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Kentish 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.

Date: 2007-03-30 10:27 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thermaland.livejournal.com
Look, I know it was a good quip, but... quoting yourself? Tssk.

There ought to be regulation to stop people like you.

Date: 2007-03-30 10:34 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] barrysarll.livejournal.com
Since people hardly ever notice my titles anyway, I have found them a good place to store lines I will chuckle over in my dotage, but which don't really merit mention in the body of the post.

Besides, who can you rip off if you can't rip off yourself?

Date: 2007-03-31 12:05 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] missfrost.livejournal.com
Agreed, my titles are 90% amusing/memorable/apt quotes from recent events, which may or may not have been said by me.

Date: 2007-03-30 10:49 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] srk1.livejournal.com
of whom I've never heard

Not only have I never heard of her, I've also never heard of "respected blogger" Tim O'Reilly, nor have I ever heard of any of the people who have insulted her, or any of the people indirectly involved with the people insulting her, or any of the people who have defended her.

Serious question: who are all of these people?

Date: 2007-03-30 10:53 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] srk1.livejournal.com
Ms Sierra herself pulled out of a planned appearance at ETech in San Diego this week.

And while we're at it, what is 'ETech', and why should I care about someone of whom I have never heard pulling out of it?

(Come to think of it, what is 'San Diego'?)

Date: 2007-03-30 10:57 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] barrysarll.livejournal.com
Not only have I heard of San Diego - I've even been there! It had lots of battleships, and is the second biggest city in the US.
I think I *may* have heard of Tim O'Reill in passing, too. Unless I'm just confusing him with Ben Reilly, the Spider-Clone.
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Re: delete this you blooming twat!

Date: 2007-03-31 08:48 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] barrysarll.livejournal.com
Yes, I heard about this. Didn't Mark Millar recently do something similar? They both seem to be on similar missions to singlehandedly alienate their core fanbase.

Re: Myspace - I suspected as much, but thought it best to leave this as implication, since by that stage I was too drunk to accurately gauge what would come across as an amusing insult onscreen, and what would actually be rude.

Date: 2007-03-31 10:16 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] freakytigger.livejournal.com
Speaking as a marketer, I had never heard of the Top Marketing Blogger who has been getting death threats, but I am all too aware of the milieu in which she (and the apparent threateners) operate - a shiny world of techie optimism and business book positivity.

I was perversely pleased that the whole incident proved that beneath the grinning surface of Web 2.0 marketing boosterism lurks the more familiar blogosphere of insecurity, pettiness, thinly-disguised hatred and casual misogyny.

Date: 2007-04-01 10:49 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] barrysarll.livejournal.com
I applaud your schadenfreude and cynicism.

Date: 2007-03-31 12:08 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] missfrost.livejournal.com
"It could be that the time has come to professionalise what bloggers do". Translation - pay us, we think we're as good as newspaper columnists.

Date: 2007-04-01 10:49 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] barrysarll.livejournal.com
...and clear out all this other rabble who think their opinions matter too.

Quite.

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