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
Any plot points related to the character's (not the actor's) arrival or departure are to be treated as spoilers.
Ok, a little late here, and I think I get it, but if DB were leaving
Angel
because he was pregnant, we couuld talk about the circumstances of DB leaving, but NOT the plot devices used to make Angel leave in the how.
Right?
(Circumstance chosen because I'm relatively sure it is not spoilery.)
Right?
Right.
We can't talk about how they're being written in or out. We can say that AD left a life of show-business to kidnap me and take me to a secluded, remote, but well-appointed island retreat.
And by "me", of course, Cindy means
me.
if DB were leaving Angel because he was pregnant,
If he were, I would hope that the National Enquirer got called at some point!
And by "me", of course, Cindy means me.
*checks sword*
*doesn't have sword to check*
Nope. I don't think so, girlfriend.
I only take issue with that, if it is going to be a quibbling point, later on.
I just want it to be as exact as possible, with no room for arguing what does or doesn't fit. I think the earlier language does that better. But that's Jim's call, I guess.
That's my worry as well, Brenda.
So Jon, brenda -- if my hypothetical situation with the Angel cast, that everyone got their contracts in order before the upfronts, except JAR, and JAR's contract wasn't signed until the next day, would you want us to have to keep mum on JAR signing for the whole summer.
I mean, none of this made me stop and think when Kristen supplied the new language. But seeing these questions now, although I understand the need for specificity, will we end up specifying ourselves right back into the same corner of frustration?
Isn't the key here, that when the WB and FOX (or for other shows, network and studio) announce the series is renewed for another season, and releases who is in the main cast, we get to talk about that main cast, 4 weeks after the finale? (Or later, if the series is renewed later)
I'm with Cindy.
Also, Lightbulbs is closed and Jim doesn't seem to be around, so I don't think we can really be changing the language around at this point.
To be honest, I think the choice between the two wordings is a toss-up. I say we stick with it as is because, frankly, there can be no more discussion of this. We need to vote now.