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<blockquote data-quote="LightPhoenix" data-source="post: 1184226" data-attributes="member: 115">That's the point.&nbsp; It wouldn't be unusual for them because they're news agencies.&nbsp; The Sci-Fi Channel is not.&nbsp; And I believe instead of wasting money on this, their dollars could be better spent in any number of places - primarily advertising.&nbsp; Which leads me to...&nbsp;&nbsp;Irony?&nbsp; No.&nbsp; Sad and pathetic?&nbsp; Yes.&nbsp; The amount of lasting viewers that this will generate for the channel will be next to none.&nbsp; People might tune in to see what the show is about.&nbsp; But without good, lasting series (which they seem intent on cancelling) and advertising to back that up, they're not going to build up a solid viewer base.&nbsp; That is what SFC needs - not a bunch of one-shot punches to the arm, which is exactly what this is.&nbsp; &nbsp;SFC hasn't learned this basic tenet of running a station after how many years?&nbsp; That is what upsets me about the whole thing.&nbsp; NBC has Friends, Food Network has Emeril and Iron Chef, even CNN has Larry King. But the SFC execs, for whatever reasons, decided that crappy shows and one-shots are a replacement for these mainstays, and they're just simply not.&nbsp; Which is why the cancellation of Farscape was such a mystery - it was doing very well in the ratings, definitely was a mainstay show, and they cancelled it.&nbsp; &nbsp;Now, they have Stargate, and they're promoting that fairly well.&nbsp; And it definitely is a mainstay.&nbsp; So I guess I see hope for the channel, that someone there knows what they are doing.&nbsp; But with shows like Scare Tactics, Tremors, and earlier hits like Black Scorpion... I just have to doubt.&nbsp; &nbsp;And hey, I'll be the first to admit my bias towards the channel for cancelling Farscape.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="LightPhoenix, post: 1184226, member: 115"] That's the point. It wouldn't be unusual for them because they're news agencies. The Sci-Fi Channel is not. And I believe instead of wasting money on this, their dollars could be better spent in any number of places - primarily advertising. Which leads me to... Irony? No. Sad and pathetic? Yes. The amount of lasting viewers that this will generate for the channel will be next to none. People [i]might[/i] tune in to see what the show is about. But without good, lasting series (which they seem intent on cancelling) and advertising to back that up, they're not going to build up a solid viewer base. That is what SFC needs - not a bunch of one-shot punches to the arm, which is exactly what this is. SFC hasn't learned this basic tenet of running a station after how many years? That is what upsets me about the whole thing. NBC has [i]Friends[/i], Food Network has [i]Emeril[/i] and [i]Iron Chef[/i], even CNN has [i]Larry King. [/i] But the SFC execs, for whatever reasons, decided that crappy shows and one-shots are a replacement for these mainstays, and they're just simply not. Which is why the cancellation of [i]Farscape[/i] was such a mystery - it was doing very well in the ratings, definitely was a mainstay show, and they cancelled it. Now, they have [i]Stargate[/i], and they're promoting that fairly well. And it definitely is a mainstay. So I guess I see hope for the channel, that someone there knows what they are doing. But with shows like [i]Scare Tactics, Tremors[/i], and earlier hits like [i]Black Scorpion[/i]... I just have to doubt. And hey, I'll be the first to admit my bias towards the channel for cancelling [i]Farscape.[/i] [/QUOTE]

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