I think it's a brilliant move and about 10 years overdue. I could never understand why they launched two brand new network channels in the same year.
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Wolfram - Jan 24, 2006 7:11:56 am PST #7729 of 10001
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Kalshane - Jan 24, 2006 7:14:08 am PST #7730 of 10001
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
I'm thinking (hoping) the new network will be a "best of" the two other networks. Though best will likely mean highest-rated with a side of critically acclaimed.
My one concern in all of this is the drastic effect it's going to have on what new shows actually get picked up. I don't think "Veronica Mars", for instance, would even if exist if the WB and UPN had already merged, though I think its prospects for surviving on the new network are pretty good.
Kalshane - Jan 24, 2006 7:15:41 am PST #7731 of 10001
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
In addition the WWE's "Smackdown," which has been a mainstay at UPN, is expected to play a role in the schedule.
Ugh. I didn't even think about the fact they're going to have to find room for wrestling. That's going to hurt the number of shows.
Gris - Jan 24, 2006 7:41:06 am PST #7732 of 10001
Hey. New board.
I could definitely go for Veronica Mars with a Gilmore Girls lead-in.
§ ita § - Jan 24, 2006 7:41:50 am PST #7733 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
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Gris - Jan 24, 2006 7:43:57 am PST #7734 of 10001
Hey. New board.
It wasn't, but it is now. Mmm. Happy place.
Tom Scola - Jan 24, 2006 7:49:52 am PST #7735 of 10001
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Kalshane - Jan 24, 2006 7:54:57 am PST #7736 of 10001
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
On the upside, if my local WB station is the one that takes over, Veronica Mars in HD. (Our my UPN affiliate doesn't have an HD cable channel.)
Strega - Jan 24, 2006 8:09:39 am PST #7737 of 10001
I didn't even think about the fact they're going to have to find room for wrestling.
Right now the WB airs 10 hours of new programming a week, and UPN airs 9. I don't think that finding room for things in the schedule will be too difficult.
CaBil - Jan 24, 2006 8:20:13 am PST #7738 of 10001
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I could never understand why they launched two brand new network channels in the same year.
Change in the law. Until that year, each network had to buy a certaibn percentage of their shows from companies not directly owned by their parent company. UPN and WB were launched to make sure that their respective companies would have a network to sell TV shows to.
Remember, in theory the new network can broadcast 22 hours of prime time material (8-11 M-Sat, 7-11 Sun) but not even FOX does that.
Superman and Aquaman for superhero broadcast block would not be unexpected either.