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<blockquote data-quote="Planesdragon" data-source="post: 1378213" data-attributes="member: 11133">&quot;just another TV Show?&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;Think about that for a minute.<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Most crossovers between Cinema and television are the screen expanding, not contracting.&nbsp; Of the hundred or so popular movie/series combinations, only a few started out as movies.&nbsp; And the most memoriable of them?&nbsp; M*A*S*H, which was TV doing a Shakespherean &quot;were not talking about THIS war&quot; message about Vietnam.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A &quot;fashion concious teen&quot; who burnt down her school and is a supernatural freak.&nbsp; That's right up there with Superman and the last season of &quot;Ellen&quot; for &quot;normal.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A ensemble cast that openly slept around, shifted roles and/or members every season, and included a Gay Jewish Witch.&nbsp; (Hey, that could be a series in itself--three, actually.)&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">And as for the hook--actually, it was just a gimmick.&nbsp; The real hook was the writing.&nbsp; Not the acting, not the set design--the writing.&nbsp; (A few actors were good, but SMG isn't by any means a great actor).</li>
</ul>So, if it was &quot;just&quot; another TV show, then you must have an awfully high bar.&nbsp; Or you just don't like TV.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Y'know, either of those are valid interpreations of what Whedon said.&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;I did this creative thing, like we're supposed to--and I got cancelled for it!&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;*sigh*&nbsp; I think when I die, I'm going to bequeath every copyright I have and the remainder of my estate to a trust to encourage popular art.&nbsp; It's friggin' annoying having artists who have more reach than any painter ever could tied to the whim of some suit who doesn't pay his taxes.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Planesdragon, post: 1378213, member: 11133"] [b]"just another TV Show?"[/b] Think about that for a minute. [list] [*]Most crossovers between Cinema and television are the screen expanding, not contracting. Of the hundred or so popular movie/series combinations, only a few started out as movies. And the most memoriable of them? M*A*S*H, which was TV doing a Shakespherean "were not talking about THIS war" message about Vietnam. [*]A "fashion concious teen" who burnt down her school and is a supernatural freak. That's right up there with Superman and the last season of "Ellen" for "normal." [*]A ensemble cast that openly slept around, shifted roles and/or members every season, and included a Gay Jewish Witch. (Hey, that could be a series in itself--three, actually.) [*]And as for the hook--actually, it was just a gimmick. The real hook was the writing. Not the acting, not the set design--the writing. (A few actors were good, but SMG isn't by any means a great actor). [/list] So, if it was "just" another TV show, then you must have an awfully high bar. Or you just don't like TV. Y'know, either of those are valid interpreations of what Whedon said. "I did this creative thing, like we're supposed to--and I got cancelled for it!" *sigh* I think when I die, I'm going to bequeath every copyright I have and the remainder of my estate to a trust to encourage popular art. It's friggin' annoying having artists who have more reach than any painter ever could tied to the whim of some suit who doesn't pay his taxes. [/QUOTE]

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