyone can be happy.
Or, we all have to make compromises, and we try figure out what compromise will work for most people. As the no-thread-nannying discussion regarding the network dramas illustrated, there's a strong sentiment to make sure no-one is left out in the cold except by choice.
I agree with brenda that this doesn't have to be binary. I think there are certainly enough people who prefer whitefont to create some kind of space amenable to them.
I don't think it's necessary to police the shows by thread.
I wasn't asking for that. I meant, in a practical sense, how will people know that? Will the thread slug will say "this is for non-SF cable drama"?
I asked because there were questions upthread about what would or wouldn't be considered a drama -- not just SF, but things like Psych and Monk. I don't think there was ever a clear (to me, anyway) answer to "What is actually going to be covered in this thread?" If the answer is, "We'll figure it out as we go," that's fine; it's an answer. I just wasn't sure if that was actually left open or if I'd missed something.
