Comments | scarlettina: In among but not of?

scarlettina

In among but not of?

Jun 15, 2006 15:31

I'm reading my e-mail as I sit here in a Starbucks in the middle of nowhere (or, more precisely, Redmond). Two distinct sets of friends are arguing about two distinct Geek subjects: one about the viability of the SciFi Channel and why it hasn't broken out, and the other about the French and Scandanavian protests over iTunes' and iPods' ( Read more... )

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db_writer June 15 2006, 22:44:26 UTC

RE: The Sci-Fi Channel; IMHO it has broken out. When they are running episodes of BSG on NBC during the summer, that's a breakout.

IMHO...

db

scarlettina June 15 2006, 23:02:51 UTC

I rebut with the fact that SciFi has decided to run Pro Wrestling as a way to "satisfy its viewers." No successful channel would be doing a) something so out of its own genre or b) so out and out cheesy.

But, honestly, it's not a debate I want to have. I just despair at the whole concept of pro wresting on SciFi. I'm watching for fiery hail and a rain of frogs, I am.

suricattus June 15 2006, 23:16:26 UTC

somewhere, hordes of pro wrestling fans are holding up umbrellas against a similar rain of frogs...

(I bowed out of that entire argument two screen in, myself. Life's too short to hear people argue when they've already decided the other side(s) are Wrong)

db_writer June 15 2006, 23:26:08 UTC

Wrestling? Really?

This brings up a whole other point about networks coming in with one kind of programming, then "morphing" into one-size-fits-all generics such as OLN, TNT, Spike, USA, FX, etc. Too bad really.

db

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bedii June 16 2006, 03:36:01 UTC

The Sci-Fi channel will never break out until it quits making horror/suspense/SF movies that make Hell Comes to Frogtown look like Citizen Kane.

scarlettina June 16 2006, 15:16:37 UTC

That's the general consensus, and yet those movies are SciFi's highest rated programming, astonishingly enough, so I suspect they're not going anywhere any time soon.

mrdorbin June 16 2006, 18:06:48 UTC

Which actually makes me wonder if pro wrestling is really that stupid of a move after all...

bedii June 17 2006, 01:40:07 UTC

those movies are SciFi's highest rated programming, astonishingly enough

And my wife wonders why I watch the RFD channel...

jaylake June 19 2006, 14:34:01 UTC

And yay the job!!! Yay, you!!!