tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27956160.post115799507346945699..comments2024-03-09T06:25:45.105-06:00Comments on uninflected images juxtaposed: Comment-eenie?wcdixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06511429457006302795noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27956160.post-1158131375180709212006-09-13T01:09:00.000-06:002006-09-13T01:09:00.000-06:00If I had better insights, I'd leave better comment...If I had better insights, I'd leave better comments. Hell, I'd even have a blog that had good posts.<BR/><BR/>Sadly, you'll get neither. ;)<BR/><BR/>Just know this is one of my daily reads. For what it's worth.Systemaddicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08853683059727909656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27956160.post-1158109900823404452006-09-12T19:11:00.000-06:002006-09-12T19:11:00.000-06:00I really miss American football. :(I really miss American football. :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27956160.post-1158109500618361892006-09-12T19:05:00.000-06:002006-09-12T19:05:00.000-06:00Hey WC....I came to this party a little late. Fel...Hey WC....I came to this party a little late. Fell behind on my blog reading this week. Otherwise, I definitely would have commented on the guest-blogger's post. <BR/><BR/>It's depressing that every writer, producer and plain old viewer can see what the problem is in Canadian television, yet there seems to be little that any of us can do about it. It seems to be one of those ingrained problems with no solution in sight. <BR/><BR/>It reminds me of certain people who make their living working in television, but turn up their noses and proclaim to not even own a tv. <BR/><BR/>And on a completely unrelated subject, if you get a second, check out the fall relaunch of my formerly left-for-dead blog. With new and improved regular updates. Excuse the self-promotion....<BR/><BR/>creativelyprogressing.blogspot.comCallaghanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13088729655859768728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27956160.post-1158109327249424962006-09-12T19:02:00.000-06:002006-09-12T19:02:00.000-06:00Alright, fellatio or cunnilingus all around everyb...Alright, fellatio or cunnilingus all around everybody! Rock on! :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27956160.post-1158098322119491552006-09-12T15:58:00.000-06:002006-09-12T15:58:00.000-06:00Thanks, Dave. You didn't have to say that, but I t...Thanks, Dave. You didn't have to say that, but I thank you for your kind and sensitive condolence, nonetheless.<BR/><BR/>Peace. :-)Kelly J. Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17616846693843517335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27956160.post-1158096777208713102006-09-12T15:32:00.000-06:002006-09-12T15:32:00.000-06:00Well.....okay then. I don't have any pets right no...Well.....okay then. <BR/><BR/>I don't have any pets right now that is true. <BR/><BR/>I'm sorry for your loss. <BR/><BR/><BR/>?English Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04686490554533309973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27956160.post-1158095706230126132006-09-12T15:15:00.000-06:002006-09-12T15:15:00.000-06:00English Dave:You're right. I am high maintenance. ...English Dave:<BR/>You're right. I am high maintenance. I'm a demanding perfectionist in a high-pressure job, with lots of disposal income I like to spread around, especially in shoe stores.<BR/><BR/>I am also the mother of five -- make that four -- pets I have raised and loved since birth. I read your profile which stated that you don't have any pets, so you have absolutely no idea where I'm coming from with my blog post. I am mourning the death of a loved one who left this world very abruptly, and remembering another loved one who died by suicide a year ago tomorrow.<BR/><BR/>You may not get that. But I've received more than 2 dozen emails since 6am from others who do.<BR/><BR/>Thanks.<BR/><BR/>KJCKelly J. Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17616846693843517335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27956160.post-1158092973816835252006-09-12T14:29:00.000-06:002006-09-12T14:29:00.000-06:00Kelly J. Compeau said... Something really devastat...Kelly J. Compeau said... <BR/>Something really devastating happened to me this morning, so I am SO NOT in the mood to offer a perky and insightful comment right now, Wil. Sorry.<BR/><BR/>KJC (click the link for the details)<BR/>http://www.myspace.com/showbizprgirl <BR/><BR/>12:40 PM <BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Huh?<BR/><BR/>Having previously read a note from this poster extolling the virtues of MySpace including several references to the industry I gasped in disbelief. <BR/><BR/>Even if I'm wrong in my judgement, by this post she is way too high maintenance. lol<BR/><BR/><BR/>Sorry Will.English Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04686490554533309973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27956160.post-1158086687037014242006-09-12T12:44:00.000-06:002006-09-12T12:44:00.000-06:00Hell, I'll even leave comments on my own stuff...H...Hell, I'll even leave comments on my own stuff...Ha! It is a competition, isn't it?<BR/><BR/>Thanks new visitors, and know I can always count on something from KJC.wcdixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06511429457006302795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27956160.post-1158086404368670962006-09-12T12:40:00.000-06:002006-09-12T12:40:00.000-06:00Something really devastating happened to me this m...Something really devastating happened to me this morning, so I am SO NOT in the mood to offer a perky and insightful comment right now, Wil. Sorry.<BR/><BR/>KJC (click the link for the details)<BR/>http://www.myspace.com/showbizprgirlKelly J. Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17616846693843517335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27956160.post-1158072968852152162006-09-12T08:56:00.000-06:002006-09-12T08:56:00.000-06:00Haha, I've been meaning to mention the fact that n...Haha, I've been meaning to mention the fact that no matter where I spelunk to in the scribosphere, WC Dixon has already been there and left a comment :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27956160.post-1158069146880730812006-09-12T07:52:00.000-06:002006-09-12T07:52:00.000-06:00Hey Will, I thought about commenting on the Canadi...Hey Will, I <I>thought</I> about commenting on the Canadian TV post - does that count? - but felt like I had nothing to offer. Sometimes a post just seems to speak for itself. And it's not just when I read from work that I'm not able to put together a thoughtful or meaningful comment ... that's my default setting.Diane Kristine Wildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14223064643990199706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27956160.post-1158062530898254402006-09-12T06:02:00.000-06:002006-09-12T06:02:00.000-06:00Will,Totally get where you’re coming from on this....Will,<BR/><BR/>Totally get where you’re coming from on this. And I’m wary of how far to answer because this ‘comment’ may turn out to be the length of a super-sized blog post. UIJ is one of the sites I really check out every day. Because of the time difference over here, the Canadian TV report was read on Sunday just before starting out on a two-hour journey to a meeting and discussed with work buddy on the way.<BR/><BR/>The only thing I ever watched on Canadian television was part of a rerun of The Golden Girls – only because the TV was on in a Montreal hotel room while I was changing to go out, just to clear that up – so I didn’t feel I had any kind of authority to reply. Although there are certain parallels between the frankly bizarre mindset of Telefilm and the broadcasters over here. And, to a degree, the format of series production. As well as Telefilm’s ‘blow off’ responses mentioned and ‘help’ we’ve had from people playing the game over here. Which makes you wonder if they know what are doing, are from another planet, or are grabbing hold of their desk so as not to be flung back out the revolving door and have someone else take their place.<BR/><BR/>Because of the meeting, and our thoughts turning to other things, there wasn’t time to formulate a reply.<BR/><BR/>Oddly the two hours spent talking over coffee, the subject of producing material for mobile phones came up. Obviously I showed interest, but there was a part of me that thought, who wants to watch television on their bloody phone? My new phone has a camera. Which I don’t use because I have an actual camera! And anyway, I’m waiting for the new phones that have cameras, toaster ovens and built-in sunlamp!<BR/><BR/>As for the NFL thing. I love information from media strategy guys! Whatever they say, however good their intentions appear, their words always breaks down: we are committed to getting our hands on every penny we can! Obviously that’s the real statement hidden behind the curtain. After all, it’s business, right? Whoever ends up with the most wins!<BR/><BR/>Not to sound older than I am, but for me the portable entertainment system peaked with the invention of the paperback book.<BR/><BR/>Circling back to comments... It does depend whether people read the articles. And I find out one well thought out comment from a stranger is better than a quick, “yeah,” “great” or “cool!” Once you get to ‘know’ the person, visit their site, and see where they are coming from, then the comments can be reduced in size to a shorthand, and it’s nice to know that someone out there is reading/listening/knowing what you are on about.<BR/><BR/>In previous responses to your posts, I mentioned that I was relatively new to blogs and especially MySpace. It was only a couple of years ago that someone pushed me in the direction of internet forums. Gee, that’s for that! Most of them had their fair share of the wild rants of the ill-informed: the electronic equivalent of a demented maniac sitting on a park bench and shaking his fist at the sky.<BR/><BR/>For my sanity’s sake, I got the hell out. But the thing that I found the most bizarre was, say the topic was... (looks at nearby DVDs) the films of Powell & Pressburger, people would come on and say “Who are P&P?” Which would stagger me. Here they were, with one of the most immediate and accessible information resources at their fingertips (if used properly), and rather than google Micheal Powell and Emeric Pressburger first and then comment, would show their ignorance and stupidity just because they want to be heard. Shame they hadn’t attached their mouth to their brain first.<BR/><BR/>Did I mention this might be a long comment?<BR/><BR/>So, I’m listening. And taking it all in. But because there is a Friday deadline, I better go and leave some space for other people to have their say.<BR/><BR/>But before I go...<BR/><BR/>BBC News 24 this morning ran a piece about Second Life: http://secondlife.com/<BR/><BR/>What. The. Hell.<BR/><BR/>Now, there’s a discussion for another day. During which time I really will show my age.Good Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10789861569691613179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27956160.post-1158060771118719612006-09-12T05:32:00.000-06:002006-09-12T05:32:00.000-06:00You've just gone on to my 'Favorite' list. I see t...You've just gone on to my 'Favorite' list. <BR/><BR/>I see the same problems in the UK as your guest poster spoke of in Canada. Cheap to produce issue based drama is swamping the schedules rather than having a certain place.<BR/><BR/>High concept 'must see'TV is a rareity, and yet the execs are scratching their butts and blaming audience fragmentation for their networks falling ratings.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps they should try producing programmes that the audience actually make an effort to watch? <BR/><BR/>Water cooler stuff. The 'Hey did you see......?'<BR/><BR/>A bit more of that and a bit less of the dreary 'infidelity/mid-life crisis/coming of age/ addiction/ marriage breakdown ....insert issue here' diet is in my opinion what the audience really wants.English Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04686490554533309973noreply@blogger.com