No. And yes. It's always sudden.

Tara ,'Storyteller'


Bureaucracy 2: Like Sartre, Only Longer  

A thread to discuss naming threads, board policy, new thread suggestions, and anything else that has to do with board administration and maintenance. Guaranteed to include lively debate and polls. Natter discouraged, but not deleted.

Current Stompy Feet: ita, Jon B, DXMachina, P.M. Marcontell, Liese S., amych


Jim - Jul 24, 2003 7:28:47 am PDT #3327 of 10005
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!

ita:

"That major casting spoilers (to the main cast only, not recurring or guest), which are being advertised by Fox, the WB or ME in press advertising or their official website, are no longer spoilers, and should be discussed in the show threads. The Main Cast are those characters who appear in the opening credits."

Jon

How else does one define "regular"?

My understanding is that "regular" is the industry term meaning "in opening credits". So the only difference is clarity - how many people are unclear on the term?


Jim - Jul 24, 2003 7:29:32 am PDT #3328 of 10005
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!

Steph, I'm happy with that change.


Steph L. - Jul 24, 2003 7:29:49 am PDT #3329 of 10005
I look more rad than Lutheranism

Jim, you don't like my suggested addition?

t edit I posted too quickly.


Jessica - Jul 24, 2003 7:30:21 am PDT #3330 of 10005
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

My understanding is that "regular" is the industry term meaning "in opening credits".

Mine too. Though a more accurate definition might be "contracted for a full season of episodes." That contract generally extends to a place in the opening credits.

[edit: changed from "22" because I realize that's not a universal -- a regular on 24 will be contracted for 24 episodes, and a regular on The Sopranos, 13 eps. MEverse shows have 22 hour seasons.]


Allyson - Jul 24, 2003 7:30:28 am PDT #3331 of 10005
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica

I'm still a little lost, but I think it's lack of sleep. Gonna go get coffee, and then if someone could explain it to me in small patronizing babytalk words, I'd actually not be offended and appreciate it!


Jim - Jul 24, 2003 7:30:59 am PDT #3332 of 10005
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!

I do, Steph, I do - I posted mine b4 I read yours. So let's make your change in Lightbulb.


Frankenbuddha - Jul 24, 2003 7:32:25 am PDT #3333 of 10005
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

Yes, I like Steph's addition a lot. It was what I was trying to convey, but couldn't.

(probably for the same reason I spelled that as "convery")


Steph L. - Jul 24, 2003 7:37:09 am PDT #3334 of 10005
I look more rad than Lutheranism

Allyson, I think essentially, we want to change the spoiler poilcy so that if a main cast member is added between seasons (like Gillian Anderson coming to AtS and being in the opening credits), we can discuss it in the main threads AFTER Mutant Enemy has announced it. (Versus what we do now, which is wait for the WB to run a promo with Gillian Anderson, and THEN we can discuss it.)

The same is true for a main character leaving between seasons -- if Alexis Denisof is going to be on "Everybody Loves Raymond," we can discuss it in the main threads now.

Yes?


Nutty - Jul 24, 2003 7:38:14 am PDT #3335 of 10005
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."

explain it to me in small patronizing babytalk words,

If anybody can do this to the entire FAQ, I will laugh really really hard, and possibly snarf milk out my nose.


Jim - Jul 24, 2003 7:38:41 am PDT #3336 of 10005
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!

Yes, Steph.

Because I'm on UK time, I'm going offline in a minute. However, I have no problem with the proposal being wrngled over in Lightbulb in my absence.