God I hate the SciFi Channel

Renegade 13 · #1 January 2nd, 2006, 11:25 AM

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Combat Wombat said:
I believe its a continuation of the current season. No new season, but the break pisses me off. I want my new Stargate now!

Be happy! Here in Canada, we only just started Season 9 of Stargate and haven't even begun Season 2 of BSG (later this month)

Caduceus · #2 January 2nd, 2006, 02:03 PM

SciFi has split the seasons for several reasons.

1.) They get clobbered by the regular networks if they debut against "the big three (or four or five)"

2.) They probably discovered that fans would pay for a half season of BSG on DVD. There were 13 episodes in the first season, but if you add the miniseries, that brings it to around 19 (depending on how you count it). Ten episodes have aired so far for ths second half. That probably means another ten.

3.) Amanda Tapping (Col. Carter from SG-1) had a baby.

4.) These shows cost more than a million bucks each.

The season returns this Friday with the second half of the seasons. I don't know how many episodes they will have total, but if the writing stays good on BSG I am satisfied with a 20 show season.

BTW I went to a GameStop and picked up [a used] Season one of the new BSG for 20 bucks. It's a good New Year.

Cipher7071 · #3 January 2nd, 2006, 02:26 PM

Wow Atrocities. You should really start laying off the caffeine if you can get worked up over Sci-Fi Channel scheduling. May I suggest you keep some reading handy. Perhaps some classic Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov, or even H. G. Wells. If those are too mundane, try some Phillip K. Dick, or Haruki Murakami.

Now, if your copy of SEIV goes bad...

Grandpa Kim · #4 January 2nd, 2006, 03:36 PM

Well, it used to be that a full season was 26 episodes. That was decades ago. These days anything from 13 to 18 constitutes a full season. Why the powers that be think this is a good thing is beyond me. I'd rather watch my favorite shows than some lame-*** made for TV movie during sweeps month. Then there is Christmas specials. A whole month of Christmas specials! If they still can't fill the docket we get reruns of the first 4 or 5 episodes. Are we cattle? Or sheep? We must be. They have been getting away with it for years and AT's rant is about the worst we hear but we certainly don't turn off that damn tube and say "To hell with them!"

Moo!

TurinTurambar · #5 January 2nd, 2006, 04:01 PM

Now I'm kinda pissed at myself for buying what I thought was Season 2. I found it at BestBuy.

I actually haven't seen a single episode of the current season. I screwed up my Tivo settings [bliss](Tivo... ah, Tivo!)[/bliss] and recorded over the premier. Not wanting to spoil it, and knowing I could get it on DVD later, I refrained from watching any of it. That was TOUGH! I was suprised that the whole thing was only 3 discs but now I understand why... and I'm kinda pissed.

But I guess if the new episodes start again this week I'd better get watching!!

Youre right GK... we suck.

Phoenix-D · #6 January 2nd, 2006, 05:20 PM

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Grandpa Kim said:
They have been getting away with it for years and AT's rant is about the worst we hear but we certainly don't turn off that damn tube and say "To hell with them!"

Moo!

Some of us do. I'm moving soon and I don't even plan to buy a TV for the new place..

Fyron · #7 January 2nd, 2006, 05:54 PM

Hear, hear! There is only a TV in my place because my roommate brought it. Hour long shows reduced to 26 minutes of show and 34 minutes of ads is just too much...