Fox keeps cranking out the hits in Firefly's old slot!

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CAPTAINCDC

Tuesday, January 20, 2004 6:33 PM

CHICAGO (thefutoncritic.com) -- FOX is hoping animal mating habits, a man who puts a live snake in his mouth then pulls it back through his nose, and a monkey competing against a man in a climbing contest will bring a pulse to its sagging Friday schedule as the network outlined a host of new reality specials for the month of February.

Animal mating habits?!? This is what they gave up on Firefly, John Doe, and Fastlane for? Whether you were a fan of any or all of these shows, they had to be better than this crap. I also read today that Gail Berman announced (surprise, surprise) that they are going to be doing another Simple Life. Oh, and how many of you tuned in to the riveting premiere of My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance last night? Not me, I was watching the FF set. Will the nightmare ever end? No, probably not, but maybe when JW gets the last laugh and has a hit Firefly movie on his hands we will have at least a small measure of vindication. Let's just keep doing what we are doing. They can crank out all the garbage they want, but they can never take the sky from us. Just my daily rant.

May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one.

BROWNCOAT1

Tuesday, January 20, 2004 6:47 PM

I saw an ad for MBFOF, and felt nothing but contempt for Fox. I heard that they planned another Simple Life, but it is not surprising. With the ratings SL got, and w/ even Sci Fi channel selling out and doing "reality" shows, it is not surprising.

Personally, I gave up on Fox back in Jan of '03. I do not, and will not watch them, unless of course Joss is a masochist and lets them get their greedy little hands on Firefly when it makes its way back to TV.

I would rather watch paint dry than a reality show, and to be perfectly honest, I would rather read a good book than anything on Fox. I don't know why Fox does not reformat and simple call themselves RSTV, Reality Show Television.

"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one."

CAPTAINCDC

Tuesday, January 20, 2004 6:54 PM

Ditto fellow Browncoat. I would like to say that I never watch Fox, but I do still watch 24. That is the only time my TV is tuned to Fox. I agree though, that Faux should just change their name to "Reality"TV. However, what these shows have to do with reality is beyond me.

May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one.

THEREAVER

Tuesday, January 20, 2004 7:13 PM

I don't get Fox in the UK.

I'll rape you to death.
I'll eat your flesh.
I'll sew your skin into my clothes.
If you're very very lucky, I'll do it in that order - TheReaver

BROWNCOAT1

Tuesday, January 20, 2004 7:21 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by TheReaver:
I don't get Fox in the UK.

Then you are very lucky indeed Reaver, to not be subjected to the mind numbing garbage that Fox calls their program lineup.

"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one."

SEVENPERCENT

Tuesday, January 20, 2004 7:32 PM

Yes, Browncoat, I too heard this morning that they are making a "Simple Life 2", which I was going to post on, but this thread beat me to it- The guy on the radio (it was one of Stern's cronies) had a great line on it though, he said if they want to put Hilton and Ritchie in a 'fish out of water situation,' they should just sit them down and hand them a book (which I thought was funny as hell) -
I mean, WTF? Really, we need this? And I cant believe Fox execs are sitting at meetings going "I wonder why people are fleeing network tv for cable; I mean, who actually wants to watch shows like Monk, or the Sopranos, or Carnivale, or Dead Like Me (or Firefly) when we can force feed them Paris Hilton?"

He looked bigger when I couldn't see him.

THOREAU

Tuesday, January 20, 2004 7:43 PM

I only watch Fox for football games and occasionally the Simpsons, although the few newer episodes of Simpsons I've seen were pretty bad.

I'd love to see Firefly come back on Showtime. It would suck for those that don't have the premium channels, but that's where all the intelligent programming is these days. Dead Like Me, Bullshit, Stargate SG-1(since moved to Sci-Fi)...

Jayne: "These are stone killers, little man. They ain't cuddly like me."

BROWNCOAT1

Tuesday, January 20, 2004 7:43 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by SevenPercent:
Yes, Browncoat, I too heard this morning that they are making a "Simple Life 2", which I was going to post on, but this thread beat me to it- The guy on the radio (it was one of Stern's cronies) had a great line on it though, he said if they want to put Hilton and Ritchie in a 'fish out of water situation,' they should just sit them down and hand them a book (which I thought was funny as hell) -
I mean, WTF? Really, we need this? And I cant believe Fox execs are sitting at meetings going "I wonder why people are fleeing network tv for cable; I mean, who actually wants to watch shows like Monk, or the Sopranos, or Carnivale, or Dead Like Me (or Firefly) when we can force feed them Paris Hilton?"

LOL! That is great! "Give them a book".

I guess we have no one to blame for the poor quality television Fox serves up. If the masses did not watch this garbage, they would quit showing it. *sighs*

"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one."

CAITLYN

Tuesday, January 20, 2004 7:59 PM

Do the words "lowest common denominator" mean anything to you? Thing is, Fox seems to be aiming lower than low.

I tried to think of what I still watch on Fox. Nothing came to mind. Nothing at all. I ain't boycotting Fox. They just seem to be broadcasting stuff for folk who would consider someone like Jayne jun duh shr tyen-tsai. The sad thing is folk are lowering themselves to watch.

"What? That don't make no sense...
(realizing)
Unless...

Yep. Tah-shr SUO-yo DEE-
yure duh biao-tze duh MAH!"

(In honor of Fox, who I trust as much as Kaylee trusted Saffron at that point.)

BROWNCOAT1

Tuesday, January 20, 2004 8:05 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Caitlyn:
Do the words "lowest common denominator" mean anything to you? Thing is, Fox seems to be aiming lower than low.

I tried to think of what I still watch on Fox. Nothing came to mind. Nothing at all. I ain't boycotting Fox. They just seem to be broadcasting stuff for folk who would consider someone like Jayne jun duh shr tyen-tsai. The sad thing is folk are lowering themselves to watch.

My boycott of Fox did not start out intentionally. Like you said, they don't have anything I want to watch, and after they axed Firefly, I just don't tune into them anymore, but from the looks of things, I am not missing anything.

"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one."

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