BtVS Spoilers (11/25/02)

[WizarDru]

Well I could be wrong..but I thought for sure Bablyon 5's 5th season, they ran on Sci-fi.

You are quite wrong. B5 was in syndication for seasons 1-4, originally part of WB's syndication package, then on local WB stations (often thrown in vicious spots to hide it, such as 2AM for my local station, during some of it's best seasons) and then finally was moved to TNT for the final season.

TNT tried everything in their power to mess with it, although they produced a series of reasonable tv-movies.

TNT then majorly messed with B5: Crusade, which was a fantastic show done a major disservice. TNT, for example, demanded a new pilot (as opposed to the far superior one, which appears as 6th or 7th) that oppened with a fist fight, and a lengthy episode-long explanation for the slower members of the audience of what the story was about.

Sci-fi merely rebroadcast the show in syndication, and then repackaged it with a widescreen presentation (although they sometimes messed it up, that was WB's fault). They did produce B5:Legend of the Rangers, but chose not to make it a series, despite good ratings. But, well...talk to Farscape fans about that.

 

[Tiberius]

Well I could be wrong..but I thought for sure Bablyon 5's 5th season, they ran on Sci-fi.

Nope, Sci-Fi got the reruns. Season 5 and the half season or so of Crusade ran first on TNT.

-Tiberius

 

[Hand of Evil]

TNT tried everything in their power to mess with it, although they produced a series of reasonable tv-movies.

TNT then majorly messed with B5: Crusade, which was a fantastic show done a major disservice. TNT, for example, demanded a new pilot (as opposed to the far superior one, which appears as 6th or 7th) that oppened with a fist fight, and a lengthy episode-long explanation for the slower members of the audience of what the story was about.

Don't forget TNT wanted more SEX too on Crusade.

 

[WizarDru]

Don't forget TNT wanted more SEX too on Crusade.

Oh, but I try. I try very hard. As I recall, they wanted an alien female who was 'addicted to sex', or some such nonsense.

Honestly, if they wanted Lexx, why didn't they just buy that, instead?

 

[Nightfall]

Okay guys my bad. In any case, I still don't trust Sci-fi to do anything right with an existing series that changes networks. I will say I do agree, TNT majorly screwed over Crusade. However I do wish they had had some balls and kept Witchblade going. Season two had some really FINE moments to it, regardless of Miss Butler's habits.

 

[John Crichton]

Wow, this topic (with help from me, doh!) has skidded horribly off-topic. LOL As for the SciFi Channel, I will never watch anything they broadcast again unless they bring back Farscape for a 5th season.

Er, well I'll watch the last part of Farscape's 4th season but after that....

 

[DanMcS]

Oh! Just saw the preview for next week's buffy- it was on after the rerun tonight.

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Giles is in the next episode. He shows up at Buffy's door with three slayers in training. Looks like he dodged the axe after all, too bad they had to leave us in suspense for WEEKS.

Unless he died, and it's the First Evil impersonating him, how evil would that be? EVIL. But that's what we like in our evils, some good wholesome disturbing evil.

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[Enchantress]

I'm HAPPY! Just got a new T.V that actually has UPN! In fact, I just got done watching Buffy!
*Does a victory dance*

 

[Crothian]

I'm HAPPY! Just got a new T.V that actually has UPN! In fact, I just got done watching Buffy!
*Does a victory dance*

Excellent, glad to hear that. Willow's homecoming was a good episode, nice and creepy.

 

[Hand of Vecna]

"Are you alone? The wind talks to you when you're alone...."