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Science Channel Buys Rights To Firefly
citking writes "The Science Channel has purchased the rights to Firefly and plans to air all episodes in order and in high definition. In addition, physicist Dr. Michio Kaku will appear to explain the theoretical science behind the show's sci-fi concepts. There's a brief interview in the article as well with Nathan Fillion, who chimes in with his thoughts on Firefly and playing Mal."
Unfortunately, I don't think that will happen after the movie wrapped up the story line and killed off major characters.
I'm prepared to pretend the movie never happened if it mean more episodes. Who's with me?!
"Tell me doctor, with all of your defenses, are there any provisions for an attack by killer bees?"
Since when is it news that a second rate basic cable channel gets the rights to air a show?
The Science Channel is a Discovery network.
Market penetration, 100 million households for Discovery Channel, 50-70 million households for each of its second-tier networks. Discovery Networks U.S.
Discovery tends to stay on target. True crime on I.D. Animals on Animal Planet. No pro wrestling to pump up the male demographic. I'm looking at you, SyFy.
You could do much worse if you were looking for a new home for "Firefly."
I describe Farscape as "Epic" in the proper sense. Its really quite as fantastic as the old Greek epics. Death, betrayal, strange places and monsters. Heroic deeds, sacrifice coming home, leaving again, love, loss. It really had everything.
Well... we do... but the Republicans are trying to put a stop to that too. I mean, who needs educational tv... if it isn't something an advertiser would pay for, it must be no good right?
Ap article:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hQFmfwcJVeKhlulkYWG1QYGRvxpQ?docId=1ef92d9015bf434daf73dd26f89c322a
You are entitled to your own opinions, not your own facts.
I always look at Farscape as the '90's version of American cultural propaganda.
The archetype of American cultural propaganda was Star Trek (The Original Series). It portrayed a world (galaxy) of the future, free from the fear of atomic weapons wiping out humanity. Where the Earth was united, racial differences irrelevant, the guy in charge was a handsome white guy, reminiscent of JFK, leading an interracial crew, who zipped through the universe, boffing females of every species, kicking the asses of their (evil) enemies with superior weaponry, spreading democracy (the federation) throughout the galaxy, solving every problem with technology and "The American Way". People throughout the Earth ate it up, hook, line and sinker.
But that storyline became tired and incongruous in a post-Soviet world. Hence, American cultural propaganda program 2.0, Farscape. Instead of pushing American military imperialism, it was American economic imperialism. Moya's crew now consisted of interspecie free-agents, a group of (H1-B) aliens led by a handsome white guy, reminiscent of JFK. Since its post-AIDS, great white leader now sticks to a monogamous relationship. Instead of a grand Federation uniting the galaxy fighting evil empires, its now the big Peacekeeper gov't that's the bad guy, while the plucky entrepreneurial startup who are the good guys. And now all these alien factions are struggling to seize control of Critchton's technology (wormholes), while the crew, at various times, scheme to backstab each other when its to their advantage and struggle to take control of the ship (startup).
There is no America. There is no democracy. There is only IBM and AT&T and DuPont, Dow, General Electric, and Exxon
Hyperdrive was 10x better
It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for being subtle.
I always look at Farscape as the '90's version of American cultural propaganda
Your assumption that this Australian show was an American show demonstrates how well you have succumbed to the notion that all things are American :)
This show was very pro-UN control (versus American control,) very much against the idea of a group making themselves the police of the galaxy that nobody asked for or wanted, renamed NASA to ISA (or something like that,) and towards the end was pro-peace to the point that I was expecting them to break out in song. HEck, they even had an episode that showed how the US was letting 9/11 destroy world unity over the space program.
That said, this is my second favorite shows of all time only trumped by Babylon 5. And it surpasses Babylon 5 in terms of consistent awesomeness.