Dollhouse moved to Friday deathslot.
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UPDATED: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 20:15
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Good one Fremmy!
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Lemme channel Jayne a moment here...
"Oh I could make a few suggestions..."
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This is one time you wish the character was a real-life person. He could walk into a Fox exec meeting re: the Spring schedule, wielding his Bowie knife. He goes to the head honcho, grabs him by the lapels of his $500 suit.
Let me try one:
Mal says: "Just scare him a little isall."
Jayne: "Pain is scary." 
Ha, ha, haaaa! Mine is an evil laugh!
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Very good point.
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Perhaps it's time for an online network-style production company. Staffed by people who "get it". Netxecutives! Insomniacs could be the outriders in the polls.
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With the success of Dr. H could Serenity: The Webisodes be far behind? Joss should look into this. I believe the rights Fox has is strictly regarding TV episodes, unless there is a clause regarding newly written material for web broadcasting.
Someone made a good point about the marketability of sci-fi shows. I dare say that if the marketing dept. doesn't know how to sell the show, well it's not good news generally. But perhaps teaming up Terminator and Dollhouse or Fringe and Dollhouse might give each show a needed boost in the ratings. Otherwise I think original shows on the internet is the way to go.
Someone out there is reading this and may get ideas.
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Originally posted by ecgordon:
Lost has been moved around a lot. If I'm not mistaken it was originally on Tuesdays at 8pm Eastern, then was moved to Wednesdays at 9, then Wed. at 10, then Thursdays at 10. ABC has just announced that it returns for Season Five on Wed., January 21 at 9.
In the states at least, LOST has always been on Wednesday night, with the exception of the fourth season. The hour has changed a couple times, but the first 3, and now 5th seasons, were all Wednesday affairs.
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The source may not be the the most trusted (F*X exec) but there's some logic and good news in there all the same:
—Having all but abandoned scripted programming on Friday nights of late, Fox is jumping back onto the night in a very big (and expensive) way. Starting in February, the network will pair Joss Whedon’s lush new drama “Dollhouse” with the network’s big-budget action hour “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.”
While “Dollhouse” has been plagued by production shutdowns and rumors that Fox executives are uncertain about its commercial appeal, Mr. Beckman said scheduling the show on Friday is simply a byproduct of trying to design the strongest possible schedule for the network.
Mr. Beckman doesn’t pretend that “Dollhouse” and “Terminator” have an easy path ahead of them. But, particularly in the case of “Dollhouse,” Mr. Beckman thinks the less competitive Friday night will give the show a better chance to build an audience than a more high-profile night.
“If we put it on Monday and it didn’t do well, we might have to yank it,” he said. But because Fox’s winter lineup should be solid on Saturday through Thursday nights, “We can afford to let these shows run their course. We can give them 12 or 13 weeks to find an audience.”
http://www.tvweek.com/news/2008/11/foxs_slate_shuffle_a_longterm.php
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Originally posted by SigmaNunki:Quote:
Originally posted by TuJiaoZuo:
I hate to correct you, but being a student at an art school and taking Animation as a major, there are MANY, MANY nerds about (all visual effects majors, with the exception of moi). Throngs of us. 80% of the students in my classes go to conventions and build their own computers and can engage in conversations about the nuances of Star Wars that can last hours (possibly days if it's Star Trek and it's the right person). There's plenty of us young, eager nerds and geeks out here in my neck of the woods where SciFi is a staple of life (alongside comics, Anime, video games and ramen noodles).
However unlike how people perceive the young geeks and nerds, we tend to have a weekend life. Friday night for most is the beginning of the social weekend (unless you're the type of nerd that has sold their soul to WoW or Spore 'cause then that is your weekend). Nobody young watches TV on Friday unless its three in the morning.
The Friday night slot is totally the kiss of death, there's plenty of nerds out there, we just have social lives now. I'm really surprised about the friday night schedule though (I mean I shouldn't be, it's f*x) I thought the whole thing with making amends with Joss was that they were going to completely back his show 100% and all that.
Your Indian Pirate Lord,
Ash
You completely missed the very very clear point I made. I strongly suggest you actually read my post instead of skimming it. Maybe then you'll actually see what I said instead of assuming what I said.
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Wow, that's why I don't post when I'm tired. So very very sorry SigmaNuki, sleep deprivation and a keyboard do not mix.
Your Indian Pirate Lord,
Ash
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www.zap2it.com reports that T:TSCC finished 4th in it's time slot last week, and has lost the 18-49 demo. I wish they'd move it to NEXT Friday night. Friday mite not mean death to these shows.
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