"Eva" <eva1removethis@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "ottomatic" <spamout@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > "Eva" <eva1removethis@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> <snip>
>
> > > Some campaigns do work - like the ones for "Farscape" and "Firefly",
for
> > > example
> >
> > I don't know about Farscape, but it was on cable<lower requirements
for
> > viewer****p>
>
> "Farscape" got a 4-part mini-series (instead of the cancelled 5th
season)
> which at least gave the show a closure.
>
> > but IMHO it is too much of a stretch to say Firefly 'worked'
> > all Fox did was burn-off epps and finally air the pilot - a course
they
> have
> > taken before for failed series<Tru Calling comes to mind>
>
> "Firefly" got a movie which will be shown in cinemas from September.
I'd
> say that's not bad. :-)
well, I'd say it is very bad, but that is another story
however, the movie deal had nothing whatsoever to do with
the failed campaign toi save the dead TV show
Otto
>
> "Firefly" got a very bad treatment in the US, the episodes were shown
out
of
> order (as you say, the pilot wasn't shown until later in the series,
where
> is the logic in that?) the scheduling was all over the place and then
they
> had the nerve to complain that nobody watched it. A bit like putting
"Joan"
> on on Friday and then complain that teenagers don't watch it. Makes me
> wonder why they bother to make any shows at all.
>
> > I do know an extrodinary campain was undertaken to 'save' Angel
> > even driving a truck with a billboard on top pleading for the
continuation
> > of
> > that series. in the end it all fell on deaf ears
>
> I was never an "Angel" fan so I don't really know much about their
campaign.
> They obviously do not work every time, in fact, they rarely do, but
there
> are the odd exceptions. I believe there is an "Enterprise" campaign
going
> on where fans are actually collecting money in order to finance another
> season themselves. It will be interesting to see if something comes of
it.
>
> Eva
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