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Message: <blockquote data-quote="LightPhoenix" data-source="post: 1301515" data-attributes="member: 115">I think the whole "it's expensive" argument is rather weak myself.  Otherwise there's no way SFC would be able to stay in business. There's two problems I see. One is advertising - Sci-Fi shows so often don't get the advertising that they need to draw in viewers.  A lot of that is because I think the networks think that only the hardcore fans will watch a show, and won't be able to pick up any new viewers - something not entirely unsubstantiated, but certainly not close to true either. The other is budgets.  You know the primary reason JMS could keep B5 on the air?  He was consistently under budget each year, something that most Sci-Fi shows to my knowledge don't do. Given these two problems, of course money is going to be an issue.  But I don't think it needs to be as big of one as it's made out to be.</blockquote>