So why couldn't the Sci-Fi network pick up Firefly???

POSTED BY: OPPYH
UPDATED: Monday, November 7, 2016 10:09
VIEWED: 15903
PAGE 4 of 5

PREV PAGE 1 2 3 4 5 NEXT PAGE

PENTHOS

Thursday, May 1, 2008 6:49 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Storymark:
The unfortunate reality being, if that happened, their revenue would go down, which would make them more inclined to do even more cheap programming.

I don't buy it... if SciFi can afford to produce shows like BSG, Eureka, and Stargate SG a-z, then SciFi can afford to produce Firefly...

They need get off the pot and buy the Firefly rights from FOX instead of feeding us roid-raged rednecks in leather boots and sequened speedos pretending to beat each other up... Enough all ready!

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Zoe: Don't think its a good spot sir, she still has the advantage over us.
Mal: Everyone always does; that's what makes us special.

JONGSSTRAW

Thursday, May 1, 2008 7:09 PM

Didn't The(new)Outer Limits start off on Showtime, and then end up on Sci fi channel? Those anthology episodes were certainly not cheap to make, and Sci fi ran production on them for a couple of years after Showtime axed it. I would kill to see Firefly end up on HBO or Showtime....just imagine the 'verse in an un-censored & commercial-free environment.

STORYMARK

Thursday, May 1, 2008 7:30 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Penthos:
Quote:
Originally posted by Storymark:
The unfortunate reality being, if that happened, their revenue would go down, which would make them more inclined to do even more cheap programming.

I don't buy it... if SciFi can afford to produce shows like BSG, Eureka, and Stargate SG a-z, then SciFi can afford to produce Firefly...

They need get off the pot and buy the Firefly rights from FOX instead of feeding us roid-raged rednecks in leather boots and sequened speedos pretending to beat each other up... Enough all ready!

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Zoe: Don't think its a good spot sir, she still has the advantage over us.
Mal: Everyone always does; that's what makes us special.

Uh, I didn't say they couldn't now....

I said if everyone stopped watching. that leads to fewer ad buys, which means less money to do high-cost shows. Fewer viewers would result in cheaper programming. Pretty simple cause and effect situation.

"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."

PENTHOS

Thursday, May 1, 2008 8:54 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Storymark:

Uh, I didn't say they couldn't now....

I understand, I shoudn't have quoted you for that last post as I started to type one thing then my thoughts changed to something else...

The point to me is, its been proven that we have enough fans to flex some muscle.

A nicely written letter from the Browncoat nation to SciFi (Universal\NBC) insisting they do everything in their power to get Firefly\Serenity flying again one way or another or run the risk of losing us as viewers altogether might make them actually consider it... I know it's a reach but what can I say, Firefly has turned me into a professional straw grasper.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Zoe: Don't think its a good spot sir, she still has the advantage over us.
Mal: Everyone always does; that's what makes us special.

RAYCHEETAH

Friday, May 2, 2008 6:26 AM

Firefly may not have been Skiffy's cup of tea, back in the day after F*X screwed Joss, but, now, even if they wanted it, they likely wouldn't cough up the cash to make it.

Firefly is moderately expensive to make; not sure where it falls in the Stargate/BSG scale, but, I get the impression that it's somewhere near or in that range. So, one might reason that, when BSG has had its day, Firefly might get a chance.

Not with BSG Prequel series Caprica...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caprica_(TV_series)

...on the way. I'm not gonna go into the pros and cons of whether or not this is gonna be a good show; it's simply a matter of how many pennies there are in the piggy bank.

Also, there is the Jericho factor. Skiffy picked up the rights to air the existing eps of Jericho, and, at least according to the scuttlebutt, are haggling a deal to possibly make more new eps. Well, given their budgetary inclinations (anybody see the re-imagined Flash Gordon?), I sincerely doubt Skiffy's sincerity in paying serious money for new eps of a show which, like Firefly, could seriously boost their viewership.

More likely, they're playing the Rangers along for as long as they can until they have to fess up that they're not gonna become Jericho's new home. They even played shell-games with the airing schedule for the Jericho re-runs right out of the gate, proving that they respect the Rangers about as much as they do the Browncoats, that is, not gorram much.

So, what's all that mean for Firefly? It means that Skiffy will gladly pick at the bones of the show by occasionally airing some of the 14 eps, but, they have no interest in taking it over from F*X.

Personally, I would rather a show I seriously love end up just about anywhere, including a (theoretically) rehabilitated F*X, than at Skiffy.

Just sayin'...

-Raycheetah =^[.]^=
The enjoyment of any good thing is only enhanced by sharing it with others.

http://fans4writers.com/ support the WGA writers strike

http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=2&t=30176

PARTICIPANT

Sunday, May 4, 2008 12:35 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Penthos:
Quote:
Originally posted by BookReader:
Quote:
Originally posted by participant:
Scifi channel would rather air wrestling

It is more profitable for them. The ratings for wrestling are pretty good, and the cost is dirt cheap. They are in business to make money and they make a lot of it with wrestling.

Exactly, don't blame scifi for showing wrestling, blame the wrestling fans... that's what I do.

but it is meant to be a science fiction channel. Imagine if National Geographic started airing horror movies or porn or something.

People are right to complain about skiffy

PENTHOS

Sunday, May 4, 2008 2:28 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by participant:
Quote:
Originally posted by Penthos:
Quote:
Originally posted by BookReader:
Quote:
Originally posted by participant:
Scifi channel would rather air wrestling

It is more profitable for them. The ratings for wrestling are pretty good, and the cost is dirt cheap. They are in business to make money and they make a lot of it with wrestling.

Exactly, don't blame scifi for showing wrestling, blame the wrestling fans... that's what I do.

but it is meant to be a science fiction channel. Imagine if National Geographic started airing horror movies or porn or something.

People are right to complain about skiffy

If you read a couple posts down from where you quoted you'll see I pretty much said the same thing you just did.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Zoe: Don't think its a good spot sir, she still has the advantage over us.
Mal: Everyone always does; that's what makes us special.

THOLO

Monday, May 5, 2008 3:12 AM

I think a campaign to get an answer from scifi might help?

lets send in a email forwarded to every bc fan and see if that will help. does anyone know someone in hollywood? maybe a trip to scifi's home office and asking to speak to someone with answers? or camp out in front of the home office until we get a "real" answer as to why they wont pick it up as a show?

heck i dont know why they cant make a statement for us to let us know. it would allow most of us to sleep at night, eheh

thanks

Keep Flying!!

Please listen to our internet radio talk "Unnamed Geek" show on Friday Nights @ 8:00pm central. http://radio.tstc.edu

CALHOUN

Monday, May 5, 2008 3:40 AM

Quote:
biggestdamnhero wrote:
Saturday, April 26, 2008 13:35

I think the "women as bad-asses" obsession is unrealistic and tiring. Starbuck from BSG being made into a woman?

I'm with biggestdamnhero!! Women should get back in the kitchen and stay there!....

PENTHOS

Monday, May 5, 2008 3:41 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Tholo:
I think a campaign to get an answer from scifi might help?

lets send in a email forwarded to every bc fan and see if that will help. does anyone know someone in hollywood? maybe a trip to scifi's home office and asking to speak to someone with answers? or camp out in front of the home office until we get a "real" answer as to why they wont pick it up as a show?

heck i dont know why they cant make a statement for us to let us know. it would allow most of us to sleep at night, eheh

thanks

I'm sure at least a few posters will tell you its "not worth your time", or "its been tried", or "they wont listen".

Well I'm here to tell you I am ALL FOR IT. Even if it has been tried, I don't care... try again... If you're serious, I'm serious so let's figure out a way to make it happen... Where there's a will, there's a gorram way. PM me and we can start planning. ANYBODY interested in getting active about this PM me.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Zoe: Don't think its a good spot sir, she still has the advantage over us.
Mal: Everyone always does; that's what makes us special.

PREV PAGE 1 2 3 4 5 NEXT PAGE