blackbirdcd
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Post by blackbirdcd on Feb 10, 2005 20:27:56 GMT -5
For the Sci-Fi Channel, BSG is a runaway hit. There's no way they or anyone that acquires them (rumor) would dump it at this point. Heck it's kicking tail against network TV.
I was a HUGE Farscape fan, and I do not see how you can compare the two shows WRT ratings and money.
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blackbirdcd
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Post by blackbirdcd on Feb 10, 2005 23:29:50 GMT -5
It's certainly true that they can produce 20 episodes, but the question is should they? Sure they'll make money with more episodes and syndication rights, but don't you want a quality experience?
It doesn't matter how many people you delegate to, time will eventually become your enemy when you're trying to turn out quality shows.
You worked on a show yourself, JJ, but was it a good show? Tons of shows turn out quantity. Even the hallowed B5 (which I loved) had a few stinkers in there. Overall it was a great show.
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Post by blackbirdcd on Feb 10, 2005 20:24:18 GMT -5
I don't see how the number effects the quality. To get in to a tautology, quality effects quality. TOS BSG fell into this badly - they got the green light for the series so quickly after they shot the pilot that they literally didn't have the time to get their stories together. Of course they weren't starting with the same caliber of writers (most of them wrote for B.J. And the Bear, egads). Having the extra time that a 13 episode run provides will increase the quality. I'd LOVE 20 episodes but would gladly trade for fewer if I knew the quality level was high.
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