Post by ThisIsNotAnInternetMeme on Dec 22, 2013 17:25:19 GMT -5
Ladies and gentlebots,
As you may know, it was announced last month that Alasdair Wilkins' exceptional Farscape reviews for AVC have been put on indefinite hiatus. By August, our stalwart writer had made it to the end of S2 before taking a multi-month break... But when the time came for their return, Alasdair said that there is currently no plan for the reviews to commence again - maybe not ever.
Now, bless his heart, TVDW has said that the rest of the series will be reviewed so long as he is the editor for the TV section of AVC. But, since the TV Classic reviews themselves are supposed to be phased out in 2015, it's unclear if we'll ever get to enjoy AW's analysis of the show again. As such, I am proposing that we review the series, from S3 to the end, here.
Of course, our blessing is also our curse: Alasdair's work on Farscape has been unimpeachable. They're incredibly, kind-of-unbelievably astute and smart, and I cannot guarantee that anyone could live up to the standards that he has set. So now seems like a good time to practice Homer Simpson's time-honored advice by simply not trying.
I wouldn't claim to be able to bring that kind of quality critique to my favorite sci-fi series. I also publish between 1500 and 3000 words per week about film/tv on the Interwebs - it would be insane for me to take on additional unpaid work at this time. So I am asking all of you out there to please let me know what kind of reviewing style would work for everyone.
I'm not good enough to come up with every possible scenario, but here are four that occurred to me:
I've included a poll in this post to allow everyone to help decide which method we will go with. If none of these options seem good, by all means, select "None of the Above." And, please, if you have any alternative ideas, don't be shy - chime in, as I'm sure your ideas might be at least as good as mine. Thanks, yall.
As you may know, it was announced last month that Alasdair Wilkins' exceptional Farscape reviews for AVC have been put on indefinite hiatus. By August, our stalwart writer had made it to the end of S2 before taking a multi-month break... But when the time came for their return, Alasdair said that there is currently no plan for the reviews to commence again - maybe not ever.
Now, bless his heart, TVDW has said that the rest of the series will be reviewed so long as he is the editor for the TV section of AVC. But, since the TV Classic reviews themselves are supposed to be phased out in 2015, it's unclear if we'll ever get to enjoy AW's analysis of the show again. As such, I am proposing that we review the series, from S3 to the end, here.
Of course, our blessing is also our curse: Alasdair's work on Farscape has been unimpeachable. They're incredibly, kind-of-unbelievably astute and smart, and I cannot guarantee that anyone could live up to the standards that he has set. So now seems like a good time to practice Homer Simpson's time-honored advice by simply not trying.
I wouldn't claim to be able to bring that kind of quality critique to my favorite sci-fi series. I also publish between 1500 and 3000 words per week about film/tv on the Interwebs - it would be insane for me to take on additional unpaid work at this time. So I am asking all of you out there to please let me know what kind of reviewing style would work for everyone.
I'm not good enough to come up with every possible scenario, but here are four that occurred to me:
covering each ep in a two-person team for collaborative reviews; covering each episode in 4 segment reviews - one post that will go cover
each section up to an act break, allowing people to comment on (roughly) every quarter of an individual ep, with the first and last sections getting an Intro and Closing; posting links to multiple outside Farscape reviews, on an episode by episode basis, allowing us all to read them and comment with those external reviews as a guide; and, finally, a rotation of reviewers, wherein people sign up to review specific episodes.
each section up to an act break, allowing people to comment on (roughly) every quarter of an individual ep, with the first and last sections getting an Intro and Closing; posting links to multiple outside Farscape reviews, on an episode by episode basis, allowing us all to read them and comment with those external reviews as a guide; and, finally, a rotation of reviewers, wherein people sign up to review specific episodes.
I've included a poll in this post to allow everyone to help decide which method we will go with. If none of these options seem good, by all means, select "None of the Above." And, please, if you have any alternative ideas, don't be shy - chime in, as I'm sure your ideas might be at least as good as mine. Thanks, yall.
