*cringes* Oooo, sometimes that font is not kind to particular words: "SUTHER"?

Not crazy about the numerous times DiF rips on certain actors.

Having said that, this commentary is totally going on DVD. I also tweeted about it to James Gunn. I hope he listens.

EDITED TO ADD: At the end, Brian is trying to figure out why this movie starring Nathan Fillion wasn't a hit.

The Answer: It didn't come out NOW. And I mean RIGHT NOW, like this past weekend. Fillion has a huge, hit show, he's been in more and this is October.

Same goes for Serenity. The firefly fan base is way bigger now than it was back then, as is Fillion because of his exposure. Most importantly (and I can't believe Universal made the same mistake twice, with Scott Pilgrim), DON'T SHOW YOUR MOVIE A BUNCH FOR FREE BEFORE IT COMES OUT!

Last edited by johnpavlich (2011-10-24 13:33:50)

Jeez, Trey. Why don't you just yank away my football and drink my milkshake while you're at it.

I co-host a weekly podcast all about Castle (My Mom doesn't watch the show, FYI. Although, it probably doesn't matter since she's not a Nielsen member, and don't get me started on that BS). In our news segment, we're always reading about strong numbers and early-season pick-ups for the program. Now, your definition of "hit" may differ from ABC's, but the show must be doing something right because McPherson (president of ABC) has expressed often how pleased he is with Castle's numbers.

Is it unlikely that Castle fans would go to a theater to see Slither? Sure, but not impossible. However, it is more likely that Nathan Fillion fans would do it, which can be mutually exclusive (I tuned into Castle because of Fillion. I wasn't crazy about the pilot, but I stuck around for him and the show grew on me). Case in point, I've seen numerous instances lately, of folks who aren't Horror or Comic Book fans but have stated explicitly that they will happily go see Joss Whedon's latest projects, Cabin In The Woods and The Avengers, respectively.

Truth is, we'll never know for certain how Nathan Fillion's current popularity would affect the Box Office for Slither or Serenity because Castle and Fillion's current popularity didn't exist at the time. I was merely suggesting it might have helped.

But hey, I'm not in the business so what do I know?

Let's just agree to disagree. I'm sure we can at least both agree that Slither is good.

Still only 20 minutes in, but thought that I had to comment on the "small town" discussion tangent.

http://www.city-data.com/city/Heath-Massachusetts.html

This is where i grew up, I think I beat Teague.

Is that a low or high average household income in the US?

I was mainly pointing out the scarcity of people population wise, based on Teagues statement indicating that his hometown was teeny tiny.

For comparison, this is where DIF is recorded, well hard to get a "LA" read on that site, so I'm generalizing to the Burbank are.

http://www.city-data.com/city/Burbank-California.html

And I was more looking at just the population size, and racial breakdown, but wow there's a lot more data there than I noticed at first.

Last edited by Seth_Brower (2011-10-26 00:58:38)

I've been a fan of Fillion since his stint on Two Guys And A Girl. I knew he was in Firefly but I never saw it for a while, so I actually saw him in Buffy first. I knew Serenity was coming out so I bought the Firefly dvds and watched the whole lot in a weekend. I missed the chance to see Whedon host a Serenity showing at the Edinburgh film festival that year so I paid to see it in the cinema. I also saw Slither and White Noise 2 at the cinema......

Fillion is one of my man-crushes, I don't mind admitting it. Although, the way he pronounced 'Edinburgh' in this weeks Castle episode annoyed me, somewhat

He pronounced it, like I've heard many of you gorgeous Americans* pronounce it- Edinburrow. It's actually pronounced- Edinburrah. Nitpicky, sure, but it does sound different. And, pfffft, those English and their wrong words, huh?

*I am aware, The Fillion is Canadian,before Pav corrects me

Last edited by Jimmy B (2011-10-26 18:39:14)

Then, you are full of win

The first time I heard 'Edinburrow' was on a Simpsons commentary. Both Matt Groening and Dan Castellaneta pronounced it that way. On seperate occasions.

Indeed, it's great

I think that's close enough, it's just how much English you put on the back spin, y'know?

The proper local pronunciation of Louisville is luhlvuhl.

I'll be deep in the cold, cold ground before I pronounce it that way. It may be correct, but it also sounds ridiculous.

Thanks for the good vibes, sir. I need it to balance against the hate. Recording Castlecast in a few minutes from now. I'll definitely be bringing all this up in the A.P.B. segment (No, I'm not going to explain that. It's not my fault you don't watch Castle OR listen to my stuff).

hey, pavlich, i like Castle too....

"Life is about movies; anything else is a bonus!"- Me