Tact is just not saying true stuff. I'll pass.

Cordelia ,'Dirty Girls'


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!


§ ita § - Aug 14, 2007 11:40:05 am PDT #7668 of 10289
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

The definition given includes soaps.


Connie Neil - Aug 14, 2007 1:19:07 pm PDT #7669 of 10289
brillig

If someone needs to have the difference spelled out, I'm perfectly happy to have the line "no, this does not include daytime soap operas" added to the ballot.


Jon B. - Aug 14, 2007 2:07:16 pm PDT #7670 of 10289
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

Alright, I'll have a ballot set up and ready to go in the next couple of hours.


§ ita § - Aug 14, 2007 2:08:48 pm PDT #7671 of 10289
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

If you don't want soaps in there connie, I think you should say so. It's safest to err on the side of spelling (no pun intended) things out.


Jon B. - Aug 14, 2007 2:17:18 pm PDT #7672 of 10289
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

I'm adding Connie's line about no soaps to the ballot.


Jon B. - Aug 14, 2007 3:28:21 pm PDT #7673 of 10289
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

The Press announcement is up:

Voting Has Begun!

And with that, I close this thread.


Liese S. - Aug 21, 2007 6:57:14 am PDT #7674 of 10289
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

SA has made the following proposal and received the appropriate number of seconds. Voting discussion is now open for:

So: I propose the creation of two new bucket threads. A Comedy thread, to include the half-hour sitcoms, and possibly other programs (to be worked out in Lightbulbs; may or may not include TDS/TCR and Ugly Betty); and a Procedurals thread, to include shows that work in the Mystery of the Week format (including but not limited to the L&Os, CSIs, House, Without a Trace, etc).

Spoiler font will be decided on a thread-basis, with the same choices offered last time, ie, no white font, 24 hour white font, or 48/72 white font (subject to any other suggestions made in lightbulbs).


Jesse - Aug 21, 2007 6:58:38 am PDT #7675 of 10289
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

As has been mentioned in Bureaucracy, the Procedurals thread theoretically overlaps with the Basic Cable thread, most obviously with L&O:CI moving first-run eps to USA. How to handle that?


brenda m - Aug 21, 2007 7:08:05 am PDT #7676 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

The two options, I guess, would be to make the proposal a Network Procedurals thread, or to pull shows from Cable drama. I'm not sure which way I'd be inclined. Maybe a separate sub Q on the ballot?

Personally speaking, I'd prefer to leave TDS and Colbert as Natter fodder.


sj - Aug 21, 2007 7:32:55 am PDT #7677 of 10289
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

I would prefer that a procedurals thread be only for network television. I like the shows that are in basic cable now.