On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 4:17 PM, Mark J. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The "Spooks" ratings stunt is done quite a bit in the UK and would be > the equivalent of NBC running another episode of "Heroes" a week > early on SciFi or USA after a new ep airs on the parent network--but > it won't happen here because the affiliates would be up in arms. > Meanwhile, would Showtime pick up an Americanization of "Dead Set?"-- > or would Les Moonves be dead set against the thought of his Julie in > peril, even fictional peril?
Dead Set was very good - and much more straightforward horror than you might imagine. Anyone who saw 28 Days Later (or its sequel, 28 Weeks Later) will know what to expect. I must admit that I've never quite understood "previewing" the next episode on a smaller sister channel. It destroys the water-cooler talkability of a series when some people have seen it and others haven't. That said, PVRs and DVD boxsets have destroyed that too. In the BBC's instance, it feels to me like bumbping up a channel's figures for political purposes. And I guess running the premiere of 30 Rock online a week early is exactly the same thing. I wonder if affiliates are annoyed about that? Not the ratings generator that Heroes is, but still... Adam --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Like TV only smarter. You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
