Robert Seeberger wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gary L. Nunn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Brin Mail List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 12:55 PM > Subject: The rapid decline of the Sci-Fi Channel.... > > > When the Sci-Fi channel stated that they wanted to get away from the > > "hard" science fiction programming like Farscape (hence the > > cancellation) I was worried and disappointed. But after seeing the > > schedule for tonight, I am beginning to think that someone in charge of > > the Sci-Fi channel has a death wish for this channel. > > When the news of the cancellation of Farscpe broke, I wrote Skiffy a letter. > A long letter. > Basicly I told them that if they didnt want to show Science Fiction with a > capital SF, they should change the name of their Channel. > I let them know in no uncertain terms that if they didnt show programs that > people were interested in viewing, no one would be there to watch their > commecials, and any attempt to be a mainstream provider was doomed to > failure. > They should work their niche a bit better. > > Instead of SF or even SciFi we get "The Dream Team" and "Crossing Over" and > the umpteenth reshowing of "The Twilight Zone".
"Crossing Over" and "The Dream Team" appear to be direct descendants of "Sightings", at least they probably have some of the same execs supporting them. Not that they belong on that channel... > There are tons of genre pieces that could be shown > on SciFi, but are constantly ignored. I would guess that a lot of what they choose to show comes from the fact that they are owned by that media giant, and pretty much have to pick from the parent's assets, not to mention being told from on high what to air. That being said, there really was no excuse for showing "The Flintstones". -- Matt _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
