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

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UPDATED: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 19:56
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JASONZZZ

Monday, February 9, 2004 2:27 AM

I am not debating with you, I am just trying to reason out what the Execs are thinking with trying to attract this segment.

It doesn't make any sense that LCD can capture that kind of market. LCD's might be willing to spend all of their disposable income and then mortgage their double-wide to the hilt for ciggies and malt-liquor (or lighter fluid). But whatelse does corporate USA think they can hook these people up with with at $200 a month? BTW, has anyone noticed what kind of adverts are on during those time slots? Maybe that's where we can figure
out what/who they are trying to sell to.

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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.

"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.)

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FIREFLYWILDCARD1

Monday, February 9, 2004 2:28 AM

I have to say that network and most Cable shows suck but there are a few out there that I still watch. The few that I do watch on network TV are Third Watch (NBC), CSI (CBS), and very rarely ER (NBC). The only cable show I watch is Stargate SG-1. Other than those 4 shows, I no longer watch TV.

I agree that Firefly should never have been on Friday, but if Fox put it on any other night it would have been on in the wee hours of the morning. That's what they did to Space Above and Beyond (granted Firefly has better writing and special effects but I liked SAAB). They moved SAAB from Friday night to 2 AM on Tuesdays. Talk about seriously killing a show's chances of ever picking up an audience.

CAINUNABLED

Monday, February 9, 2004 2:38 AM

Boy I was sad when they cancelled SAAB. I know the show was put on in 2002, but it would have been great if it picked up the X-Files old slot on Sundays when Chris Carter finally let the show rest in peace. I think the people who watched X-Files would have loved Firelfy.

Till human voices wakes us, and we drown.

LINDLEY

Monday, February 9, 2004 3:45 AM

Who cares what Fox puts on, Friday nights?

Friday nights belong to CBS (Joan of Arcadia) and Scifi (Stargate SG-1) anyway.

EBONEZER

Monday, February 9, 2004 5:27 AM

but but but...i love the Simpons and Malcom in the Middle! But really, sunday night is the only time to really wanna watch Fox (don't got cable, it's fox or the "wonderful" world of Disney)

On another note, there had been talk of a "schedulaed" (spelled wrong sorry) boycott of Fox. Is anybody organizing this? And is is worth doing? I mean, is there enough of us to really make a difference? Not trying to be negitive, just realistic...

"Go back inside or i will blow another crater in this tiny moon"

EBONEZER

Monday, February 9, 2004 5:34 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Noxious:

I heard awhile back that TV was loosing a lot of their male audience to video games and internet porn. This is easy for me to believe since I spend a lot of time playing video games. Which, much like porn, has a better plot than any reality show.

Hey! Somebody shoulddo a firefly video game! It would have it all! Fighting, Flying, Shooting, Crime, and A Girl Rubbing Soup in her Hair! Way cool! The Colective (that's the video game creator people that made the Buffy game and the new Indiana Jones game) should put it together! That would be SOOOO COOL!!!

"Go back inside or i will blow another crater in this tiny moon"

SEVENPERCENT

Monday, February 9, 2004 7:12 AM

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Originally posted by cainunabled:
Let's assume for the sake of argument that fox is not run by dung-slinging monkeys (I know, bit of a stretch, but just try). If they had realized their mistake (back when the show was on the air) of putting the show on in a bad time-slot for the key audience, what time should they have moved it to?

Till human voices wake us, and we drown.

I have to respond to this- No offense to the ladies in attendance, but I would say FF was aimed at a primarily male, 18-35 yr old audience- And let me tell you this from experience as a member of this category and someone who spends an inordinate amount of time in bars, that age category is unachievable in any significant numbers on Fridays- Lets face facts, that age group is either working or going out on Fridays, and not home- Best time slot? Wednesday- You cant beat NBC on Thurs, that's a fact- Many of the other networks have powerhouse Mondays and Tuesdays, and weekends will never draw that audience (a couple of my best friends are barbacks and bouncers, which is why I'm spending so much time there at the bar, and I know who I see in there-and it isnt Grandma)- The best day is Weds, 7-8 or 8-9 pm- It also wouldnt hurt to have a decent lead-in show for it, either (Sci-fi bloc Weds, for example)- They should have premiered it on Sundays for a bit, as advertising during playoffs or some such, to get an audience feel, then replayed it in its normal slot- But hey, what do I know, I'm just their target audience whose hobby is film and television-

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He looked bigger when I couldn't see him.

SEVENPERCENT

Monday, February 9, 2004 7:14 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by cainunabled:
Let's assume for the sake of argument that fox is not run by dung-slinging monkeys (I know, bit of a stretch, but just try). If they had realized their mistake (back when the show was on the air) of putting the show on in a bad time-slot for the key audience, what time should they have moved it to?

Till human voices wake us, and we drown.

And, also for the record, Fox is run by dung slinging monkeys- You gotta stretch pretty damn far to disbelieve that one-

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He looked bigger when I couldn't see him.

LINDLEY

Monday, February 9, 2004 1:45 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by ebonezer:
Quote:
Originally posted by Noxious:

I heard awhile back that TV was loosing a lot of their male audience to video games and internet porn. This is easy for me to believe since I spend a lot of time playing video games. Which, much like porn, has a better plot than any reality show.

Hey! Somebody shoulddo a firefly video game! It would have it all! Fighting, Flying, Shooting, Crime, and A Girl Rubbing Soup in her Hair! Way cool! The Colective (that's the video game creator people that made the Buffy game and the new Indiana Jones game) should put it together! That would be SOOOO COOL!!!

"Go back inside or i will blow another crater in this tiny moon"

I'm working on it........

BROWNCOAT1

Monday, February 9, 2004 3:29 PM

Originally posted by SevenPercent:

Quote:

I have to respond to this- No offense to the ladies in attendance, but I would say FF was aimed at a primarily male, 18-35 yr old audience- And let me tell you this from experience as a member of this category and someone who spends an inordinate amount of time in bars, that age category is unachievable in any significant numbers on Fridays- Lets face facts, that age group is either working or going out on Fridays, and not home- Best time slot? Wednesday- You cant beat NBC on Thurs, that's a fact- Many of the other networks have powerhouse Mondays and Tuesdays, and weekends will never draw that audience (a couple of my best friends are barbacks and bouncers, which is why I'm spending so much time there at the bar, and I know who I see in there-and it isnt Grandma)- The best day is Weds, 7-8 or 8-9 pm- It also wouldnt hurt to have a decent lead-in show for it, either (Sci-fi bloc Weds, for example)- They should have premiered it on Sundays for a bit, as advertising during playoffs or some such, to get an audience feel, then replayed it in its normal slot- But hey, what do I know, I'm just their target audience whose hobby is film and television-

I agree. I can't believe that network execs and some individuals at the official board will try to tell you that the Nielson rating system is accurate and gives valid info on the # of viewers that a particular show garners.

I for one fall into the demographic target audience specified and before I got married, Friday night meant one thing: Night Out.

Friday is payday for me, as it is for a good portion of people, and that means lots of 18-35 males w/ money burning a hole in their pocket after five days, 8-10 hrs per day of making someone else wealthy and having little to show for your effort. Personally by Friday at five I am always ready for some R & R. I would go home long enough to shower and change, then it is out on the town. I didn't even think of staying home to watch television.

Now that I am married, I have little time for tv. Between my wife, kids, and "honey do" list, I don't have a lot of free time. I will take an hour on Friday nights now to watch Stargate SG1 if the previews look good, but otherwise I am out running errands or taking the family out for dinner.

Nielsons, Schmielsons. The system is broken and needs to be fixed.

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

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