Angela, my first indicator that something was rotten in the state of Denmark was "The Sentinel" or, as I liked to call it, The Manager's Choice". For a period of about three years, then-Skiffy altered its morning sched almost religiously, shows coming and going with dizzying speed, but "The Sentinel" never moved from its timeslot (M-F @ 10:00 am, Sat @ 1:00 pm). I figured that someone high up the food chain there must've loved that show something fierce (or Richard Burgi), because, at the time, no one I knew cared a whit for the show.
The point of that ramble? Maybe they *are* their own core viewers. Martin (listening to Thin Lizzy's "Cold Sweat", which may have fueled that last) "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: asrobin...@mindspring.com Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:42:19 +0000 Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Is SyFy Trying to Chase Away Viewers? After having no cable since 1992, missing shows like Farscape, Earthsea (gagg), etc., and running out of space for Stargate DVD's, I finally let them attach a dish to my 100-year-old house SOLELY because of the SciFi channel. I wonder if they really know who their core viewers are. Angela --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter <truthseeker...@...> wrote: > > > Keith, I get the feeling that CN made the mistake of looking at the "success" > that Siffy's had with the ratings on their reality programming and opted to > follow suit, without bothering to look at the complaints. Also, there might > be the money factor at play. In this depressed economy, they may be looking > for cheap programming. > > "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody > hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik > > > > > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > From: keithbjohn...@... > Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 03:46:55 +0000 > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Is SyFy Trying to Chase Away Viewers? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > And now even Cartoon Network is doing "reality" shows! WTF? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tracey de Morsella" <tdli...@...> > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2009 1:02:15 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Is SyFy Trying to Chase Away Viewers? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I thing they are preserving the audience they want. The > people who like > > those silly reality shows and the most hideous night on television. They > > are making more of those, not less. Too bad they are not trying to expand > > their audience to include those they used to have > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On > > Behalf Of angelababycat > > Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 6:59 AM > > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Is SyFy Trying to Chase Away Viewers? > > > > Get out of my head, Keith! I was thinking of posting a very similar > > comentary re SyFy Channel's poor performance this summer. The BCA and even > > relatively obscure stations like Sluth, G4 and Chiller had more interesting > > programming lately. > > > > And what if some shows like ST Voyager cost more? Isn't it better in the > > long run if it preserves viewership? One of my clients just went through > > the rebranding process this summer, so I saw how expensive and time > > comsuming it is. Maybe all that effort should have been spent on > > programming instead. > > > > They will really need to come back strong this fall, as well as realize that > > people watch TV all year round. > > > > Angela > > > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson <KeithBJohnson@> wrote: > > > > > > So we had a long holiday weekend, and, going into it, I prepared myself > > for another weekend of marathons. You know: Twilight Zone all day Saturday, > > "Enterprise" or TNG on Monday. Maybe some "Eureka" or BSG thrown in for good > > measure. But know what we got instead? All day Sunday, the "reality" show > > "Destination Truth", and all day Labor Day, "Ghost Hunters". WTF??? > > > > > > Look, SyFy has a huge backlog of scifi series, successful and canceled, > > that they can show. There's "The Dresden Files", "Special Unit 7". there's > > even that creepy show with Matthew Fox that took place in a weird hospital. > > What about old eps of "First Wave"? I'd take that over searches for urban > > legends and local myths. Hell, they can pull out Space: Above and Beyond if > > they want. I'd watch it over those idiot Ghostbuster wannabes. > > > > > > Fortunately I wasn't home very much, so didn't have to depend on the telly > > for entertainment. But when I was home? I watched marathons of "Ben 10: > > Alien Force", "Wolverine and the X-Men", and science fact shows "The > > Universe" and "Planet Earth" instead. Sad that I'm more excited to watch > > cartoons more than a supposed science fiction channel all weekend. > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Post your SciFiNoir Profile at > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYa > > hoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________ > Hotmail® is up to 70% faster. Now good news travels really fast. > http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=PID23391::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HYGN_faster:082009 > _________________________________________________________________ With Windows Live, you can organize, edit, and share your photos. http://www.windowslive.com/Desktop/PhotoGallery
