Daria web site... suggestions?

S03E01 Daria!retroAug 9, 1998192 days before it aired8 posts by 6 posters
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Martin J. Pollard

I am seriously toying with the idea of setting up a Daria web site (my first!), but I have a slight problem: There's very little under the sun these days that's "original". Most Daria sites out there (with a small handful of exceptions) have the requisite episode lists, character bios, and links to other sites, and mine would undoubtedly have that, but I'd like it to be just a little different. I don't want to start grabbing the ideas of others and pasting them into mine; aside from it being incredibly rude, it's also incredibly unoriginal. :-)

That's why I've decided to let YOU, the fans, have a say in what goes into this proposed web site. A "by the fans, for the fans" type of thing. What would *YOU* like to see? I'll start off the list with the basics:

	*  Episode list with synopses of each episode
	*  Character bios
	*  Song list for each episode
	*  Links to other Daria web sites

I'm also open to putting up a fan fiction area, but I would have one caveat: No "Daria and Trent finally hook up" stories. I mean no disrespect to the people who are a fan of this concept, but IMHO it's been done to death, and no matter what is written or how well it is written, the concept remains the same. I'd prefer to see stories that cover a little more original ground (do you sense a theme here?). Of course, I *might* be persuaded to change my mind, *if* I receive arguments that are convincing enough... you never know...

So... please, tell me what you'd like to see. Your guidance would be very helpful. Or, if you're thinking, "not another Daria web site; we've got dozens of them already!", then please tell me that, too, so I have a clear idea of whether or not to proceed.

Martin (To send E-mail, remove the "nospam" from my E-mail address.) ---- Quinn: You kids know where Grandma's TV is. Go watch something educational. TV: "Breast implants for chickens???" Quinn & Daria: Not that!!

How about episode scripts?

Martin J. Pollard wrote in article ...

educational.

I would like to see full, uncut episodes of Daria in streamable RealVideo format! In fact, I wanted it so much, I did it myself! Come to http://home.onestop.net/scheij/daria.html for the preview (one downloadable or streamable segment from one episode)...the actual web site will be fully operational in early September...keep watching alt.tv.daria or check out the above URL for the actual URL of the web site, once the site is fully operational.

~~~ Brought to you by daria.net, YOUR source for streaming RealVideo episodes of MTV's Daria! ~~~

On Mon, 10 Aug 1998 04:37:48 -0400, jBONE the Wonder Human wrote:

Interesting, but this is one suggestion I'll have to nix right off the bat. I'd rather not tangle with a powerful media entity (Viacom) over copyright violations, especially since I'm not likely to obtain O.J.'s Dream Team for my defense. :-)

Martin (To send E-mail, remove the "nospam" from my E-mail address.) ---- Quinn: You kids know where Grandma's TV is. Go watch something educational. TV: "Breast implants for chickens???" Quinn & Daria: Not that!!

Martin J. Pollard wrote:

I wonder if those who run sites like that--and post the addresses--are the same ones who want MTV people to read this board.

Heh. If they start doing that, poor saps who post URLs with stuff like that in it are going to loose their sites pretty damned quick.

--J.
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Pics of the cast members? As we've seen recently, there's plenty of demand for them. (If you can find them, that is) And it's rare to see a site that gives current news on the show.

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On 09 Aug 1998 07:39:01 PDT, [email] (Martin J. Pollard) wrote:

One thing I wanted to mention (which is why I'm essentially talking to myself <grin>): If I don't immediately respond to a suggestion, it doesn't mean I'm ignoring you. Rather, I'm gathering them together in order to better evaluate which direction I should take. I'd rather do that than jump on every suggestion with an immediate yes/no/maybe; no sense in rushing things, I've got lots of time. :-)

Martin (To send E-mail, remove the "nospam" from my E-mail address.) ---- Quinn: You kids know where Grandma's TV is. Go watch something educational. TV: "Breast implants for chickens???" Quinn & Daria: Not that!!