Cancelation & Iraq

POSTED BY: VoshExeter
UPDATED: Thursday, February 2, 2006 13:16
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VOSHEXETER

Tuesday, January 31, 2006 7:11 PM

I'm sure i'm not the first person to post this thought, but i was wondering if any one made the connection between "Firefly" being cancelled and the quick to follow invasion of Iraq. I don't know if Fox and Fox news are exactly the same network. But it seems to me if you were trying to pitch an invasion over a news network, you might want to clear your pallete of any shows that come off as anti-establishment. Crazy? Viva FF.

I aim to misbehave.

voshExeter

THEPISTONENGINE

Tuesday, January 31, 2006 8:20 PM

Owned by the same company, entirely different entities. The short answer is no. The long answer is no.

VOSHEXETER

Tuesday, January 31, 2006 9:00 PM

Oh. So what was the real story then? Why DID the show get cancelled? I keep hearing/reading that it was mishandled. Was it merely becuase of ratings then?

voshExeter

LOCRAY

Tuesday, January 31, 2006 9:08 PM

Bad sending time, friday nights. They didn't air them in the right order. It was aired at the same time as some football tournaments in the states.
I imagine it got pretty bad amount of viewers...

KIZYR

Tuesday, January 31, 2006 11:09 PM

Compare your average trashy Fox show with the ultra-conservatism on Fox News.

Completely different styles. The only thing they share is the name; anything more than that is way too much a conspiracy theory. KF

~KF

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Forgive what you can and send me on my path. I will walk on until you bid me rest.
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SPAINT2K

Tuesday, January 31, 2006 11:13 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by VoshExeter:
Oh. So what was the real story then? Why DID the show get cancelled? I keep hearing/reading that it was mishandled. Was it merely becuase of ratings then?

voshExeter

I strongly believe it was personal. The mishandling of the show could easily be deliberate, as could the push to cancel it. Somebody somewhere just had it in for someone involved with the show.

Steve

PSOLARIS

Tuesday, January 31, 2006 11:21 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by ThePistonEngine:
Owned by the same company, entirely different entities. The short answer is no. The long answer is no.

Actually, I think the answer might be yes. The network Fox and Fox News are under the umbrella of the Fox Corporation (owned by the same people as you have explained). But those people that run the corporation are the ones that make the ultimate decisions on what goes on each of their subsidiaries. Sure the network Fox and Fox News are technically different entities, but the same people run both. Look up how the Fox Corporation (the entire corporation) covered up the use of Bovine Growth Horomone. Not only did they fire the Fox News Anchors that were about to uncover the story, but they poured false information to every Fox network channel. If you Google "Fox + BGH" you'll see some very scary results.

Psolaris

"Ten percent of nuthin' is...let me do the math here...nuthin' into nuthin'...carry the nuthin'"

CYBERSNARK

Tuesday, January 31, 2006 11:54 PM

The only show whose cancellation I blame on the Iraq War is Veritas: The Quest, and it was on ABC.

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CHRISISALL

Wednesday, February 1, 2006 2:38 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Psolaris:
Look up how the Fox Corporation (the entire corporation) covered up the use of Bovine Growth Horomone.

Psolaris, you're starting to sound like a conspiracy nut now.
No company would use Bovine Growth Hormone on cattle for advancing milk-production or weight-gaining purposes, that would pose a danger to the public. All manner of problems might develope, obesity, pre-mature menstruation in young girls, accelerated cancer rates, man-boobs- it just would not be tollerated!
Next you'll tell us Iraqui WMD's don't exist and AIDS is man-made!
Sheesh!

Chrisisall

CHRISISALL

Wednesday, February 1, 2006 3:00 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by VoshExeter:
But it seems to me if you were trying to pitch an invasion over a news network, you might want to clear your pallete of any shows that come off as anti-establishment. Crazy?

Yep. FYI, Firefly attracts many, many God-fearing Bush fans. To say FF is anti-establishment is like saying all major governments are like The Alliance, and that's plain silly. Governments are formulated with the common good in mind, and with the rare exceptions of ancient Rome, and Nazi Germany, all are benevolent, high-minded and just.
And it wasn't an 'invasion', we were defending ourselves.

Chrisisall, with the ironical-ness

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