FOX Begs Fans to Prevent Cancellation (of sorts)

POSTED BY: Cedric
UPDATED: Thursday, January 7, 2010 15:18
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CEDRIC

Sunday, December 20, 2009 5:03 AM

In an odd twist of fate, the FOX Network ran ads during last Friday's Dollhouse, asking fans of FOX shows to rally behind them in their fight with Time Warner Cable. They even point out that our favorite shows, such as Dollhouse, might go away without our support in this struggle.

This raises three questions:

(1) Why on Earth would FOX think that fan protests can prevent a cancellation? It hasn't worked when we protested to FOX!

(2) Why on Earth would FOX think that Dollhouse fans would feel any sense of loyalty to them when they've already cancelled the show?

(3) Why on Earth would FOX think that fans of television in general would feel any sense of loyalty to FOX? They've broken our hearts with cancellations so many times that all I can do is sit back and laugh that they want our help.

So, I encourage all Browncoats to go to www.keepfoxon.com and post polite explanations of why we don't have their back on this one.

Cedric

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ECGORDON

Sunday, December 20, 2009 5:13 AM

I always watch off the DVR and skip over the commercials so I missed that. It does seem odd they would include Dollhouse in that statement since we all know it only has three more episodes before it goes bye-bye.

Not sure if it would effect me at all one way or the other since I have cable from a company other than Time Warner.

CALHOUN

Sunday, December 20, 2009 6:20 AM

I can't remember how the expression goes so I am not sure "if I would piss on Fox if they were on fire"...

On the one hand I would like very much to piss on them.. on the other hand watching them burn has its own appeal.

CLAUDS

Sunday, December 20, 2009 7:21 AM

I just left the following comment:

I feel that this appeal for fans to rally in support of FOX is quite ironic and rather insulting considering the efforts fans of the TV series 'Firefly.' After such an extensive effort was carried out by the Browncoats (Firefly fans) to save Firefly, I am not slightly inclined to support this cause. Thank-you.

Browncoat and proud!

LERXST

Sunday, December 20, 2009 2:01 PM

Calhoun,

Was it:

"I wouldn't piss in his ear if his brains were on fire."

Fox.

______________________________________________________
"So, you're proposing that we go back in time, find some Humpback whales, bring them back here, and hope they can tell this "probe" what to go do with itself??"
"That's the general idea."
"THAT'S CRAZY!"

SCHISM

Sunday, December 20, 2009 2:11 PM

Not a damn thing on their "what would I miss?" list that you can't get on other channels or on DVD later on.

As hooked as I am on the final few episodes of Dollhouse, I'd gladly wait for the DVD release if it meant FOX getting a taste of their own medicine.

Then again, it would only be worth it if they were aware of the irony, which I doubt...

PIZMOBEACH

Sunday, December 20, 2009 2:51 PM

This is Fox and Time Warner (Content Creators versus Content Deliverers) having a disagreement over pricing.

Time Warner's site:
http://rolloverorgettough.com/

"Some of our contracts with program providers are up at the end of this year – and they’ve demanded as much as 300% more for their shows. Even worse, they’re threatening to pull the plug if we don’t pay their price."

Fux wants to charge more for programming and Time Warner doesn't want to pay it (which is BS since they'd just shift the charge to their users - they may even do both!).

Both sides are trying to manipulate viewers, to rile them up and get them mad at the other side, "They're trying to gouge us!" "They're going to stop carrying your favorite shows!"
That's what FUX means when they say "cancellation."

I say FUX 'em both. There's too much tv anyway.

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SCHISM

Sunday, December 20, 2009 4:56 PM

Besides, House is too big right now to be lost through the cracks.

If they lose it, someone else will pick it up.

No big loss.

CHRISISALL

Sunday, December 20, 2009 5:36 PM

Fox wants our help- that is too gorram funny.
Firefly, Dark Angel, Brisco County and Dollhouse are all done anyway.
Good widdance to bad wubbish.

The laughing Chrisisall

LWAVES

Sunday, December 20, 2009 5:44 PM

This has cheered me up and I was already happy.
They want OUR help!!

Even if Dollhouse could be saved I would be willing to let it go because of their past atrocities. There is no way that whatever help is given by fans would they bring it back for another season.

I say we piss on them even if they are not on fire.
They've pissed on us enough.

So say we all.
(Okay wrong show but it's fitting)

"I don't believe in suicide, but if you'd like to try it it might cheer me up to watch."

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