Cool articles, cooper.

They changed the logo? Hadn't been there in so long I had no idea.

Of course, many of us on this forum saw this coming looong before the cancellation of Farscape ... still, good to see the "news" sites finally picking up on it and giving it coverage.

das

I was moving from Comedy Central to Cartoon Network and happened to pass by Sci-Fi. They did in fact change there logo (was there anything wrong with the old one? Was it too "sci-fi"??).

I stopped, looked at the crappy new logo....reminisced on when they showed good shows....and kept moving.

I was flipping for something to watch last night and saw the new logo. I guess it was that Taken Miniseries that was on. I hope it didnt get one iota of a ratings point when I was flipping through. @ss holes.

I guess someone is watching it....

LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) - Having the words "Steven Spielberg Presents" at the beginning of a program's title must be a ratings boon.

The first evening of Sci Fi's ten-night miniseries "Taken" shattered the channel's audience record, with a 4.9 household rating and over 6 million unique viewers. This installment of the alien abduction saga topped the previous audience record holder, "Frank Herbert's Dune, Part One," by 28 percent.

"I'm absolutely thrilled with the success of the premiere night of 'Taken,'" says Bonnie Hammer, president of SCI FI Channel. "It is simply an incredible testament to everyone involved in this project - all of whom lent support to what was an unparalleled creative risk."

A DreamWorks production, "Taken" is the largest miniseries ever made for television. The 10-night, 20-hour saga examines the 20th-century mythology of alien visitation and abduction, beginning with the Roswell crash in the summer of 1947, continuing into the early years of the Atomic Age and ending in the present day.

"Taken" airs on Sci Fi continuing through Friday, Dec. 6.

I too didn't realize that they had changed the logo... when did that happen?

I just turned to the channel for the first time since Farscape went off the air (literally). Can't say I'm a big fan of the logo. Also, now the "bug" at the bottom of the screen is much more bold and obvious. That's probably what they were going for, but I prefer the subtlety of the old one. Next step: an "info bar" ala TNN.

Just another reason that they are making it easy for me to ignore their channel.


Damn, looks like my boycott didn't have the effect I was hoping for.

Honestly, these numbers aren't surprising. It's had a huge ad blitz. It's not airing during a sweeps month or during any major competition. And it's got good ol' Steve's name attached to it above the title.

If only they'd put as much effort into promoting other programs, like... oh, I don't know... Farscape? Who knows, maybe the ratings would be up even higher if they hadn't been pissing on the fans for the past months.

It's really quite amazing that when you promote something aggresively people will tune in. Sci-Fi must have brought in some outside contractors to uncover this programming nugget.

Still refuse to watch though.

Found this info today.
Maybe he has more sense then the people there and will reinstate Farscape...


Sci Fi Abducts Stern
Exec produced OUTER LIMITS for Sci Fi

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Dateline: Thursday, December 12, 2002

By: MIKE WHYBARK
By: News Editor
Source: The Hollywood Reporter

THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER notes the addition of Mark Stern to the executive stable at the Sci Fi Channel. The fifteen-year vet of Trilogy Entertainment oversaw THE OUTER LIMITS and THE TWILIGHT ZONE and moves into the head of programming slot for the science fiction cable channel.

Stern will also work with Universal Television Production to develop SF projects for other broadcast outlets.

TV Guide "What I love About TV Contest

"Farscape" looks good in the number one box...ends 12/23, so

http://www.tvguide.com/magazine/love_index.asphurry!

Just a reminder that Farscape starts tonight in its new 8pm timeslot.

The new episode ("Kansas") isn't on until next week, but this week they show the first part of the three-part arc ("Unrealized Reality"). [Also, they are showing A Prefect Murder at 6pm and Coup By Clam at 7pm]

It's been so long (3+ months) since these episodes aired, I figured people would probably want to re-watch before the new ones start.

Ummm…

Boycott because they’re canning Farscape.

Oh, boy! Farscape’s back! Let’s watch it!

What’s wrong with this picture?

Either you don't have a point, or I'm not understanding it.

das

Was that a question or a statement?

Seemed pretty obvious to me.

Some folks have actually taken out an ad on the front page of the Feb. 3rd Variety:

http://www.watchfarscape.com/news/ar...php?newsid=222


It amazes me that Sci-Fi could ignore that level of fandom. People are taking their hard-earned money and doing Sci-Fi's ads themselves. Amazing.