I would think that the logical place to discuss the OC or Tru Calling would be in Natter in whitefont until the West Coast airs it. Isn't that what is done with TAR?
It's simple. I slap 'em around a bit, torture 'em, make their lives hell...Sure, the nice guys'll run away,but every now and then you'll find a prince like Spike who gets off on it.
Buffy ,'Get It Done'
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
Burrell - Aug 18, 2003 7:14:18 am PDT #4093 of 10005
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Cindy - Aug 18, 2003 7:20:13 am PDT #4094 of 10005
Nobody
Nilly COMMed Katie and Rick, and made my allergies act up. Ban them!
Jessica - Aug 18, 2003 7:45:31 am PDT #4095 of 10005
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I would think that the logical place to discuss the OC or Tru Calling would be in Natter in whitefont until the West Coast airs it. Isn't that what is done with TAR?
There's also the option of turning the Buffy thread into an all-purpose TV thread.
(Oh god, I'm turning into a proliferationista. Make it stop!)
Lyra Jane - Aug 18, 2003 7:49:32 am PDT #4096 of 10005
Up with the sun
There's also the option of turning the Buffy thread into an all-purpose TV thread.
I wouldn't do this, because it's not instinctual.
BUT... if we made "previously" the sole buffy thread;
cut "buffy spoilage light";
cut the main buffy thread;
and added a general TV thread,
we're actually still down one.
amych - Aug 18, 2003 7:58:50 am PDT #4097 of 10005
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Oh god, I'm turning into a proliferationista. Make it stop!
Nah, you're talking about repurposing a thread; I'd only send the men in white coats for you if you started wanting a dedicated thread for every show that three or more people wanted to talk about.
Betsy HP - Aug 18, 2003 8:02:22 am PDT #4098 of 10005
If I only had a brain...
Lyra, make that a formal proposal, and I'll second it.
Burrell - Aug 18, 2003 8:12:13 am PDT #4099 of 10005
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Feh, I so don't want a general tv thread. I hate the general t fill in the blank threads.
Jessica - Aug 18, 2003 8:16:27 am PDT #4100 of 10005
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
cut the main buffy thread; and added a general TV thread
This is more what I was thinking -- replace either Buffy or Previously with a general TV thread. If people want that.
(And I agree that it's probably time to archive Buffy Spoilage Light.)
Allyson - Aug 18, 2003 8:19:20 am PDT #4101 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
While I'm pretty much against thread proliferation in that I think careful consideration should go into the creation of new thread so we don't end up with:
Bowling 9: Pick up the spare!
It would seem that Buffistas without Buffy is in the middle of evolving.
Tru has former Buffy writer Doug Petrie on staff as well as a Buffyverse actor. Jake 2.0 is produced by David Greenwalt. Gilmore Girls has Jane Espenson on staff. Wonderfalls is produced by our Tim. Smallville has its own thread, and also featured Drew Greenberg on staff. Mere Smith moved on to Tarzan, and Rebecca Rand Kirshner has gone...sheesh I can't remember.
The OC and TAR have had whitefont Natter discussion, which is fine, it doesn't seem to take over the thread and the audience seems pretty limited.
I just wonder if it doesn't make sense to spin out a general television thread as an outlet for our teevee habits now that Buffy is gone, and Firefly is finishing up for UKistas. It's not so much about proliferation for me, as it is about organization. I think it was Angel or Firefly that became a de facto Miracles thread for some time.
Creating separate threads for each show is risky because any of them could get canceled if a cool breeze tickles the balls of the nearest teevee exec, but a way to organize discussion of shows is a good idea.
Also, housekeeping on dead shows is a good idea. Come December we can consolidate the Firefly threads, and we can also finish out Buffy and Buffy Spoilage Lite, right?
brenda m - Aug 18, 2003 8:30:21 am PDT #4102 of 10005
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
Hmm. I'd rather wait and see if any of the new shows seem to be taking off (with us, if not the general viewing public) before moving them from Natter. Although I do think that if individual shows seem to find a home in another thread, like OC with whichever one it's in or Stargate in Due South, that that's okay as well.