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POSTED BY: Elena
UPDATED: Thursday, June 23, 2005 21:48
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Elena:
Привет, из Соединенных Штатов Америки!
I have to believe some version of your query #2 must be true. Even the idiots at F*x must realize they have to grow an audience. They are a distant 4th in overall ratings, behind our 'Big 3' (CBS, ABC, NBC) and very few things come down the pipe at F*X that are instant successes. Secondly, they had to know that a Joss Whedon television series was the next best thing to striking gold. Even if it took a while to grow the ratings for the show, it would eventually catch on with his multitude of die-hard fans and be a strong producer for them.
So why didn't they show more patience? Why did they mercilessly move it around in its time slot? Why didn't they at least wait until baseball and football playoffs ended to look critically at its ratings? Some have said it was a purely business decision; but I for one am not buying that argument, for the reasons listed above.
I will only say that if it was a 'strictly business decision', then who ever was responsible for taking that decision has no business being in business. If you make an investment in a proven performer, you stick with 'em 'til they hit their stride. I personally suspect Gail Berman (F*X TV Prexy) was trying to show her old colleague (Whedon) up. I don't think she liked him getting all the credit for BtVS and AtS being successful (she Exec Produced those shows before taking the job at F*x). So she 'proved' that Joss couldn't be successful without her by scuttling Firefly.
She sure as hell didn't stand up for him...
С уважением,
zoid
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Thank you, Zoid!
I wonder if some day somebody writes a book about Firefly/Serenity and so that we could learn about the real motives and undercurrents at F*x. The more I delve into the Firefly story the more I am fascinated.
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Jane Espensen tells about the first time Joss told her about Firefly in the book Finding Serenity.
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