Firefly Discussion (Merged)

[John Crichton]

Tuesday @ 9 is a BAD spot to be in right now. As mentioned, it would be going against 24 and Smallville. Not good. Sundays are a bad night to be on because 9 is a deadly slot as mentioned because of Alias & Angel.

Mistwell makes an interesting point about Mondays @ 9. Personally, I think that would work. However it is going against E.L. Raymond & Monday Night Football for the entire fall season. MNF is a good draw but Mondays are pretty dead when January rolls around. Wednesdays @ 9 could work. I hear Fastlane is crap plus they'd be going after Enterprise (which is not a bad lead-in). Their competition would be the new Twilight Zone (YMMV) and the soon-to-be-canned Birds of Prey.

Thursdays @ 9 could work, too. Forget 8, that night. You'd be going against Survivor & Friends. The only 9pm shows are 20/20 (not something most Firefly folks I think would watch) & Will & Grace which has a decent following. Saturdays are murder. That's basically saying they don't care about the show. Honestly, the 8pm Friday night slot isn't great but I tape it anyway as do most I assume. Nothing else is on that hour so it works for now.

If I had to choose a different night, I'd say Monday night would be the best.

 

[Villano]

Crap

While still holding at 2.9, the show dropped from 89th place to 103rd.

I guess that the ranking ultimately doesn't matter, but it's interesting to see how wildly it can vary with the exact same rating.

Still, I think most people would rather say they were 89th than 103rd.

 

[Mistwell]

I hear Fastlane is crap plus they'd be going after Enterprise (which is not a bad lead-in). Their competition would be the new Twilight Zone (YMMV) and the soon-to-be-canned Birds of Prey.

Thursdays @ 9 could work, too. Forget 8, that night. You'd be going against Survivor & Friends. The only 9pm shows are 20/20 (not something most Firefly folks I think would watch) & Will & Grace which has a decent following. Saturdays are murder. That's basically saying they don't care about the show. Honestly, the 8pm Friday night slot isn't great but I tape it anyway as do most I assume. Nothing else is on that hour so it works for now.

Wed at 9 is West Wing, one of the higher rated shows. A tough slot, but doable perhaps. I would have to tape one and watch the other (well, now that I have a dual-Tivo, I would Tivo both and watch them on the weekend anyway).

Thursday at 9 is CSI, THE highest rated show on the air. Even if there is little crossover, that is asking a lot of people, since Friends at 8 is the second highest rated show, and has been the anchor for shows at 9 since Cosby practically.

 

[John Crichton]

Wed at 9 is West Wing, one of the higher rated shows. A tough slot, but doable perhaps. I would have to tape one and watch the other (well, now that I have a dual-Tivo, I would Tivo both and watch them on the weekend anyway).

Oops, forgot about that one.

Thursday at 9 is CSI, THE highest rated show on the air. Even if there is little crossover, that is asking a lot of people, since Friends at 8 is the second highest rated show, and has been the anchor for shows at 9 since Cosby practically.

Mmm, I never watched CSI. I knew it was popular but I assumed a good amount of that crowd is carry-over from Survivor. Either way, you're probably right about that time slot not being too good.

BTW, I have a TiVo and it is great. Is the dual really worth it for the price? And what kind of feed do you have if you don't mind me asking: Cable or Satellite?

 

[Pielorinho]

Teach me to stick my nose into something I know nothing about, why don' t you?

Seriously, I watch Angel, Buffy, and Firefly, and just about nothing else, so I'm pretty clueless as to what other shows come on at what time, or how good they are.

Daniel
Joss will provide

 

[RatPunk]

Tuesday @ 9 is a BAD spot to be in right now. As mentioned, it would be going against 24.

Actually, Firefly would never have to worry about going against 24 since they're on the same network...

 

[Mistwell]

Oops, forgot about that one.
Mmm, I never watched CSI. I knew it was popular but I assumed a good amount of that crowd is carry-over from Survivor. Either way, you're probably right about that time slot not being too good.

BTW, I have a TiVo and it is great. Is the dual really worth it for the price? And what kind of feed do you have if you don't mind me asking: Cable or Satellite?

I've only recently gotten a DirectTV sat feed with a combined DTV/Tivo box. I don't know if the dual costs more, since I had no choice (it was required for use of this particular Sat dish, which is a combined dish for my entire condo building). It is nice to record two things on at the same time, which happens often with things like smallville and 24.

 

[Mistwell]

Teach me to stick my nose into something I know nothing about, why don' t you?

Seriously, I watch Angel, Buffy, and Firefly, and just about nothing else, so I'm pretty clueless as to what other shows come on at what time, or how good they are.

Daniel
Joss will provide

You should give Alias a try. I've never known anyone who liked Joss shows, and disliked Alias.

Then again, I've never known anyone who disliked Alias!

 

[John Crichton]

Actually, Firefly would never have to worry about going against 24 since they're on the same network...

Right you are! Doh!

 

[John Crichton]

I've only recently gotten a DirectTV sat feed with a combined DTV/Tivo box. I don't know if the dual costs more, since I had no choice (it was required for use of this particular Sat dish, which is a combined dish for my entire condo building). It is nice to record two things on at the same time, which happens often with things like smallville and 24.

Mmmmm, sounds cool. I may pick up a dual so I can throw away my VCR. We just picked up DirecTV, so I'm still getting used to it.

You should give Alias a try. I've never known anyone who liked Joss shows, and disliked Alias.

Then again, I've never known anyone who disliked Alias!

I couldn't agree more. On a week-by-week basis, Alias is the best show on TV right now, IMO.

However, Firefly has the most potential. I believe its best episodes are still to come.