OT: Totally P!ssed off at UPN

Randallw · #1 February 4th, 2005, 04:57 AM

Quote:

Atrocities said:
We need a series about Klingons.... Enough with these mambie pambie sissy boy federation types and their higher than thou moral values. I say to give us a good Klingon series.

or elaborate on the Terran Empire. None of this avoiding pre-warp civilisations. It's all about conquering them when they can't fight back.

Gandalf Parker · #2 February 4th, 2005, 11:58 AM

That makes alot of sense. After all, the Star Trek series was a perfect fit for its time. It fit the general outlook of the american TV-viewing public with just a bit of hippy preaching to improve some attitudes.

Nobody in the US wants that now. Give us the Klingon Empire. Give us the expanding Federation. Give us another Captain Kirk. "Do it right or we will come in and make you do it our way". "Yes we have a Prime Directive on the books but sometimes that just doesnt work so we bend it".
YES make it a show for OUR times.

DISCLAIMER: the above views are not my own but they were fun to type

Starhawk · #3 February 4th, 2005, 04:37 PM

I Say screw all that! give me a series about my Icaran Empire, brutal, uncompromising, with a drive to be the supreme Government no matter the cost, an empire based on the divine creation of man conquering the heathen Xeno filth, and bringing all the so called "star nations" under the sway of the Praetor!

Anyway

it would make a cool show wouldn't it?

tesco samoa · #4 February 4th, 2005, 04:54 PM

Dictators and military conquests should not looked at with glee....

But it would make for good tv... maybe a mini series.

Down with Praetor.

Up with Consortium

Atrocities · #5 February 4th, 2005, 07:47 PM

They need to just hire a few of us to write a series for them.

Azselendor · #6 February 5th, 2005, 12:46 AM

You know what, no one has given thought to what UPN will replace enterprise with....

I have a brilliant idea! A Science Fiction Fantasy Reality Show.

CNCRaymond · #7 February 5th, 2005, 03:27 AM

One of the unofficial reasons for canceling Enterprise is that UPN is catering to a specific demographic and Enterprise is not a show that lends itself well to their target audience.

I think Enterprise is simply too expensive for UPN given its nature to go with the cheaply produced shows they now run. It might have to do with viewer demographics, but in all honesty, it more likely than not has to do with the all might dollar.

Think about it, how many shows on UPN do you watch? I can only think of one, and that is, and soon to be was, Enterprise.

After Enterprise is gone, I will have no reason to watch the UPN. I simply dislike the shows they have, as they do not appeal to me in any way. I prefer my TV entertainment to have a level of education above that of an 8th grade mentality. I also prefer my entertainment to be a bit more diverse and not so heavily focused on one demographic as to exclude all others.

So UPN can kiss my big white puffy bottom as they will not be getting any viewing ratings from this kracker eating honky master.

Aris_Sung · #8 February 5th, 2005, 05:18 AM

GRRR...

I'll add my contempt for UPN too!!

and the shows were starting to get better!!

Randallw · #9 February 5th, 2005, 09:06 AM

I have a question. Here we don't have such things as UPN or Scifi channel or whatever, except on cable perhaps, which I don't have. There has been some talk about Enterprise perhaps being on another channel. Is it possible that even if such a thing could happen, would UPN ban it because they consider Enterprise theirs, even though they don't want it.

Atrocities · #10 February 5th, 2005, 09:12 AM

The series is over as of this May. Paramount as already said that it will not continue producing it.

So there will be no reviving the show. Its gone.