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Mar. 30th, 2007 08:49 pmKentish Town was in a gig frenzy last night, but as it turned out most of them were there for The Shins at the Forum rather than the first (only?) show by 'The Exhibitionists'. Not that the latter were exactly short of fans themselves - one could almost believe them to be an established band playing under an assumed name or something! Almost all new material at this show, obviously - some of it more rocking and some of it funkier than one might expect if one had any clear expectations, which of course one can't what with them being a new band and all*. It's hard to have any precision when judging this much newness all in one gulp, but I'm pretty certain the signs are good.
Russell T Davies on Primeval: "Its (lack of) ethnic casting is shameful. I've never seen such a white show in all my born days." Um...hello? Have you ever seen the Hartnell years of Doctor Who? Or indeed, any other sixties TV? If you were saying it was the whitest show you'd seen this century, well, you might have a point. But by failing to think your words through properly, you have undermined yourself. Which is pretty bloody unfortunate given you're still the head writer on Who, and may explain why I'm considerably less excited than I ought to be about tomorrow.
"There is an unwritten rule in the blogosphere that it is wrong to delete nasty comments. It suggests that you can't take criticism but now there is a sense that this is nonsense," claims a "prominent blogger" (of whom I've never heard) who has received a death threat. So what you mean is, you can't take the heat?
"For women with families, it's constantly in the back of your mind that you're putting not just yourself but to some extent your family in the public eye,"
You're not Spider-Man. You're a blogger. Get the Hell over it.
"It could be that the time has come to professionalise what bloggers do". Translation - we made names for ourselves by operating outside the legislated, commercialised media structure, but now we're successful, we'd like to pull the ladder up behind us.
Everyone quoted in that article as favouring moderation, (self-)regulation, a blog equivalent to the Comics cocking Code or any other form of restraint is a bloody disgrace, who should either piss off to a traditional media outlet, or just shut up. Indeed, I note some of them have suspended their blogs in protest. Well, if that's your favoured tactic then please, protest away.
Even with the Big Two comics companies seemingly addicted to ever more all-encompassing Events, they're still putting out a few comics which are allowed to exist in worlds of their own, and often these are the most satisfying. Back before they decided to kill Captain America and the blacks, Ultimate Spider-Man was one of Marvel's highest profile stories, but now it seems to be off in the corner, quietly doing its own thing. In part this is because of all the hullabaloo being attracted by the big stories in the main Marvel universe, and in part because USM did get in rather a lull for a year or two, but now, off the radar, it's come to rival newuniversal as the most unfettered, surprising, 'OMG!' comic Marvel are putting out, if not the best. I'd say something like five of the last ten issues have had genuinely jaw-dropping cliffhangers, and in this spoilered world, I cherish that.
*And also some distinctly slashy moments before the show, which would doubtless appeal to certain elements of the fanbase if only they had had time to establish such a thing.
Russell T Davies on Primeval: "Its (lack of) ethnic casting is shameful. I've never seen such a white show in all my born days." Um...hello? Have you ever seen the Hartnell years of Doctor Who? Or indeed, any other sixties TV? If you were saying it was the whitest show you'd seen this century, well, you might have a point. But by failing to think your words through properly, you have undermined yourself. Which is pretty bloody unfortunate given you're still the head writer on Who, and may explain why I'm considerably less excited than I ought to be about tomorrow.
"There is an unwritten rule in the blogosphere that it is wrong to delete nasty comments. It suggests that you can't take criticism but now there is a sense that this is nonsense," claims a "prominent blogger" (of whom I've never heard) who has received a death threat. So what you mean is, you can't take the heat?
"For women with families, it's constantly in the back of your mind that you're putting not just yourself but to some extent your family in the public eye,"
You're not Spider-Man. You're a blogger. Get the Hell over it.
"It could be that the time has come to professionalise what bloggers do". Translation - we made names for ourselves by operating outside the legislated, commercialised media structure, but now we're successful, we'd like to pull the ladder up behind us.
Everyone quoted in that article as favouring moderation, (self-)regulation, a blog equivalent to the Comics cocking Code or any other form of restraint is a bloody disgrace, who should either piss off to a traditional media outlet, or just shut up. Indeed, I note some of them have suspended their blogs in protest. Well, if that's your favoured tactic then please, protest away.
Even with the Big Two comics companies seemingly addicted to ever more all-encompassing Events, they're still putting out a few comics which are allowed to exist in worlds of their own, and often these are the most satisfying. Back before they decided to kill Captain America and the blacks, Ultimate Spider-Man was one of Marvel's highest profile stories, but now it seems to be off in the corner, quietly doing its own thing. In part this is because of all the hullabaloo being attracted by the big stories in the main Marvel universe, and in part because USM did get in rather a lull for a year or two, but now, off the radar, it's come to rival newuniversal as the most unfettered, surprising, 'OMG!' comic Marvel are putting out, if not the best. I'd say something like five of the last ten issues have had genuinely jaw-dropping cliffhangers, and in this spoilered world, I cherish that.
*And also some distinctly slashy moments before the show, which would doubtless appeal to certain elements of the fanbase if only they had had time to establish such a thing.
