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What Has Fox Got Against Its Own Sci-Fi Shows?
brumgrunt writes "Dollhouse. The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Fringe. Three science fiction shows that Fox commissioned, put on the air, and — in the case of at least one of them — has won rave reviews. But why does it seem that Fox is trying to kill some of its own shows with crazy scheduling decisions? How can Fringe survive after being pulled for two months, and what hope is there for Sarah Connor and Dollhouse on a Friday night?"
...is thank god BSG is on Sci-Fi channel and not Fox. Otherwise we'd likely have had only one season of it.
Just sprinkle a little Torgo's Executive Powder in Fox's water supply.
Do we have time to make a batch of Torgo's Executive Powder?
Reminds me of the first Family Guy episode after they got cancelled:
Peter: Everybody, I've got bad news. We've been cancelled.
Lois: Oh, no! Peter, how could they do that?
Peter: Well, unfortunately, Lois, there's just no more room on the schedule. We've just got to accept the fact that Fox has to make room for terrific shows like Dark Angel, Titus, Undeclared, Action, That 80's Show, Wonderfalls, Fastlane, Andy Richter Controls the Universe, Skin, Girls Club, Cracking Up, The Pitts, Firefly, Get Real, FreakyLinks, Wanda at Large, Costello, The Lone Gunmen, A Minute With Stan Hooper, Normal, Ohio, Pasadena, Harsh Realm, Keen Eddie, The $treet, American Embassy, Cedric The Entertainer, The Tick, Luis and Greg the Bunny.
Lois: Is there no hope?
Peter: Well, I suppose if all those shows go down the tubes, we might have a shot.
Wow, that's some reception. I didn't realize you got Fox on your planet.
Tic-Tac-Toe, Global Thermonuclear War, and relationships all have the same winning move.
This is fox remember... there is nothing rational or thoughtful about it.
It is fair and balanced however.
The bright young execs are too busy managing to keep the "fair" away from the "balanced" over at the Fox News department, lest they meet and annihilate each other in a blissfully exothermic reaction.
I work for Fox scheduling shows, and me no like some of things you people say. Me a special person with lerning disebility and it not nice make fun of me. Me thought decision to put Futurama on right after sporting events that usually run long real good idea. Me put scifi on Fridays too because geeks no have life and watch TV Fridays. Me like reality shows more. Funny people yelling at each other. TV need more of this. Scifi sometimes too hard to understand. Me like Family Guy. Fat guy is funny. Me like lots of jokes with little plot. Me special.
The fact that so many great shows have been canceled on Fox over the years and yet MadTV somehow KEEPS GOING ON AND ON FOR SOME INEXPLICABLE REASON was what finally turned me into an atheist.
SJW: Someone who has run out of real oppression, and has to fake it.
whooosh
bad spellers of the world UNTIE
Please no!
That would mean that the roaches and the network execs would survive the zombie apocalypse. Can you see what kind of place the world would be? Those poor roaches. Think of the bugs!
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.
"We distort, you deride."
You save only 59 seconds over 8 miles by going 75 instead of 65. Do you really have to pass that guy? Do the Math!
Be honest now, are you a sweet transvestite from Transsexual Transylvania?
"Lack of speed can be overcome. In the worst case by patience." --Znork
Except you didn't say it properly. Here, let me fix it for you!
[FUNNY-FOREIGN-ACCENT]
Ees funny, because all shows are now off air!
[/FUNNY-FOREIGN-ACCENT]
Fascism starts when the efficiency of the government becomes more important than the rights of the people.
Maybe they put the SciFi shows on Friday nights because they think that the target audience doesn't have a social life and would take a break from their MMORPG or D&D game to watch an hour of TV and give the previous time slot to something that the mainstream audience.
Hey, I asked my DM if we could break for Dollhouse the last couple of weeks, and he correctly pointed out that I didn't have my priorities in order!
Omnes stulti sunt.
Do we have time to make a batch of Torgo's Executive Powder?
Torgo's busy, taking care of the place while The Master is away.
Bow-ties are cool.
That and Obama, all in the same month? Maybe there is a God.
SJW: Someone who has run out of real oppression, and has to fake it.
Fox, cancelling more sci-fi? Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!
Freeze Ray. Tell your friends.
Anybody who is nerdy enough to write in to Slashdot bemoaning the probable demise of these shows is going to have no problem clearing up their busy Friday night social schedule in order to watch them.
I think there is a world market for maybe five personal web logs.