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proggrrl

Going postal

Feb 11, 2008 18:54

I'm just post-happy this evening! Woo hoo!

*jumps around, yelling and flinging little posts at the flist*

OK. For serious. Here are two great posts on Watch With Kristin and The Ausiello Report where you can get up-to-the-minute news on the status of your fave TV shows now that the strike is pretty much over. And this Variety piece is about the ( Read more... )

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einaphets February 12 2008, 02:08:20 UTC

The Variety article totally fooled me. I read "pilots likely on fast track" to be "OUR" !pilots! and not show pilots. lol

Unless it loses focus, Mad Men is on track to usurping BSG in my heart. That probably wouldn't be the case if BSG wasn't ending, but as it is... Maybe it's a self-defense mechanism.

proggrrl February 12 2008, 16:23:36 UTC

Our pilots on fast track. OMG! IF. ONLY. *g*

MAD MEN, should it survive past S2, and I assume it will, will make a fantastic - though essentially different - new favorite show.

I see by your comments over at madmen_tv that you saw this S2 spoiler. That is SUCH A COOL IDEA! I am so excited to see S2.

If you have found any other good news sites/blogs for MAD MEN, let me know. I know about Basket Full of Kisses. But that's it.

How are you btw...thanks for all the recent comments. Are you hanging on the K/L thread these days? How is everyone!

brokenmnemonic February 12 2008, 09:37:19 UTC

A few of the upcoming new shows look interesting... I have a weakness for well-written cop shows and pretty much anything by Joss Whedon. It'll be interesting to see how many of the early strike time predictions like more British/Canadian/Australian shows being picked up and show formats shifting from 20-24 epoisode seasons to 5-6 episode seasons will actually come true...

proggrrl February 12 2008, 16:04:33 UTC

Yeah...RE buying int'l shows, it may happen since the whole new show works are gunked up by strike delays. It would be amazing to see them go down to just 5-6 ep seasons...unlikely I imagine...but 10-13 eps is fine for summer shows and may become fine in general. Especially since at least one network (NBC) has announced they are ending the typical pilot season insanity in favor of year-round production.

BTW, to change subjects: did you get that theater manager (?) job? Or did you have an interview? I have not kept up very well with my flist this month! I hope you got it!

brokenmnemonic February 13 2008, 08:26:57 UTC

Maybe one of the differences is that I'm used to seeing things serialised here in 60/90/120 minute episodes over a total airtime of six or eight hours, and usually without advert breaks. It's a striking difference to the cable channels, where everything is 42-43 minute episodes with loads of space for advertising ( ... )