Friday, Nov 21, 2008
Thanksgiving is next week Thursday for us Americans, and while all of the TV.com staff have Thursday and Friday off to celebrate, I'm going on vacation for the entirety of next week. I'll be road-tripping down from San Francisco to L.A. and spending the holiday with family. So this means I won't be able to answer PMs or process MIA submissions until I come back on Dec. 1st. danmod and jaxiecracks will be around as usual if you need help.
I should also mention that the second of our Lights, Camera, Community interviews has been posted, and this time, we've interviewed Grailwolf! Be sure to check it out!
And finally my TV update. I'm a little upset with the news about Pushing Daisies, especially since the series sounds like it's going to end up on a cliffhanger. It was truly one of the most unique series airing (I don't know how many other comedy/drama/romance/fantasy/mystery shows exist out there), and I'm very sad to see it go. I understand why. It was a little too quirky for a mainstream audience to accept, which makes me wonder if this show would have done better on cable. But that's just speculation. With Bryan Fuller saying that he wanted to return to working on Heroes if anything happened to Daisies, I think the fate of the Piemaker and the Girl Named Chuck is sealed.
In somewhat better news, I'm glad that ABC's version of Life on Mars will be returning next year, but it still has that troubling spot after Lost, and as I've mentioned before, no series has followed Lost and survived more than a few weeks. But I think they do make a good pairing. Both are shows with underlying mysteries at their core and I hope that Life on Mars picks up new viewers from the Lost audience.
I should also mention that the second of our Lights, Camera, Community interviews has been posted, and this time, we've interviewed Grailwolf! Be sure to check it out!
And finally my TV update. I'm a little upset with the news about Pushing Daisies, especially since the series sounds like it's going to end up on a cliffhanger. It was truly one of the most unique series airing (I don't know how many other comedy/drama/romance/fantasy/mystery shows exist out there), and I'm very sad to see it go. I understand why. It was a little too quirky for a mainstream audience to accept, which makes me wonder if this show would have done better on cable. But that's just speculation. With Bryan Fuller saying that he wanted to return to working on Heroes if anything happened to Daisies, I think the fate of the Piemaker and the Girl Named Chuck is sealed.
In somewhat better news, I'm glad that ABC's version of Life on Mars will be returning next year, but it still has that troubling spot after Lost, and as I've mentioned before, no series has followed Lost and survived more than a few weeks. But I think they do make a good pairing. Both are shows with underlying mysteries at their core and I hope that Life on Mars picks up new viewers from the Lost audience.
Friday, Nov 14, 2008
Wow, it's been way too long since my last update. Sorry about that, all. I've posted to the site blog lately but have neglected my own profile.
The bug fixes and site enhancements keep coming. Users should now be able to edit their Favorite Shows and People lists finally, and the stats box/level bar is back on everyone's profiles. Oh, and forgot to mention that the forum moderation drop-down menu is back! Editors can now pin, delete, and lock threads in the forums for their guides. Stick around, more fixes are coming just around the corner.
It's already November, so it's time for our annual Best of feature. Go over here and vote for the best (and worst) TV categories this year!
And everyone should check out our inaugural Lights, Camera, Community feature, where we interview prominent users and editors. The first user is site mod and editor studog2961, and I have to say, even after working with her behind the scenes on moderation issues, I learned things from her Q&A that I didn't know before. Interesting stuff. Great job Steph, and kudos to our news editor TimSpot for coming up with those awesome Qs. Keep an eye out for more interviews with your fellow TV.com users!
Oh, I should talk a little about the TV shows I've been watching lately. Remember when I live-blogged Heroes last season? This year, I haven't had the time to watch the episodes as they air, so I usually just catch up via TV.com and Hulu. The show continues to be very uneven, and lately, I feel like I'm following the storylines out of a sense of obligation to find out what happens with certain characters instead of overall interest in the plot. That's pretty disappointing. But at least I have Lost to look forward to come January. Maybe I should start live-blogging Lost instead?
NBC's Thursday comedy line-up continues to shine, apart from Kath & Kim, which honestly, doesn't grab my attention at all. My TV is actually switched off between My Name is Earl and The Office. Last night's 30 Rock was wonderful, not only for guest star Jennifer Aniston, but also because of the appearances of Harry Anderson, Markie Post, and Charles Robinson from Night Court, fulfilling the never filmed Harry/Christine wedding storyline because the show never got a 10th season.
But the highest praise I have for a Thursday evening show has to be for Life on Mars. I am a huge fan of the original BBC version, and when I heard there was going to be a US remake, I was initially skeptical. But over the course of the last few weeks, the show has really grown on me. Even as I catch plot points borrowed from the original, the US version is definitely its own, unique series. Just as I like both versions of The Office, I'm now finding myself in the same boat with Life on Mars. I'm just hoping the show's new timeslot after Lost doesn't effectively kill it. Not many new series managed to survive post-Lost. Remember The Nine? Day Break? No? Of course not, because very few people stuck around after Lost to watch them. But there's always an exception to every rule, so maybe Life on Mars will survive the death timeslot.
The bug fixes and site enhancements keep coming. Users should now be able to edit their Favorite Shows and People lists finally, and the stats box/level bar is back on everyone's profiles. Oh, and forgot to mention that the forum moderation drop-down menu is back! Editors can now pin, delete, and lock threads in the forums for their guides. Stick around, more fixes are coming just around the corner.
It's already November, so it's time for our annual Best of feature. Go over here and vote for the best (and worst) TV categories this year!
And everyone should check out our inaugural Lights, Camera, Community feature, where we interview prominent users and editors. The first user is site mod and editor studog2961, and I have to say, even after working with her behind the scenes on moderation issues, I learned things from her Q&A that I didn't know before. Interesting stuff. Great job Steph, and kudos to our news editor TimSpot for coming up with those awesome Qs. Keep an eye out for more interviews with your fellow TV.com users!
Oh, I should talk a little about the TV shows I've been watching lately. Remember when I live-blogged Heroes last season? This year, I haven't had the time to watch the episodes as they air, so I usually just catch up via TV.com and Hulu. The show continues to be very uneven, and lately, I feel like I'm following the storylines out of a sense of obligation to find out what happens with certain characters instead of overall interest in the plot. That's pretty disappointing. But at least I have Lost to look forward to come January. Maybe I should start live-blogging Lost instead?
NBC's Thursday comedy line-up continues to shine, apart from Kath & Kim, which honestly, doesn't grab my attention at all. My TV is actually switched off between My Name is Earl and The Office. Last night's 30 Rock was wonderful, not only for guest star Jennifer Aniston, but also because of the appearances of Harry Anderson, Markie Post, and Charles Robinson from Night Court, fulfilling the never filmed Harry/Christine wedding storyline because the show never got a 10th season.
But the highest praise I have for a Thursday evening show has to be for Life on Mars. I am a huge fan of the original BBC version, and when I heard there was going to be a US remake, I was initially skeptical. But over the course of the last few weeks, the show has really grown on me. Even as I catch plot points borrowed from the original, the US version is definitely its own, unique series. Just as I like both versions of The Office, I'm now finding myself in the same boat with Life on Mars. I'm just hoping the show's new timeslot after Lost doesn't effectively kill it. Not many new series managed to survive post-Lost. Remember The Nine? Day Break? No? Of course not, because very few people stuck around after Lost to watch them. But there's always an exception to every rule, so maybe Life on Mars will survive the death timeslot.
Tuesday, Sep 23, 2008
Still in the middle of getting those pesky bugs cleared out of the way. The Reject button should work on all submissions now, so editors can start moderating their sub queues in earnest.
The PM bug (PMs not getting to their intended recipients; PM shows wrong # of unread messages, etc.) is still being worked on as we speak. As I've mentioned before, I've personally be affected pretty severely by this one, so if you've sent me a PM, please be patient.
Editors and submitters please note: The process for MIA retirements has been suspended for this week because of the aforementioned problems in the submission queues and the user PMs.
Also, please not that as of the new redesign, the < B > and < I > tags no longer work for formatting things into bold and italic text. Please use < STRONG > for < B > and < EM > for < I >, without the spaces, of course.
Please see this blog for info on what you should do if you received some PM spam from a user advertising a friends finding website.
In addition to the redesign, TV.com is also launching a show of our very own. The Dial offers episode recaps and interviews with celebs. Brand-new to the site, be sure to check it out.
The PM bug (PMs not getting to their intended recipients; PM shows wrong # of unread messages, etc.) is still being worked on as we speak. As I've mentioned before, I've personally be affected pretty severely by this one, so if you've sent me a PM, please be patient.
Editors and submitters please note: The process for MIA retirements has been suspended for this week because of the aforementioned problems in the submission queues and the user PMs.
Also, please not that as of the new redesign, the < B > and < I > tags no longer work for formatting things into bold and italic text. Please use < STRONG > for < B > and < EM > for < I >, without the spaces, of course.
Please see this blog for info on what you should do if you received some PM spam from a user advertising a friends finding website.
In addition to the redesign, TV.com is also launching a show of our very own. The Dial offers episode recaps and interviews with celebs. Brand-new to the site, be sure to check it out.
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