Brad Wright in hiding now?

mzzz

mzzz

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Focusing more on his relationships at home?....hopefully not in an SGU way. Oh...I can just imagine the dialogue.

Brad: (firm threatening voice) I'm sorry, you can't be trusted to have access to this room.
Little girl: But daddy, I have to go potty!
 
Tropicana

Tropicana

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shavedape said:
My point is that Brad Wright absolutely didn't believe he was taking a risk. He might have realized that he had made a mistake when they got around to season 2, but initially he didn't think SGU was risky at all.
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Agreed.

He saw other shows go towards the soap-fi direction and succeeded to a certain extent and as u said, he expected similar economical returns by having SGU go towards that direction. Now has it succeeded? Of course not. Your post said it all.
 
mzzz

mzzz

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We need a new sci-fi channel, one that's dedicated to sci-fi not experimental crap appealing to critics and whatever current fad critics are gushing over.
 
Overmind One

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mzzz said:
We need a new sci-fi channel, one that's dedicated to sci-fi not experimental crap appealing to critics and whatever current fad critics are gushing over.
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Agreed, But how to make such a channel profitable? The closest thing we have right now is on-demand programming like what Netflix has, but with a wider selection of science fiction. None of these conglomerate TV channels are going to put together a decent lineup for a science fiction fan to enjoy, se why not make your own? :)
 
Gatefan1976

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Overmind One said:
Agreed, But how to make such a channel profitable? The closest thing we have right now is on-demand programming like what Netflix has, but with a wider selection of science fiction. None of these conglomerate TV channels are going to put together a decent lineup for a science fiction fan to enjoy, se why not make your own? :)
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Isn't that what we do here?? :P

Check thisout, this is the Aussie Scifi channel lineup,kicks nine shades of crap out of the US one IMHO:
http://www.scifitv.com.au/TVGuide/
 
shavedape

shavedape

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Gatefan1976

Gatefan1976

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Tropicana said:
Syfy US - bloody bunch of sell-outs.[/QUOTE

Not really, just doing what they have to do to survive Tropi mate.

We have a channel here (fox8) and it has in it's lineup: Smallville, Supernatural, falling skies, true blood, America's (Australia's and New Zealands) next top model, gossip girl, WWE raw, WWE smackdown, Bones, Glee, Simpsons, Futurama, Family guy and more. the US channels cannot get a lineup like that because they are always devided and always pushing thier own "new show", Also, we a generally a season or half a season behind the US, so we have the advantatage of buying the shows later.
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Tropicana

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Well I do understand Syfy US is doing what they can to survive, but there's a way of doing it and keeping the ethos, dignity and the raison d'etre. Cos right now even the name of "Syfy" doesn't suit this new channel.

It's like calling Food Network Channel, "Fud Network Channel" and showing wrestling, etc. It's so stupid, lol.
 
Gatefan1976

Gatefan1976

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Tropicana said:
Well I do understand Syfy US is doing what they can to survive, but there's a way of doing it and keeping the ethos, dignity and the raison d'etre. Cos right now even the name of "Syfy" doesn't suit this new channel.

It's like calling Food Network Channel, "Fud Network Channel" and showing wrestling, etc. It's so stupid, lol.
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No, no there really isn't. Scifi shows cost crap loads of money and appeal to a relatively small audience base who are all too willing to rip you off because you don't fit thier timeframe or lifestyle. Scifi fans are thier own worst enemy, and what makes it worse it they know EXACTLY how the system works yet cry like whiney bitches because they don't like it or something they like gets the arse.
 
ChromeToasterX

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Gatefan1976 said:
No, no there really isn't. Scifi shows cost crap loads of money and appeal to a relatively small audience base who are all too willing to rip you off because you don't fit thier timeframe or lifestyle. Scifi fans are thier own worst enemy, and what makes it worse it they know EXACTLY how the system works yet cry like whiney bitches because they don't like it or something they like gets the arse.
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I'd say it's mostly younger viewers in the high school to undergrad college age range that are most likely the problem. Having grown up with the Internet being omnipresent, they are used to the concept of getting stuff for free through less than legal means and see it as normal, instead of paying for the stuff they want to watch. It doesn't help that the current cable/satellite environment makes pirating more appealing, since you have to pay for tons of chaff to get what you want (especially with higher end packages), and don't have to deal with all the annoying commercials that are slotted into the shows (aside from the pop up banner ones that play during the show).
 
Gatefan1976

Gatefan1976

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ChromeToasterX said:
I'd say it's mostly younger viewers in the high school to undergrad college age range that are most likely the problem. Having grown up with the Internet being omnipresent, they are used to the concept of getting stuff for free through less than legal means and see it as normal, instead of paying for the stuff they want to watch. It doesn't help that the current cable/satellite environment makes pirating more appealing, since you have to pay for tons of chaff to get what you want (especially with higher end packages), and don't have to deal with all the annoying commercials that are slotted into the shows (aside from the pop up banner ones that play during the show).
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Can't argue with our resident cylon on that assesment. Quite honestly, some channels just deserve to go away. Specialization is fine, but even specialist channels need to offer a "semi-broad" base of programming to appeal to everyone merely to survive. Quite frankly, I see the next "step forward" as a cutting of tons of "useless" channels and having the parent companies funnel those resources into web based programming instead with a mandate to monetise thier programming or get the total boot. For years we lived with Prime channels only, The model worked then and still does today. Lets face it, do we really NEED all these channels?
 
shavedape

shavedape

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Gatefan1976 said:
Can't argue with our resident cylon on that assesment. Quite honestly, some channels just deserve to go away. Specialization is fine, but even specialist channels need to offer a "semi-broad" base of programming to appeal to everyone merely to survive. Quite frankly, I see the next "step forward" as a cutting of tons of "useless" channels and having the parent companies funnel those resources into web based programming instead with a mandate to monetise thier programming or get the total boot. For years we lived with Prime channels only, The model worked then and still does today. Lets face it, do we really NEED all these channels?
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No, we the viewers don't need all these channels. But the cable companies sell ungodly amounts of advertising on all those useless channels. There's no way they're going to willingly slit their own economic throats. I think in the long run web-based programming will ascend and give individual viewers more choice in what they choose to view. At that point the cable industry will be forced to change their modus operandi.
 
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