Fox launching new network.

POSTED BY: erico
UPDATED: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 19:42
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ERICO

Wednesday, February 22, 2006 11:46 PM

Hope springs eternal (or perhaps not)! Fox is launching a new network this fall to pick up the slack from the CW merger.

http://comingsoon.net/news/tvnews.php?id=13298

www.fireflytalk.com

THEPISTONENGINE

Thursday, February 23, 2006 12:12 AM

I'd say real good news... except it's looking to be about as interesting as a good reading of Aquinas.

With quality reality programming, where's room for Firefly? I'd be glued to my seat voting for the next hit supermodel, or wondering who's going to have their hand in the cookie jar on that island, who the second smartest person in America is (sure as hell I ain't appearing on no show), or watching CSI: Another One.

Sigh. I think I'm going to puke. Give me Law and Order, Firefly, Monk, and Lucky. That's original programming.

MILFORD

Thursday, February 23, 2006 2:33 AM

Thepistonengine, you had me there for a minute. That's a good one. Although, I didn't mind reading my Aquinas. Perhaps Fox wwould televise that?

Remember, that but for one trifling exception, the entire universe is made up of others.- Oliver Wendall Holmes

GELASSENHEIT

Thursday, February 23, 2006 4:15 AM

So they cancel quality television shows like Firefly and Arrested development, claiming there is no audience and they want to fill that time up with shows that bring in the bucks. But then, they're launching yet ANOTHER crap hole island network; oh and of course there is NO ROOM for the good shows so they go ahead and fill it with crap shows. I.JUST.DON'T.GET.IT.
Maybe I am an alien...

Gelassenheit means Serenity

MATTIE

Thursday, February 23, 2006 6:34 AM

You know, Joss would be an idiot to sell his ideas to Fox again. I know they own the rights, or whatever--who cares (I'm being sarcastic with that last part, just so you know).

But really, can you imagine how frustrating it would be to work for someone that totally, completely and entirely rejected your genius? Hum... That would be tough, to say the least.

Wacky fun!

DINKY

Thursday, February 23, 2006 6:50 AM

This is why I don't watch TV.

Now would I have known of Firefly at the time, I would have loved it. And if it returned it would be the ONLY TV show that I would have EVER counted the minutes until it came on, I would find another show that game on 30 minutes before that Firefly just to make sure that I am there on the couch when Firefly did start.

The only time I do watch TV today is when I just have nothing else to do, and even then I just find repeats of some of my old favorite shows. Like Matlock.... I'm 16 and one of my favorite shows is Matlock...

Oh Monk was cool too!! It wasn't cancelled was it?? (Again... I don't wait for anything to come on, I just watch TV whenever I don't feel like being on the comp... Which is like 30 minutes everyday.)

But I honestly think that Joss wouldn't consider FOX again (even a network owned by FOX). If he's half as stubborn as me he wouldn't even bother watching that network anymore (if he already had been watching it at all).

First I stopped watching Fox News (then all TV News broadcasters), then I stopped watching Fox period. And not because of Firefly (not at the time), it's just because they have BAD SHOWS that I just don't like at all. And I spend more time on the compo, anyway.

"Th3re !s n0 spo0Ne." -The Matricks

FOLLOWMAL

Thursday, February 23, 2006 7:46 AM

Don't watch tv, wouldn't watch the drivel it sounds like they are putting on their new network.

Well, unless they seriously revived Firefly, which they aren't gonna do! Look at those things they are planning to show! Just look at 'em. No don't... it's scary.

" You hold. Hold til I get back." Mal

MANOSBDH

Thursday, February 23, 2006 8:29 AM

Gotta go with the No votes here... It'd be nice if Fox was devoting the network to quality programing... similar to NBC's Bravo network (not ALL good, but certainly a reliable source of stuff marginally above crap)... but this looks to be focusing on extremely low end reality tv. What's the point in giving us MORE crap?

It's a business model I've decided. Saturate the market with brutally dumbed down tv, cancel good shows claiming that nobody watches them which tells the public that most people must prefer stuff like American Idol. Since most people are sheep, that works. Then you can herd everyone toward your shows that cost next to nothing to produce and bingo, big profits! There's no room in a market with that philosophy for quality entertainment. Sadly, the movie industry seems to work the same way. I think our only hope lies in DVD series sets where the only reason you have to buy them (instead of simply rent) is because they contain something marvelous.

Sorry for the extended rant... got on a roll.

ANTHIAR

Thursday, February 23, 2006 9:10 AM

Yep, cater to the lowest common denominator.... primary staple of commerce the world over.

Sad state of the world is that a majority of the people that watch TV regularly have a next to nil attention span, and can only sit still long enough to drool over the drama (mindless type, not the drama in the theatrical sense) that is brought by reality shows.

Short Version: Folk that really enjoy a quality program; and, god forbid, have the mental acuity to appreciate a good long term story get to suffer.

I would be overjoyed with the revival of Firefly, but by now I am to cynical to hope for it.

LIVINGIMPAIRED

Thursday, February 23, 2006 1:07 PM

This doesn't concern us. Joss Whedon has made it very clear he'll never work with Fox again.

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