Tracer Bullet

I can't speak as a player, but as a Sheepmaster I like it when people think creatively within the confines of the wording of the question.

reverie's Kirsten Dunst answer was a gamble and and it turned out to be fucking brilliant.

reverie

Why, thank you.

I also don't think wishbone was complaining about the answer, just questioning why JF thinks it's incorrect as I was.

WallyOPD

I have no problem with creative answers but I find it hard to believe that Fleetwood counts as a Star Trek actor when he didn't even have any lines but Family Guy doesn't count as a show brought back through fan action.

Jimmy James

I wish Pike was considered a right answer. I figured he would be and I would then be able to stir controversy by asking why Ro Laren doesn't count if Pike does. Michelle Forbes turned down two series, after all.

Thanks to Tracer. I'm glad to have finished in the negative numbers. I hope we have a round 3!

Supermallet

Thanks for hosting, Tracer! Another fun game in which I got my ass handed to me by obvious answers.

Jimmy James

Did Fleetwood only appear as a musical guest on SNL? I seem to recall in the first instance of regular TV Sheep, musical guests on variety shows did not count as appearing...

Tracer Bullet

We'll see... I was thinking of retiring from running these, but I already have some ideas for a Round 3 of Trek and a Round 4 of TV.

Also, Michelle Forbes was not a correct answer because turning a job down does not equal quitting.

Jimmy James

Right, except if Pike was right (since he just turned down a job) she should also be.

wishbone

This.

JasonF

But getting fired apparently does (grumble grumble)

Anyway, despite my grousing, thanks for doing all the hard work of running this thing, and congratulations to reverie on your victory.

Tracer Bullet

Oh, I see what you're saying. That wasn't a correct answer either.

Jimmy James

Right. I wish it had been so I could rabble rouse, though this exchange has been entertaining as an alternative.

Rockmjd23

Darn I only lost because Hunter deciding not to come back for the second pilot somehow means he didn't quit.

Congrats to reverie

gmanca

Congrats to reverie for the win! And many thanks again to our sheep host Tracer Bullet!

I'm happy where I ended up, considering I got two mega wrong answer additions.

alk3hol

Woohoo! Finished in the top half. Thanks for hosting the game Tracer Bullet.

Palaver

Not to take too much away from reverie's impressive victory (congrats, by the way, reverie), but I feel that I must point out that the 7 point swing from the Family Guy question cost me first place. This is probably the closest I'll ever get to a victory.

Of course this wouldn't bother me so much if I even understood why Family Guy didn't count. The only real argument I saw out there was that the people who bought the DVD's and watched the show (in such numbers that it caused the powers that be to bring it back) weren't actually fans.

Anyways, congrats again, reverie. Thanks Tracer for putting on a good game. Fun as always.

FatTony

I'm in the same boat as you (though I was nowhere near 1st place, so I guess I'm in a similar boat that's further behind yours). But now that the game's over, I can throw out this tidbit: Family Guy Volumes 1 and 2 were blind buys for me, so technically, I wasn't a fan when I bought them. I still fully disagree with the mob's decision that it's a wrong answer though. After all, I did buy them due to strong word-of-mouth and reviews (and I think there was a DDD sale going on at the time), and most of the people who did buy them were already fans.

It's questions like this one that make me scrutinize every little detail about every answer I come up with for these games. They're still fun though! Thanks TB!!!

The Bus

Parents can buy their (hopefully older) kids the show. Someone can pick it up because they heard it was good. Or it just looks animated and funny. Whatever.

Hell, when I bought them, I wasn't a fan. I'm still not a fan now. But they were a good price and I needed more TV on DVD for when I wanted to see something but didn't have two hours.

However, no one sane starts a letter-writing campaign to a network if they are not a fan.

The Bus

TV4

JasonF

The argument is that there was no concerted campaign by the fans. It's not as if people said "We have to buy the DVDs in an effort to bring Family Guy back."

Jimmy James

Right. My recollection of the situation (due to a friend who was an old school Family Guy megafan) was that Family Guy on DVD was something he wanted so he could relive those memories, not because he thought some sort of concerted fan action could bring such a show back. I recall he was floored when Fox brought it back (and he ended up in the camp that thinks the new episodes suck).

Groucho

It doesn't matter. The question was "name a show that was brought back by fan action". The intent of the fans isn't part of the question.

Jimmy James

Oh, crap.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_guy

Is that actually correct? If so, I think I'd have to call the Family Guy answer right based on the season 2 cancellation, not the season 3 one.

Tracer Bullet

Ruh ro...

The Bus

Now that's fan action. Not fucking walking into a Best Buy and handing over $25.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Family_Guy