Scifi Firefly Poll
POSTED BY: Glueman
UPDATED: Monday, February 6, 2006 01:33
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Download ? Are you kidding me? Which one of our BDHs would agree to doing a show that's only seen on download ? I can't think of a one, and it would be...JUST one, if any.
" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "
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i would love to see it on tv but i don't have cable and don't see the budget for getting it anytime soon. thus, i picked "can't stop the signal"
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Check these link out relating to direct to DVD
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/a/2004/09/12/PKGHT8
LLPD1.DTL
http://madisonian.net/archives/2004/11/15/the-economics-of-dvds-explai
ned/
http://www.slate.com/id/2129003
http://larryborsato.com/blog/2005/11/direct_to_dvd.html
http://www.trekbbs.com/threads/showflat.php?Number=5502655
http://jam.canoe.ca/Video/DVD_Column/2006/01/01/1375559.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct-to-video
http://entertainment.tv.yahoo.com/entnews/va/20060129/113858003300.htm
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http://www.trektoday.com/news/221005_02.shtml
Startrek fans efforts for direct to DVD interesting.
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Quote:
Originally posted by Glueman:
The Patrick Stewart Poll had 21,200 respondents and was up for a week
As of this morning, up for only 1 day 8200 people have responded.
You don’t need to stuff the ballot box, just get every one to vote. We don’t want SciFi pulling the poll again. Don’t aim to be bad on this one, just vote. Let's get Scifi to notice us
As of 11:26 EST, over 10,000 votes on the poll
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A resounding yes.
This poll should be highlighted in the news section, I think. Good opportunity to show some force :)
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Should I clearly mark metaphors next time?
I wasn't being literal when I said "made-for-iPod". What I said is my general sentiment on all shows-via-download. We're not a few years away from it; in fact, we're likely at least a decade away from it being mainstream. TV evolved as a free medium (then semi-free with a flat cable rate); switching to a format where Firefly can only be seen if you pay for it first is gonna kill its potential for new fans.
Can you think of any series available via download that has near the popularity of your average television show? Firefly might be groundbreaking on a lot of fronts, but it's not the type to be groundbreaking on the downloaded-TV front. Thus far, the only things really looking like they can turn a profit via download are shows that've already been shown on television--Lost & 24, e.g. (or some other show besides 24, can't recall which). That's because folks are reasonably reluctant to shell out money for something first before knowing what it's gonna be.
Being realistic doesn't mean giving up our optimism. The downloaded-TV format is a long-shot. Firefly being picked up by a new network is a far more plausible option--and one that's good enough to encourage the same writers, actors, and producer back on the set. KF
~KF
Lord, I'm walking your way. Let me in, for my feet are sore, my clothes are ragged.
Look in my eyes, Lord, and my sins will play out on them as on a screen. Read them all.
Forgive what you can and send me on my path. I will walk on until you bid me rest.
~Haven Prayer
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Originally posted by VonBrumbach:Quote:
Originally posted by Glueman:
The Patrick Stewart Poll had 21,200 respondents and was up for a week
As of this morning, up for only 1 day 8200 people have responded.
You don’t need to stuff the ballot box, just get every one to vote. We don’t want SciFi pulling the poll again. Don’t aim to be bad on this one, just vote. Let's get Scifi to notice us
As of 3am EST, over 11,040 votes on the poll
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Quote:
Originally posted by Glueman:
Check these link out relating to direct to DVD
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/a/2004/09/12/PKGHT8
LLPD1.DTL
http://madisonian.net/archives/2004/11/15/the-economics-of-dvds-explai
ned/
http://www.slate.com/id/2129003
http://larryborsato.com/blog/2005/11/direct_to_dvd.html
http://www.trekbbs.com/threads/showflat.php?Number=5502655
http://jam.canoe.ca/Video/DVD_Column/2006/01/01/1375559.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct-to-video
http://entertainment.tv.yahoo.com/entnews/va/20060129/113858003300.htm
l
http://www.trektoday.com/news/221005_02.shtml
Startrek fans efforts for direct to DVD interesting.
As of 3pm today 11800 people have voted
Check out links above
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Quote:
Originally posted by Kizyr:
Should I clearly mark metaphors next time?
I wasn't being literal when I said "made-for-iPod". What I said is my general sentiment on all shows-via-download. We're not a few years away from it; in fact, we're likely at least a decade away from it being mainstream. TV evolved as a free medium (then semi-free with a flat cable rate); switching to a format where Firefly can only be seen if you pay for it first is gonna kill its potential for new fans.
Can you think of any series available via download that has near the popularity of your average television show? Firefly might be groundbreaking on a lot of fronts, but it's not the type to be groundbreaking on the downloaded-TV front. Thus far, the only things really looking like they can turn a profit via download are shows that've already been shown on television--Lost & 24, e.g. (or some other show besides 24, can't recall which). That's because folks are reasonably reluctant to shell out money for something first before knowing what it's gonna be.
Being realistic doesn't mean giving up our optimism. The downloaded-TV format is a long-shot. Firefly being picked up by a new network is a far more plausible option--and one that's good enough to encourage the same writers, actors, and producer back on the set. KF
~KF
Lord, I'm walking your way. Let me in, for my feet are sore, my clothes are ragged.
Look in my eyes, Lord, and my sins will play out on them as on a screen. Read them all.
Forgive what you can and send me on my path. I will walk on until you bid me rest.
~Haven Prayer
I see your point better now and agree with downloads, we are about 10 years off. Check out the links 2 post up about Direct to DVD.
I wonder if a Netflick's like model for delivery would work?
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Quote:
Originally posted by Glueman:
The Patrick Stewart Poll had 21,200 respondents and was up for a week
As of this morning, up for only 1 day 8200 people have responded.
You don’t need to stuff the ballot box, just get every one to vote. We don’t want SciFi pulling the poll again. Don’t aim to be bad on this one, just vote. Let's get Scifi to notice us
As of 8am EST, over 13000 votes on the poll
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