“And here I have, well, unless I’m mistaken, a fan base which exists and is trying to organize for a show which has never appeared on television. Not a cancelled show — a show which has literally never aired on broadcast television.”
from Kung Fu Monkey
The pilot/trial episode of Global Frequency, based on (not worksafe!)Warren Ellis’ comic series, has been leaked on the net after being passed over by the US networks. It is worth tracking down. Warren is a big old crankybum but he is also profoundly and positively humanist and this is an astonishing piece of fiction.
The chance of it making it to series now is vanishingly small, but the idea is out now. It has escaped into the culture in a way the comic never did, and I hope it finds its way wider and wider. I’m going to watch what happens to the idea with interest. This is culture and media changing beneath our feet.
(And I think it’s not a coincidence that Global Frequency is the instance that opens new doors. Everyone who cares about the world can look in it and see hope.)
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Billy: I’m getting there. Sorry it’s taking so long.