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[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 9 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

Albums are such a lost art, it kills me.

If I remember correctly, the Sussex property itself is inadequate for modern security needs, so I agree completely, with the caveat that they should find another location.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 12 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

It's honestly shocking that they pulled the plug on this one.

In her People interview, Gellar singled out one executive. “We had an executive on our show who was not only not a fan of the original, but was proud to constantly remind us that he had never seen the entirety of the series and how it wasn’t for him,” she said. “That’s very hard when you’re taking a property that is as beloved as Buffy, not just to the world, but to me and Chloé. So that tells you the uphill battle that we had been fighting since day one, when your executive is literally proud to tell you that he didn’t watch it.”

Gellar did not name the person; according to multiple sources, the executive Gellar was referring to is [Craig] Erwich.

This seems like a tale as old as time, though.

 

You have a recurring role as Chancellor Kelrec on Star Trek: Starfleet Academy alongside Holly Hunter. What has it been like jumping on the whole Star Trek ride?

RB: I’m very lucky to have that job. I’m in a good chunk of both seasons, and you’ve got Holly Hunter and Paul Giamatti. A huge amount of my scene work is with Holly Hunter. You’re working with someone who’s won an Academy Award, but nominated three times, and who also has learned from a whole other generation of actors and peers.

On one level, it’s like, ‘Wow, OK, I’m on this big franchise.’ But then on the other side, it’s been fun to watch these young actors grow over the two seasons. They’ve come from all across the galaxy. They’re from all over the world. They’ve never lived in Toronto before. They’re all here together, bonding and trying to make something special.

And then you have someone like Holly, who sets the bar incredibly high. She probably has more energy than anybody I’ve ever worked with. She’s more focused than anybody I’ve ever worked with. She’s pretty much more prepared than anybody I’ve ever worked with. Like the bar that she sets is so high for everyone, including me. I mean, as I said, I’m in year 30, and it’s like, ‘Hey Raoul, you better not fuck around on this. Let’s go.’

It’s just been great to work with an actor who’s senior to me in fame and experience and all that stuff, who I can still learn a lot from. It’s just a reminder that every day you’re on set, no matter what you’re doing or how long you’ve been doing it for, it really is a privilege to get to do this.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 4 points 2 days ago (2 children)

a federally funded agency is doing away with an efficient electronic system, with no clear plans for its replacement.

What am I missing?

Much sadder circumstances, but Jerry O'Connell, Wil Wheaton, and Carol Kane all took the stage during the Rob Reiner tribute.

It's always seemed to me that the Firefly cast got the "best" version of Whedon.

Which in no way absolves him of anything he did on other productions - just an observation.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 3 points 3 days ago (4 children)

It sounds like they're going to be shopping out around to non-Disney buyers, which is a bit of a rarity these days.

It's hard to get a handle on what happened with the BtVS reboot, but one article I read suggested there were (unspecified) concerns with the pilot.

Sounds like that's the plan - tough to include Tudyk otherwise.

 

Joss Whedon, who created the original series, is not involved in the animated project.

Yeah, that's the one I was looking at. I'd just like to see more interdisciplinary collaboration on stuff like this!

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 3 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I understand why they're so heavily invested in a neurological model for this, but it's a little surprising that they don't appear to have any behaviourists involved (at least, not from the way the journal article is written). They would have a lot to offer in terms of the nature schedule and of the "feedback" provided.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It provided two options: continuing to change the clocks twice per year, or remain on permanent daylight saving time. Permanent standard time - which seems to be the scientifically preferable solution - was not one of the options.

The BC government is now using the results of this thing to say that permanent DST is what people wanted.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The "audience score" being significantly lower than the critic score is a red flag.

The "political alignment" (for lack of a better term) of the show needs to be considered, given that the tactic is a right-wing favourite.

The number of "reviews" that appear in a very short span of time could be telling.

The tone and quality of the discourse on platforms like Twitter could be informative, as well.

But yeah, it's one of those things that can't really be proven with the data available to the layperson.

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