Comments on: Apparently the Future’s Not Made of Virtuality http://blog.newsarama.com/2009/06/29/apparently-the-futures-not-made-of-virtuality/ The Blog@ Team and prominent comics personalities share what’s on their minds. Sun, 19 May 2013 11:18:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Fredericka Thorington http://blog.newsarama.com/2009/06/29/apparently-the-futures-not-made-of-virtuality/comment-page-1/#comment-564563 Fredericka Thorington Mon, 17 Jan 2011 21:31:22 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=12077#comment-564563 Thanks for the impressive info.Very neat blog layout. Easy on the eyes. Thanks and happy holidays. Thanks for the impressive info.Very neat blog layout. Easy on the eyes. Thanks and happy holidays.

]]> By: tralfaz http://blog.newsarama.com/2009/06/29/apparently-the-futures-not-made-of-virtuality/comment-page-1/#comment-467103 tralfaz Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:35:52 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=12077#comment-467103 rules to not giving a show a shot in hell: 1) don't promote it 2) put it in a Friday night slot during the summer 3) air it the week the biggest summer movie opens 4) air it in the week two pop culture icons die 5) air it against tv specials regarding said pop culture icons 6) air it on FOX why doesn't NBC/Universal jump on these shows that FOX throw away? no wonder why they're in last place. The USA shows are better than the NBC shows. These Sci Fi shows FOX dumps should be picked up and shown on sci fi, excuse me, SyFy (ugh) it's the era of the reality show and it's really sad. no creativity, no imagination, no thought provoking shows anymore. All we are left with are game shows, contests, and people making asses of themselves rules to not giving a show a shot in hell:

1) don’t promote it

2) put it in a Friday night slot during the summer

3) air it the week the biggest summer movie opens

4) air it in the week two pop culture icons die

5) air it against tv specials regarding said pop culture icons

6) air it on FOX

why doesn’t NBC/Universal jump on these shows that FOX throw away? no wonder why they’re in last place. The USA shows are better than the NBC shows. These Sci Fi shows FOX dumps should be picked up and shown on sci fi, excuse me, SyFy (ugh)

it’s the era of the reality show and it’s really sad. no creativity, no imagination, no thought provoking shows anymore. All we are left with are game shows, contests, and people making asses of themselves

]]> By: Jason Seaver http://blog.newsarama.com/2009/06/29/apparently-the-futures-not-made-of-virtuality/comment-page-1/#comment-467099 Jason Seaver Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:28:56 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=12077#comment-467099 "When will genre creators learn that you don’t take your stuff to Fox!?" Never, I hope. Most complaints people have about Fox canceling shows or not scheduling them optimally should be balanced by the understanding that the other networks probably wouldn't have aired them at all. Fox is all about the high-risk, high-reward strategy, even if they do cut their losses when the reward doesn't materialize. “When will genre creators learn that you don’t take your stuff to Fox!?”

Never, I hope. Most complaints people have about Fox canceling shows or not scheduling them optimally should be balanced by the understanding that the other networks probably wouldn’t have aired them at all. Fox is all about the high-risk, high-reward strategy, even if they do cut their losses when the reward doesn’t materialize.

]]> By: Kevin Huxford http://blog.newsarama.com/2009/06/29/apparently-the-futures-not-made-of-virtuality/comment-page-1/#comment-467088 Kevin Huxford Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:51:29 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=12077#comment-467088 I never even heard about it until now. Shame. I never even heard about it until now. Shame.

]]> By: silvanthalas http://blog.newsarama.com/2009/06/29/apparently-the-futures-not-made-of-virtuality/comment-page-1/#comment-467085 silvanthalas Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:15:42 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=12077#comment-467085 When will genre creators learn that you don't take your stuff to Fox!? When will genre creators learn that you don’t take your stuff to Fox!?

]]> By: Jason Seaver http://blog.newsarama.com/2009/06/29/apparently-the-futures-not-made-of-virtuality/comment-page-1/#comment-467084 Jason Seaver Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:39:04 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=12077#comment-467084 Well, most pilots don't even get the Friday-night airing; they just disappear into the studio vaults forever. Well, most pilots don’t even get the Friday-night airing; they just disappear into the studio vaults forever.

]]> By: Dan http://blog.newsarama.com/2009/06/29/apparently-the-futures-not-made-of-virtuality/comment-page-1/#comment-467082 Dan Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:26:06 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=12077#comment-467082 This really didn't get any press, but it was a pretty interesting show. I figured halfway through the movie though that I would never see anything about it again. Seemed like a huge expense for FOX to create and then to throw to the wolves of Friday night without much publicity. This really didn’t get any press, but it was a pretty interesting show. I figured halfway through the movie though that I would never see anything about it again. Seemed like a huge expense for FOX to create and then to throw to the wolves of Friday night without much publicity.

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