Sci-fi (US) picks up Firefly

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UPDATED: Friday, July 8, 2005 07:29
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FLIBITZ

Friday, May 20, 2005 4:35 PM

SciFi is owned by Universal, so this doesn't suprise me. It's an easy way to get new eyes.

EMBERS

Friday, May 20, 2005 4:42 PM

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Originally posted by shambleau:
I'll eat crow happily if the show does get major Nielson ratings.

no, no, no one is expecting Nielsen ratings...
this isn't an effort to bring back the TV show.
BUT we will get the ideal demographic kids who go to movies and buy games (and comics and action figures) who will help boost the buzz for the BDM before it's release...
kids who can't afford the DVDs
and missed the show the first time around.

it is all good!

FAILE

Friday, May 20, 2005 4:42 PM

God Bless Sci-Fi, the resurrector of lost shows!!
I'm so happy, I think I'm going to cry.

--Faile--
Firefly Fan Forever.

BUGBOY

Friday, May 20, 2005 4:49 PM

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Originally posted by Zeek:
Pretty sweet news. Though we still drew the Friday night death slot huh?

BSG doesn't seem to have suffered the same fate, so maybe the Friday night death slot is a myth? Maybe being later helped, certainly not any more than an hour earlier would hurt. It's quality writing that counts IMHO, as I've been harping about with the demise of Enterprise.

Besides, this is essentially "syndication" which made the original ST gain critical mass, so let it have its slow rumble, it can only help turnout in the fall for the BDM. It's not like it's fighting for survival for renewal next season. I look at it as (if they air the episodes as they were intended) redemption for how they screwed up the series the first time.

"If wishes were horses, we'd all be eating steak!" - Jayne

SHAMBLEAU

Friday, May 20, 2005 5:11 PM

The Friday death slot is no myth. BSG didn't suffer the same fate as a network show because it's on a netlet, which is happy with small niche numbers. Those numbers would have doomed it on Fox, let alone NBC of any other of the big networks.

What day was the syndicated ST on, anyway? Anybody know? I do think that this will contribute to Serenity gaining critical mass, but I still think it's going to be a minor factor.

RKLENSETH

Friday, May 20, 2005 5:15 PM

Friday nights is Sci-Fi's best rated time slots. Remember cable is a whole different 'verse and audience than network television.

Oh, and play Cantr II at www.cantr.net.

BARCLAY

Friday, May 20, 2005 5:24 PM

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Originally posted by shambleau:
I hate to be a wet blanket, but we're talking 7:00 on a Friday, folks. Part of what killed Firefly was being on at 8:00 on a Friday. This time slot is either only marginally better or maybe even worse. It's also ghettoized, since non-sci-fi fans don't watch.

And Sci-Fi doesn't get huge amounts of viewers in any case. We're talking UPN viewing numbers here, not ABC. I don't doubt that we'll add fans, don't get me wrong. I just think there won't be that many. Any increase helps, though, of course, and I'll eat crow happily if the show does get major Nielson ratings.

So, for me, it's a help, but won't fundamentally affect Serenity's chances of major success. Here's hoping I'm wrong.

I think you're not looking at it the right way. This is one big 8 week ad for the movie in September. What better ad could there be than showing 8 hours of great television. As for me, I've already talked to my converts and told them it's showing, and told people I haven't gotten the DVDs to yet with the intention they all get on board and watch before the movie comes out. I've already got a dozen converts, but that number could double with the people who can be converted through an easy one hour committment a week, rather than sitting down and watching all the DVDs (which I'd have to lend to them anyways).

Perhaps not airing all the episodes before the movie is brilliance. Let's say you see this pilot called "Serenity" on scifi. You want to see more, so you check the schedule. But out of curiosity you look up the show and see there's a movie coming out, too (or, more likely, one of the many commercials during the show gives it away). Well, now you want to see all the episodes before the movie comes out. What do you do? Go buy the DVD of course.

I imagine we'll see the number of "Hey, I'm new, just found this show and it's great! Can't wait for the movie!" posts to increase when this shows up on TV again.

MSCKAREN

Friday, May 20, 2005 5:58 PM

If you became a fan through the DVDs and never saw the eps on TV you missed a small but fun bonus. Hopefully, SF will play the narratives provided by Ron Glass and Nathan Fillion at the beginning of each show that was televised. "Here's how it is..."

Personally, I was disappointed that they were not a bonus feature on the DVDs. Enjoy!

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"Appears they've canceled the show and we're still here. What does that make us?"
"Big damn junkies, Sir!"
"Ain't we just."

BROWNCOAT1

Friday, May 20, 2005 6:19 PM

(Nods head sagely)

Yes, yes. It is all coming together according to plan.

I just KNEW that 'Versal would run Firefly on Sci Fi Channel in the months leading up to the BDM as part of their marketing plan to promote the BDM. Why did I think this? It's logical, it's cheap for 'Versal, and it gets it out there on the small screen for all those sci fi genre fans who haven't seen it to hook them before the moive hits the end of September.

I knew you wouldn't let me down Joss or 'Versal.

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"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one."

Richmond, VA & surrounding area Firefly Fans:

http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/richmondbrowncoats/

STEVETHEPIRATE

Friday, May 20, 2005 7:51 PM

Do the Bumpty-Bump.

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STEVEthePIRATE hopes Universal will by out Fox's contract and start making new Firefly on Sci-Fi - after three movies, of course.

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