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<blockquote data-quote="LightPhoenix" data-source="post: 1304551" data-attributes="member: 115"><p>I just want to say, why? I've never understood why people would watch things they didn't like just because. I loved Andromeda before they decided to simplify things, when they did, I gave it a chance but ultimately stopped watching it. I didn't watch Enterprise until this season, because I knew what had come before. I never watched more than a few episodes Buffy, because despite everything I just wasn't a fan. If you don't like something, don't watch it, simple as that. So there's no Sci-Fi on TV, other genres do exist. It's unfortunate, and I would like to see more Sci-Fi on TV, but I'm not gonna watch crap to get some "fix."</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Both.</p><p> </p><p>There's a place for stuff like John Edwards and Scare Tactics. It serves several useful functions - broadening your audience, making cheap money, and filling prime time with original stuff and not repeats.</p><p> </p><p>There's also a place for stuff like Farscape and Firefly. They also serve useful functions. Catering to the higher-brow viewers, keeping your core fanbase, and perhaps making the next big Sci-Fi show.</p><p> </p><p>And finally there's a place for stuff like B5 and MST3K. These can act as filler, grab the nostalgia viewers, nudge ratings, and are reasonably cheap.</p><p> </p><p>Perhaps expecting SFC to take the riskier road and try and balance all three of these is just overly hopeful. After all, they <em>do</em> need money, they <em>are</em> a business above all else. I would rather have SFC than not have it, all things considered.</p><p> </p><p>I will say this - I think the Thursday night line-up is great. Take those shows and put them together one night, leave "high science-fiction" for Friday. They get the best of both worlds this way. And Thursday is the perfect night - Tuesday you compete with Angel and the angsty-stuff, Wednesday you're competing with Enterprise. Monday your key demographic is watching football or wrestling. Out of the three days left, Thursday is by far the strongest.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LightPhoenix, post: 1304551, member: 115"] I just want to say, why? I've never understood why people would watch things they didn't like just because. I loved Andromeda before they decided to simplify things, when they did, I gave it a chance but ultimately stopped watching it. I didn't watch Enterprise until this season, because I knew what had come before. I never watched more than a few episodes Buffy, because despite everything I just wasn't a fan. If you don't like something, don't watch it, simple as that. So there's no Sci-Fi on TV, other genres do exist. It's unfortunate, and I would like to see more Sci-Fi on TV, but I'm not gonna watch crap to get some "fix." Both. There's a place for stuff like John Edwards and Scare Tactics. It serves several useful functions - broadening your audience, making cheap money, and filling prime time with original stuff and not repeats. There's also a place for stuff like Farscape and Firefly. They also serve useful functions. Catering to the higher-brow viewers, keeping your core fanbase, and perhaps making the next big Sci-Fi show. And finally there's a place for stuff like B5 and MST3K. These can act as filler, grab the nostalgia viewers, nudge ratings, and are reasonably cheap. Perhaps expecting SFC to take the riskier road and try and balance all three of these is just overly hopeful. After all, they [i]do[/i] need money, they [i]are[/i] a business above all else. I would rather have SFC than not have it, all things considered. I will say this - I think the Thursday night line-up is great. Take those shows and put them together one night, leave "high science-fiction" for Friday. They get the best of both worlds this way. And Thursday is the perfect night - Tuesday you compete with Angel and the angsty-stuff, Wednesday you're competing with Enterprise. Monday your key demographic is watching football or wrestling. Out of the three days left, Thursday is by far the strongest. [/QUOTE]
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