Firefly cancelled!

[Villano]

Mucho thanks for the link, Whodat.

And on the plus side for BattleBots, Comedy Central doesn't own the show, so it's possible (though unlikely) that it could still turn up elsewhere. It can't be that expensive to produce since the contestants build their own bots.

I hope someplace like FX steps in and picks it up.

Oh, well. I'll probably pick up the PS2 game if its good. Hopefully there will be a "build a bot" feature. At least the show will live on in some form for me.

 

[Umbran]

The problem that I have with the box is that it is too hands-free.

I have seen some Nielsen folks talkig about new technologies that they're working on - devices that do pretty much what you say this box does, but personal. You carry this thing with you, and based upon a signal buried in the audio track, it can tell what you're watching, no matter who'se TV you're watching it on...

 

[Ranger REG]

What about just logging into the internet and tell you watch I'm watching?

 

[Limper]

And so it was spoken that no more would I watch the filth that is Fox and have thusly removed it from my programed channels...


I hate that network... I've been boycotting WB for the loss of Buffy and now have to add Fox to the never watch again list. I'm down to CSI...

Guess I'll get into another gaming group since I only have an hour of TV to watch each week.

 

[John Crichton]

And so it was spoken that no more would I watch the filth that is Fox and have thusly removed it from my programed channels...

Understood.

I've been boycotting WB for the loss of Buffy and now have to add Fox to the never watch again list.

Why? The WB didn't cancel Buffy and it's still on the air. Just wondering.

 

[Limper]

They could have paid and kept it off of cable channels I can't get... they could have kept it on the public airways for us loyal can't afford cable fans (and can't get UPN even if I could).

Thus the boycott, and for Firefly's cancelation... ohhhh I wish I were God for just one day... a doom upon the networks and a pox upon the Nielsons.

 

[John Crichton]

They could have paid and kept it off of cable channels I can't get... they could have kept it on the public airways for us loyal can't afford cable fans (and can't get UPN even if I could).

Fair enough, works for me. At least the eps are getting made and you'll be able to catch missed eps on syndicated reruns or on DVD eventually.

Thus the boycott, and for Firefly's cancelation... ohhhh I wish I were God for just one day... a doom upon the networks and a pox upon the Nielsons.

It's not the Nielson Ratings fault. They just made the system. It's the networks that pay them for their information. If the networks wanted to find a better way to gather information they would. Instead, they use an old system that caters to a small demographic and doesn't fully use the technology we have today. If the networks didn't pay for it, they would have to make changes to get their business back. Chicken and the egg I guess....

So I blame the network for not finding an audience for Firefly. Not the Nielson Ratings. Feh.

 

[Ranger REG]

So I blame the network for not finding an audience for Firefly.

What do you mean? They found me. And judging from this thread, I'm not the only audience.

 

[Ranger REG]

Why? The WB didn't cancel Buffy and it's still on the air. Just wondering.

Not on my "The WB" station in Hawaii. It is possible that your local TV station were able to buy airtime for that show, assuming that you don't have UPN (then again, you may have combined affiliate of UPN/WB, like we had, but now it is soley "The WB.")

 

[John Crichton]

What do you mean? They found me. And judging from this thread, I'm not the only audience.

Meaning that they have cancelled it without truly giving it a chance. They haven't run any reruns and haven't really promoted it all that much. They found me as well but I was looking for it.