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Farscape Cancelled!!
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BiggusGeekus
That's Latin for "cool"
Sci-fi is pretty expensive. Everytime you see a new set or a new alien/actor that is money spent.
Drag about the show. I only saw about three episodes, but it looked cool.
Drag about the show. I only saw about three episodes, but it looked cool.
Acmite
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Jamdin said:
I was a big Dark Angel fan in the first season, and I remained a Jessica Alba fan in the second season.
But with that show, even James Cameron directing couldn't get high enough ratings to justify Fox keeping the show over Firefly.
Of course, it didn't help that the James Cameron-helmed episode aired against the Spiderman movie premiere!
jgbrowning
Hero
Re: Re: Re: [OT] Farscape Cancelled!!
i wasn't doing anything constructive nor deconstructive. sometimes people just post their opinions.
as to ratings... if the show has good ratings and is selling advertising it must cost a lot to produce so they need even more money to make the profit margins their hoping for so even with the number of viewers it better to replace it with a cheaper to make but less viewed show.
of course... if the show is actually making money and they decide to stop it they are simply making a bad decision. Personally, i dont think many cable channels make decisions that are counter to their goal of making money.
i could be wrong.
joe b.
Acmite said:
i wasn't doing anything constructive nor deconstructive. sometimes people just post their opinions.
as to ratings... if the show has good ratings and is selling advertising it must cost a lot to produce so they need even more money to make the profit margins their hoping for so even with the number of viewers it better to replace it with a cheaper to make but less viewed show.
of course... if the show is actually making money and they decide to stop it they are simply making a bad decision. Personally, i dont think many cable channels make decisions that are counter to their goal of making money.
i could be wrong.
joe b.
Jamdin
Explorer
I watched a few episodes of Charmed but I just couldn't get into it. Birds of Prey sounds basically the same formula (three main women) but with super-heroines instead of witches. I can't wait for Birds to start but I wonder if I start enjoying it will it get canned too.
I have seen some previews for Firefly & I have my doubts but I will watch it to see what happens. I had my doubts with Enterprise & Smallville but I ended up liking those two.
I hope somebody does pick up Farscape & Witchblade. The characters on those shows are full of flavor.
I have seen some previews for Firefly & I have my doubts but I will watch it to see what happens. I had my doubts with Enterprise & Smallville but I ended up liking those two.
I hope somebody does pick up Farscape & Witchblade. The characters on those shows are full of flavor.
Acmite
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Re: Re: Re: Re: [OT] Farscape Cancelled!!
There has been no indication that the ratings have appreciably changed, for better or worse. Unless the show has suddenly become more expensive to produce, which is unlikely since budget is controlled by the network not vice-versa, I don't see how this could be a factor.
Like I said earlier, many people are shaking their heads wondering what triggered the sudden cancellation. There was no pattern to suggest that this was going to happen, especially since Sci-Fi proudly announced the shows renewal for 2 additional seasons during the 3rd season. If the network had been concerned about the profitability of the show, I highly doubt they would have renewed it for 2 additional seasons.
Most potentially problematic shows get a renewal of 1 year at most, Dark Angel for example had a 1 year renewal, IIRC.
**Edit to fix "teh"
jgbrowning said:
i wasn't doing anything constructive nor deconstructive. sometimes people just post their opinions.
as to ratings... if the show has good ratings and is selling advertising it must cost a lot to produce so they need even more money to make the profit margins their hoping for so even with the number of viewers it better to replace it with a cheaper to make but less viewed show.
of course... if the show is actually making money and they decide to stop it they are simply making a bad decision. Personally, i dont think many cable channels make decisions that are counter to their goal of making money.
i could be wrong.
joe b.
There has been no indication that the ratings have appreciably changed, for better or worse. Unless the show has suddenly become more expensive to produce, which is unlikely since budget is controlled by the network not vice-versa, I don't see how this could be a factor.
Like I said earlier, many people are shaking their heads wondering what triggered the sudden cancellation. There was no pattern to suggest that this was going to happen, especially since Sci-Fi proudly announced the shows renewal for 2 additional seasons during the 3rd season. If the network had been concerned about the profitability of the show, I highly doubt they would have renewed it for 2 additional seasons.
Most potentially problematic shows get a renewal of 1 year at most, Dark Angel for example had a 1 year renewal, IIRC.
**Edit to fix "teh"
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Blood Jester
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Re: Re: Re: Re: [OT] Farscape Cancelled!!
I see comments like this in almost every thread about bad business decisions, and I have to say...
Having worked in many kinds of business, from aviation to retail (of all kinds) to corporate banking; in many capacities, database creation/auditing to grunt to management to tech support...
People always miss the fact that, more often than not (as proven by the number of businesses that fail, as opposed to those that succeed; and then usually not for the long term) executives make decisions that they think will make money, but THEY ARE WRONG!!! Many people in upper management are NOT in touch with the 'product' their company sells. Looking at the 'bottom line' (which I would even argue is a myth, but that is another discussion) often misses the point.
I don't need to accuse a business manager (of any kind) of intentional sabotage to say the he sank his company with his decisions. And it follows that a TV producer/program director/CEO/etc. does not need to be accused of trying to lose money to say that he killed a show he should have kept.
Also, don't forget, with today's job turn-over rate, most (or I'll say many for those who object) executives are looking at what will get a short-term gain that will look good for them NOW so they can get a nice 'package' as they head to their next job. (And no, Hong it's not that kind of 'package'. If you know what I mean. And I think you do.)
Just some food for thought.
jgbrowning said:...Personally, i dont think many cable channels make decisions that are counter to their goal of making money.
i could be wrong.
joe b.
I see comments like this in almost every thread about bad business decisions, and I have to say...
Having worked in many kinds of business, from aviation to retail (of all kinds) to corporate banking; in many capacities, database creation/auditing to grunt to management to tech support...
People always miss the fact that, more often than not (as proven by the number of businesses that fail, as opposed to those that succeed; and then usually not for the long term) executives make decisions that they think will make money, but THEY ARE WRONG!!! Many people in upper management are NOT in touch with the 'product' their company sells. Looking at the 'bottom line' (which I would even argue is a myth, but that is another discussion) often misses the point.
I don't need to accuse a business manager (of any kind) of intentional sabotage to say the he sank his company with his decisions. And it follows that a TV producer/program director/CEO/etc. does not need to be accused of trying to lose money to say that he killed a show he should have kept.
Also, don't forget, with today's job turn-over rate, most (or I'll say many for those who object) executives are looking at what will get a short-term gain that will look good for them NOW so they can get a nice 'package' as they head to their next job. (And no, Hong it's not that kind of 'package'. If you know what I mean. And I think you do.)
Just some food for thought.
LightPhoenix
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I'm sorry, but regardless of how much a show costs to produce, it is just plain recoculous to cancel one of your highest rated shows.
However, the SFC has always been a little sketchy, more so in the last few years. It has become readily evident that Bonnie Hammer, among others, have absolutely no love for science fiction or fantasy of any kind, and are one of the many people who are solely out to exploit sci-fi fans.
Anyway, the cancellation was a purely political one, much like the cancellation of Invisible Man. Money has very little to do with it. They're getting greedy, and they know they can make money off of dren like John Edwards.
And yes, I am of the ideology that science fiction fans are one of the most exploited fan bases out there.
[EDIT] More ranting
However, the SFC has always been a little sketchy, more so in the last few years. It has become readily evident that Bonnie Hammer, among others, have absolutely no love for science fiction or fantasy of any kind, and are one of the many people who are solely out to exploit sci-fi fans.
Anyway, the cancellation was a purely political one, much like the cancellation of Invisible Man. Money has very little to do with it. They're getting greedy, and they know they can make money off of dren like John Edwards.
And yes, I am of the ideology that science fiction fans are one of the most exploited fan bases out there.
[EDIT] More ranting
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