Comments on: ‘Tales from the Verse’ http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2006/08/31/tales-from-the-verse/ Learning on Your Terms Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:03:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: admin http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2006/08/31/tales-from-the-verse/#comment-13511 admin Sun, 03 Sep 2006 05:49:11 +0000 http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2006/08/31/tales-from-the-verse/#comment-13511 tintin, We're the tranalstors fro the podcast Tales fro mthe Verse, not the original series. Ken tintin,

We’re the tranalstors fro the podcast Tales fro mthe Verse, not the original series.

Ken

]]> By: tintin http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2006/08/31/tales-from-the-verse/#comment-13510 tintin Thu, 31 Aug 2006 15:28:04 +0000 http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2006/08/31/tales-from-the-verse/#comment-13510 Ken, was Chinesepod really the official translator of the show? I have to say that I thought it was a lot of fun, and certainly promotes a future in which Chinese has equal importance with English... Ken, was Chinesepod really the official translator of the show? I have to say that I thought it was a lot of fun, and certainly promotes a future in which Chinese has equal importance with English…

]]> By: Bazza http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2006/08/31/tales-from-the-verse/#comment-13509 Bazza Thu, 31 Aug 2006 08:13:23 +0000 http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2006/08/31/tales-from-the-verse/#comment-13509 Fox did a similar thing to 'Tru Calling' another brilliant series which was cancelled halfway through season 2. Fox did a similar thing to ‘Tru Calling’ another brilliant series which was cancelled halfway through season 2.

]]> By: Fu Da-Wei http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2006/08/31/tales-from-the-verse/#comment-13504 Fu Da-Wei Thu, 31 Aug 2006 06:29:29 +0000 http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2006/08/31/tales-from-the-verse/#comment-13504 Have you even seen the show/movie yet, Ken? Go ahead and watch the movie version; it's based on the TV show but doesn't presuppose that you've seen a single episode. The only drawback is that some of the events that unfolded naturally and logically over the course of an entire television season are abbreviated a bit (by necessity). That makes a few things seem contrived and forced when they really weren't originally. But even with these drawbacks, Joss Whedon's superlative writing does more than adequate justice to the material. Have you even seen the show/movie yet, Ken? Go ahead and watch the movie version; it’s based on the TV show but doesn’t presuppose that you’ve seen a single episode. The only drawback is that some of the events that unfolded naturally and logically over the course of an entire television season are abbreviated a bit (by necessity). That makes a few things seem contrived and forced when they really weren’t originally. But even with these drawbacks, Joss Whedon’s superlative writing does more than adequate justice to the material.

]]> By: admin http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2006/08/31/tales-from-the-verse/#comment-13508 admin Thu, 31 Aug 2006 05:19:32 +0000 http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2006/08/31/tales-from-the-verse/#comment-13508 OK, Will. I've changed the origianal text a bit... Ken OK, Will. I’ve changed the origianal text a bit…

Ken

]]> By: admin http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2006/08/31/tales-from-the-verse/#comment-13507 admin Thu, 31 Aug 2006 05:15:32 +0000 http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2006/08/31/tales-from-the-verse/#comment-13507 Will, it was a cult thing for sure. How does one measure success? Ken Will,

it was a cult thing for sure. How does one measure success?

Ken

]]> By: Will http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2006/08/31/tales-from-the-verse/#comment-13506 Will Thu, 31 Aug 2006 05:13:53 +0000 http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2006/08/31/tales-from-the-verse/#comment-13506 Here, here Here, here

]]> By: Fu Da-Wei http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2006/08/31/tales-from-the-verse/#comment-13505 Fu Da-Wei Thu, 31 Aug 2006 05:12:22 +0000 http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2006/08/31/tales-from-the-verse/#comment-13505 Alas, neither the television show "Firefly" nor the resulting movie "Serenity" were "wildly successful", Ken. "Critically successful" -- yes, "wildly popular" -- yes, but the show was so botched by the network, who not only gave it a terrible and somewhat roving timeslot, but also showed the series out of sequence (completely befuddling potential fans) that one has to conclude they wanted it to fail. Indeed, the "popularity" came only after the show was dropped. People picked up the DVD set and were blown away by the quality of the show. Indeed, it was the sale of those DVD sets (not the series ratings) that convinced the powers that be to bankroll a movie version. It was a brilliant series, well-executed, well-acted, crisp dialog -- which meant it didn't have a chance in the current vapid atmosphere of "bad singing contests" and "dopey reality shows". Alas, neither the television show “Firefly” nor the resulting movie “Serenity” were “wildly successful”, Ken. “Critically successful” — yes, “wildly popular” — yes, but the show was so botched by the network, who not only gave it a terrible and somewhat roving timeslot, but also showed the series out of sequence (completely befuddling potential fans) that one has to conclude they wanted it to fail. Indeed, the “popularity” came only after the show was dropped. People picked up the DVD set and were blown away by the quality of the show. Indeed, it was the sale of those DVD sets (not the series ratings) that convinced the powers that be to bankroll a movie version.

It was a brilliant series, well-executed, well-acted, crisp dialog — which meant it didn’t have a chance in the current vapid atmosphere of “bad singing contests” and “dopey reality shows”.

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