Isn't that exactly what the WB did to Buffy -- announced it right before the 100th-ep party?
Spike: You pissed in the Big Man's Chair? That's fantastic! Gunn: Spike, can you please turn off that warm fuzzy? Spike: What, the Lorne thing? Worn off. I just think that's bloody fabulous.
'Life of the Party'
Boxed Set, Vol. III: "That Can't Be Good..."
A topic for the discussion of Farscape, Smallville, and Due South. Beware possible invasions of Stargate, Highlander, or pretty much any other "genre" show that captures our fancy. Expect Adult Content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.
Whitefont all unaired in the U.S. ep discussion, identifying it as such, and including the show and ep title in blackfont.
Blackfont is allowed after the show has aired on the east coast.
This is NOT a general TV discussion thread.
Betsy HP - Aug 21, 2006 1:28:11 pm PDT #560 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
Polter-Cow - Aug 21, 2006 1:32:12 pm PDT #561 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Is this some sort of network credo based on some bullshit philosophy?
Consuela - Aug 21, 2006 1:50:38 pm PDT #562 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
SFC cancelled Farscape the last day of shooting the season. They are skilled at finding just the wrong time for those announcements.
That said, at least they gave the writers enough time to deal with the finale.
But I still want a space pirates show.
Jon B. - Aug 21, 2006 2:08:09 pm PDT #563 of 10001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Isn't that exactly what the WB did to Buffy -- announced it right before the 100th-ep party?
My recollection is that UPN offered more money to ME than the WB. The WB never cancelled the show.
Nicklas - Aug 21, 2006 2:20:14 pm PDT #564 of 10001
"Either it's murder, or this library has a very strict overdue policy."
Re: Stargate SG1 cancelled.
Typical, just when I jumped in to start watching the show. Had to watch 200 because of the Farscape-thing and well... I liked it so much I'm piggybacking from season 9 now.
The 200 Vala/Daniel-thing, I can understand why they switched and made Daniel into Crichton storywise, and Ben's "australian accent" was a hoot, but it doesn't really help that whenever Ben and Claudia shares the screen it's still the equivalent to a nuclear explosion of chemistry.
DXMachina - Aug 21, 2006 2:29:03 pm PDT #565 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
That's too bad, although ten years is one hell of a good run. For me it just means there's nothing left I'm interested in watching on SciFi other than Eureka.
Betsy HP - Aug 21, 2006 2:50:37 pm PDT #566 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
My recollection is that UPN offered more money to ME than the WB. The WB never cancelled the show.
That's not the way it works. The WB chose not to pick up its option to renew the show. There was no bidding war.
DX, you don't like BSG? I adore New Who, but I'm afraid I prefer the ahemmed, uncut version.
Strega - Aug 21, 2006 5:01:30 pm PDT #567 of 10001
There effectively was a bidding war for Buffy. The WB negotiated with Fox for a while and eventually offered something less than $2 million per episode, and said that was every cent they made on the show. UPN offered more.
Angel's cancellation was announced just after the 101st episode. Because Whedon asked, so I don't think the timing was their choice.
And I'm so disturbed that this guy is a Network VP:
‘Nielsen’s sampling is not representative of the larger universe yet. They’re sampling 3% and the larger [DVR] universe is something like 10 to 13%.”Yeah, that's why it's called "sampling" and not "counting." I tried to give him the benefit of the doubt, and assume that he meant the sample is not representative, but then the second sentence makes no sense.
Cashmere - Aug 21, 2006 5:09:14 pm PDT #568 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
I adore New Who, but I'm afraid I prefer the ahemmed, uncut version.
Hmmm...with the new laptop and lots of memory, I'm wondering why I'm waiting to watch the cut version on SciFi.
DCJensen - Aug 21, 2006 5:10:48 pm PDT #569 of 10001
All is well that ends in pizza.
I think he means that if you figure in the DVR usage, it should be getting a 10-13 percent share, not the reported 3 percent share.
Maybe he thinks he's using Variety-speak, or verbification.
"We're sampling at 3 percent, Bob!"