What happens if.......?
POSTED BY: TheSomnambulist
UPDATED: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 12:02
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Originally posted by liminalosity:
Yeah, that was a brilliant stunt Prince pulled.
Tranquility, by Josh
T r a n q u i l i t y he,he... that made me laugh :)
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Quote:[Jayne]"I'll chip in."[/Jayne]
Originally posted by TheSomnambulist:
....anyone up for a:" FREE VERA" Campaign
Maybe we could get a special edition of Serenity with Vera digitally added over that ugly black teched-out rifle Jayne was toting.
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We applied the cortical electrodes but were unable to get a neural reaction from either patient.
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Somnambulist: I'm not sure of the Fox/Universal merger; I've *heard* they merged in some way or form, but I haven't really looked into it to see if that's true, or if it's just wishful thinking on someone's part (maybe mine?).
As for the "alternative channels" for the networks, those seem to be a more recent thing. For instance, NBC is in bed with Bravo, but I don't think that was always the case. They rebroadcast episodes of "The Office", "My Name Is Earl" later in the week, and NBC has broadcast "Queer Eye" in primetime a few times (it's also put "Battlestar Galactica" in primetime a few times over the summer). Fox has FX (and even FXM, the Fox Movie network), and apparently has *some* ties with the Sci-Fi channel - but I don't know how much (if any) ownership they actually have. SciFi seems to be in bed with more than one of the major networks at any one time. ABC has ABC Family, and *might* have some partnership ties with the WB network.
As for "how networks work"... well, I wish I knew. Most of what I proposed is pure supposition on my part, gleaned (mostly) from watching entirely too much television. I *wish* that Firefly could be resurrected on Fox or one of its smaller affiliate networks, but I don't know what legal hoops would have to be jumped through to make that even possible.
My personal feeling is that it would be a smart move for Fox to let the SciFi network take it on as an original series, for a price. The reason I say it's a perfect fit for SciFi is because it's a marketer's wet dream. Say you're Circuit City or Best Buy, trying to reach your target audience. That audience is typically the "techno-geek" male, 18-34 years old, with disposable income to blow on games, DVDs, and gadgets. What are those people watching? Sure, they're watching all sorts of shows, and they're spread all over the dial, but what SciFi brings to the table is the fact that it's demographic is PRIMARILY made up of those sought-after technogeeks. Shows like "Lost" and "Desperate Housewives" or "Law & Order" grab such a disparate audience that it's hard to "narrowcast" your commercials to your exact viewership. With SciFi, you pretty much KNOW exactly who's watching, so you can target them specifically for better market penetration.
At least, that's my take on it.
Mike
Grrrrr. Arrrgghh.
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If Firefly came back as a series, I'd prefer it to be on one of the networks that has an HD feed. For me, at the moment, that's ABC, NBC, CBS, or Fox. Or ESPN. Unless PBS takes it on... 
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Ain't about you, Jayne. It's about what they need.
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I think the important distinction is that Fox has the TELEVISION rights, but Universal has the FILM rights. I'm not even sure that Fox EVER had the film rights, so I'm not sure that Fox gave/sold them to Universal, at all. They may have, but if so, the definitely kept the TV rights.
In any case, for a return to TV under any name, Fox would have to be involved (or would have to sell their rights).
(I don't think there has been any big merger between Fox and Universal, but I could be wrong.)
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