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.
River: The human body can be drained of blood in 8.6 seconds given adequate vacuuming systems. Mal: See, morbid and creepifying, I got no problem with, long as she does it quiet-like.
'Safe'
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.
Jon B. - Aug 21, 2006 2:08:09 pm PDT #563 of 10001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
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!"
DCJensen - Aug 21, 2006 5:20:19 pm PDT #570 of 10001
All is well that ends in pizza.
Bad news aside, was there new Venture Brothers last night?
Strega - Aug 21, 2006 5:39:59 pm PDT #571 of 10001
Yes! At least, there was supposed to be. I haven't watched it yet. I should go do that.
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.
Hm. I think that just means he's crazy in a different way than I thought.
WindSparrow - Aug 21, 2006 7:21:03 pm PDT #572 of 10001
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Hm. I think that just means he's crazy in a different way than I thought.
I just thought of a brilliant idea for a hillarious and terrifying new reality show: We take people who aren't insane enough to be legally committed but who have worked long and hard to create their own little versions of reality like entertainment industry executives who cannot English be speaking is, and my mother, and get 'em stuck in an elevator together.
Very entertaining, am I right?