USA Today Correct. Firefly Cancelled. Haken Will Work For Banana Instead
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UPDATED: Thursday, January 9, 2003 09:25
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Originally posted by Idefix:
that sounds weird to me. all the world is bitching at SciFi for dropping Farscape and you seem to think it is 'deserving' Firefly. deserving it so it is dropped somewhere in the middle of the story like Farscape did?
Idefix
Dear Idefix:
(cute name, so are you french or just a franco...?)
I think you read too much into my mention of SciFi, who you obviously have a beef with regarding some show I know nothing about.
As for 'all the world is complaining'...that's exactly what I'm talking about-
It's not all the world, it's a relatively small group of people like you who care!
If all the world was watching that show, it would'nt have been cancelled.
SciFi has interesting, unconventional stuff, which is more than I can say for about 85% of what's on my digital cable guide.
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esme - Sci-Fi has publically stated that they are no longer interested in airing "space based" programming. They are trying for Earth-centric paranormal mass appeal shows these days.
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well... they're going to have to change their name then, aren't they? i'm not a genre-specific viewer, but to me the name SciFi screams 'space-based'.
i don't really follow their public policy statements, i have to say. i just meant that SOME channel (insert whatever channel you wish) could show all the eps back to back...
give me a break, you big geeks!
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SciFi is very much going away from their edginess of the past. They have killed The Chronicle, I-Man, Farscape, G vs E, among other things. SciFi is trying to go mainstream with reality based shows, John Edward, and of course the mucho expensive X-Files rights. Any channel that decides to make a television show out of Tremors and wants to remake Quantum Leap sans Sam Beckett is unoriginal.
And after the Farscape cancellation, SciFi bad enormous bad press attached to it which still trails them today. Everytime SciFi is mentioned, the FS cancellation is almost always mentioned.
I'd like to see both shows continue but I truly, geniunely think SciFi is a long shot for either show.
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I really wish the Sci-Fi Channel was a safe haven for good, original sci-fi shows. Unfortunately it isn't anymore.
I was jazzed when I heard the rumors earlier this year that Sci-Fi might rerun eps of Firefly. I thought that was an awesome move ... but then the entire network did an about face with its programming and the network has gone to hell.
As for its name - well Sci-Lie and Psi-Fi are popular votes for the new name now ... or we just call 'em Skiffy.
But, anyway, I don't see Joss giving up on Firefly and I'm sure somebody out there thinks Firefly could be a valuable asset to them.
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My take on this cancellation is pretty this:
Television has become a fruitless wasteland for the majority segment of people who lack any real attention span. Drama shows such as Law & Order only do well because they keep each scene to less than 1 minute and never really endear to you to a characters' cause or reason.
Not to mention that television programming has become a 'fad' based insdustry. An earlier post mentioned Sci-Fi channel switching to 'Earth based paranormal' shows. Too bad science fiction can't be a reality show, then it would be on every channel, all day.
Firefly is a great show that has offered a different view of the future than any sci-fi show I've seen. Hopefully another network will pick it up.
FireFan
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The Sci-Fi Channel says that they are going away from space based shows (to justify the cancellation of Farscape), though they are going into production on a new Battlestar Galactica mini-series/pilot in March which contradicts that statement. You can't get anymore space based than Battlestar Galactica. UPN is the only real chance for Firefly. Joss already has a show there and UPN has a ready made audience for Firefly because they show Buffy and Enterprise. My guess is that even if Firefly doesn’t make it to UPN Joss's next show will end up on UPN.
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Originally posted by esme:Quote:
Originally posted by Idefix:
that sounds weird to me. all the world is bitching at SciFi for dropping Farscape and you seem to think it is 'deserving' Firefly. deserving it so it is dropped somewhere in the middle of the story like Farscape did?
Idefix
Dear Idefix:
(cute name, so are you french or just a franco...?)
I think you read too much into my mention of SciFi, who you obviously have a beef with regarding some show I know nothing about.
As for 'all the world is complaining'...that's exactly what I'm talking about-
It's not all the world, it's a relatively small group of people like you who care!
If all the world was watching that show, it would'nt have been cancelled.
SciFi has interesting, unconventional stuff, which is more than I can say for about 85% of what's on my digital cable guide.
Just a comment from a Farscape fan who has supported Firefly: Sorry you missed Farscape, honey, but it's a GREAT show. If you like Firefly at all you would have loved Farscape. Remotely similar, and both very good in their own way. Both Fox and Sci-Fi have made some serious errors. You should check out the reruns, starting this month.
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Originally posted by GeekedOut:
SciFi is very much going away from their edginess of the past. They have killed The Chronicle, I-Man, Farscape, G vs E, among other things. SciFi is trying to go mainstream with reality based shows, John Edward, and of course the mucho expensive X-Files rights. Any channel that decides to make a television show out of Tremors and wants to remake Quantum Leap sans Sam Beckett is unoriginal.
And after the Farscape cancellation, SciFi bad enormous bad press attached to it which still trails them today. Everytime SciFi is mentioned, the FS cancellation is almost always mentioned.
I'd like to see both shows continue but I truly, geniunely think SciFi is a long shot for either show.
You are so right. Everything you said, even mentioning The Chronicle-I was upset about that, as well as I-Man, etc....
It's depressing.
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Well am I the only one that thought Haken was being sarcastic with the title of this article, to point out that USA Today has their heads up their butts?
But anyway I am not sure what official sources USA Today uses but I work for FOX and they just sent down to all the FOX stations an internal teleconference and in that teleconference the Prez of Programing stated that Firefly is only on Hiatus and they are looking for a new time slot.
This just came down yesterday 12/12 and again today 12/13 so if they have already changed their minds it was awful quick.
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