tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post1366653580326784436..comments2024-03-22T04:20:11.870-05:00Comments on Gentlemen of Leisure: Last Week in TV #19Austin Gortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-55458439527992516492011-02-10T09:41:13.640-06:002011-02-10T09:41:13.640-06:00@Blam: 'm not incapable of giving up on superh...@Blam: <i>'m not incapable of giving up on superhero- / comics-oriented shows — I dropped Heroes at least a year before it ended — but for now, for some reason, I'll watch until it's gone or I miss an episode and don't care enough to catch up.</i><br /><br />You're a better man than I; I stuck with <i>Heroes</i> 'til the bitter, bitter end. <br /><br />And I'm sticking with <i>The Cape</i> for the time being, though I have fallen behind (I have everything backlogged on my DVR) and am finding it hard to watch that instead of something else I have recorded. <br /><br />However, it doesn't sound as though the show is long for this world (NBC recently cut it's initial order from 13 to 10, which is never a good sign) so we may not have to watch it for inexplicable reasons much longer.Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-2068280660750799272011-02-07T18:11:06.979-06:002011-02-07T18:11:06.979-06:00I've been sticking with The Cape and I'm n...<br>I've been sticking with <i>The Cape</i> and I'm not sure why. Now that <i>30 Rock</i> has moved to 10 p.m. and <i>Fringe</i> is on Fridays, Monday nights are now officially more jammed for me TV-wise than even Thursdays are, especially since I hear good things about <i>The Chicago Code</i> (starting tonight as I write this). I'm not incapable of giving up on superhero- / comics-oriented shows — I dropped <i>Heroes</i> at least a year before it ended — but for now, for some reason, I'll watch until it's gone or I miss an episode and don't care enough to catch up.<br /><br>Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-62944174920899468692011-02-02T09:55:59.808-06:002011-02-02T09:55:59.808-06:00well, i'm not moving, so that's probably o...well, i'm not moving, so that's probably out.<br />Still, we can dreamSarah Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795455714801965956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-63905734488440343772011-02-01T09:35:11.898-06:002011-02-01T09:35:11.898-06:00@Falen: We could totally do it and it would EFFING...@Falen: <i>We could totally do it and it would EFFING ROCK</i><br /><br />You know, lots of people say "I could such-and-such better than so-and-so," but this is one of those cases where yeah, I think we could do it better. I mean, the bar has been set so <i>incredibly</i> low it'd be hard not to be at least a little better. <br /><br />As long as we don't write a scene where the "believed to be dead and a super criminal" main character stands ten feet away from his family at his funeral, we'd already have succeeded...<br /><br />@Kate: <i>I will watch it every week, without fail. </i><br /><br />Thanks Kate. And we'll hold you to that...<br /><br />@Anne: <i>How much different is it to write a tv show than a book (i'm assuming lots)- do you have to get an agent? or how do you market those things?</i> <br /><br />It is fairly different, though I don't know all the details. I know in the past a lot of TV writers started out as freelancers, submitting spec scripts to shows or responding to open calls for scripts, and then if they did that a lot, the show would add them to the writing staff, or they'd apply for a staff job on another show using their freelance creds, and then eventually you get enough clout that you can start pitching your own shows and showrunning stuff, but then you usually need a producer (or have established some producing credits yourself)... <br /><br />I'm not even sure how accurate that is (it's just what I've picked up from some stuff I've read and Aaron Sorkin shows), especially nowadays when the TV landscape is drastically different even from ten years ago, but bottom line, it's fairly involved. And we'd probably have to move to LA or NY. <br /><br /><i>it's unfortunate that Orwell is Chess' daughter, because that's kind of cool and shouldn't be wasted on such a crap show</i><br /><br />Yeah, that reveal has been the show's lone bright spot so far, especially since the show seemed to realize that Orwell being his daughter isn't <i>that</i> big a surprise. <br /><br />They saved it for the end of the episode, but it isn't like they'd built up some huge "who is Chess' daughter" subplot for several episodes while we're all rolling our eyes and answering "Orwell, the only age-appropriate member of the cast". <br /><br />They set it up in early in this episode, then hinted at Orwell's mysterious past, then revealed it at the end. It was probably the closest this show will ever come to handling anything with a deft touch...Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-88388528032575052112011-02-01T07:37:41.901-06:002011-02-01T07:37:41.901-06:00jebus- it's like i can't even speak englis...jebus- it's like i can't even speak english<br />*your<br />*totes genius (apparently i'm dyslexic)Anne Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04695186823472404436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-11548543049194209952011-01-31T17:27:52.167-06:002011-01-31T17:27:52.167-06:00first- Sarah- you're idea is genius
totes. Ho...first- Sarah- you're idea is genius<br />totes. How much different is it to write a tv show than a book (i'm assuming lots)- do you have to get an agent? or how do you market those things?<br /><br />God, from this description, i am SO GLAD that we dropped the Cape before the ending of the pilot (honestly, i'm suprised it made it to a 2nd ep and wasn't just cancelled outright). it's unfortunate that Orwell is Chess' daughter, because that's kind of cool and shouldn't be wasted on such a crap showAnne Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04695186823472404436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-14816509009030382011-01-31T16:59:33.103-06:002011-01-31T16:59:33.103-06:00You guys absolutely should write a show! Please m...You guys absolutely should write a show! Please make this happen. I will watch it every week, without fail. (Unless the networks decide to mess it up. Maybe you should head straight to cable. . .)Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08839009881093456132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-63695007763205447902011-01-31T16:27:37.711-06:002011-01-31T16:27:37.711-06:00seriously, we need to write a superhero tv show. I...seriously, we need to write a superhero tv show. I'm like 70% serious. We could totally do it and it would EFFING ROCKSarah Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795455714801965956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-17142033703152673052011-01-31T14:33:58.921-06:002011-01-31T14:33:58.921-06:00@Hannah: What is it with superhero TV adaptations?...@Hannah: <i>What is it with superhero TV adaptations? Why are they always really inconsistent and...well, wrong?? </i><br /><br />I wish I knew. And it isn't like the mistakes being made are caused by limitations in the form or budget or anything. <br /><br />For example, it's not that the cape looks stupid (which would be a problem caused by low TV budgets and largely out of the creators' hands) but rather that it's used stupidly by the characters, which is simply a failure of the writing and directing (and entirely within their control). <br /><br />If I've learned anything from watching most superhero TV shows (especially <i>Heroes</i>) it's that apparently writers just make up stuff as they go along and at no point does anyone go back through the material and make sure everything makes sense. <br /><br />Which is the complete opposite of how I would approach writing a TV show and makes no sense to me.Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-3583593254193525792011-01-31T10:47:18.183-06:002011-01-31T10:47:18.183-06:00What is it with superhero TV adaptations? Why are ...What is it with superhero TV adaptations? Why are they always really inconsistent and...well, wrong?? Are they just trying to dumb it down for the general non-comic book reading public?? <br /><br />Don't even get me started on Heroes...damn, Heroes.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16915603693944523761noreply@blogger.com