April 2007 Archives
Once again, the battle is on.
This is how it works.
Tim Minear executive produces a show for Fox. (think Firefly, Wonderfalls or The Inside)
Critics say mostly nice things about the show.
Fox cancels the show in <13 episodes.
Somehow, despite this, Minear keeps going back, and Fox keeps paying him. Drive is the latest entry into the Dark Tower cycle of destruction.
And of course I like it. A lot.
Now, I have to first point out that that doesn't automatically mean that the show is doomed. Not entirely. I like Heroes, right? (Of course, WHEN is that going to air again? Damn...) Generally, Minear's stuff is pretty wacky and hard to get into the mainstream, and THAT is why they struggle. Firefly: cowboys and spaceships... whatever Wonderfalls elevator-pitches as... et cetera.Drive isn't like that. This thing is (on paper) a mainstream slamdunk, embodying concepts from a number of shows that do pretty darn well -- it's got 24's time-crunch feel, the 'chase' elements of Prison Break a large but memorable cast with some great anti-heroes (like um... Heroes). Wonderfalls might have suffered from casual neglect and Firefly was all but sabotaged, but Fox is really getting behind Drive and promoting the heck out of it.
So what's it about?
Neil Gaiman has begun writing his next book. Longhand, apparently, which both impresses and awes me. He details part of the process here, with pretty pictures.
You can watch all three episodes of Drive in HD, sans commercials, here.
Caveat -- you need to view the page in IE, and use their embedded player.
Go. Watch. Set your recorders for Monday nights. What ELSE are yah gonna watch as the summer TV doldrums hit?
((Thanks to Jae for the tip!))
It's so good. Nathan Fillion is so good.
The ratings for the first night were terrible. I'm sure it's going to be canceled.
But it's So. Good.
I don't suppose anyone recorded the first part of the premiere of Drive, did they?
Someone please give me permission to buy these ten, 18x24, limited edition, gorgeous Serenity blueprints.
Please.
From Locus Online (April 1st edition)
VATICAN CITY - Today the Roman Curia announced that the beatification of Neil Gaiman had been completed, putting the writer one step closer to the official recognition of his sainthood. These steps were carried out despite the fact that Gaiman himself has repeatedly denied being a saint, pointing out that he was not Catholic, not really religious and, most importantly, not dead.
