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Originally posted by FutureMrsFIllion:
and the dumbing down of America and American tv continues at an alarming rate.

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Originally posted by jossisagod:
Why, SCI-FI, WHY! I guess, there's really no reason for me to have a tv at all now!

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Originally posted by Itch:


SurgeTV hopes to tap into the newfound audience of science fiction wrestling fans,

Saucier, racier stories will be aired after the midnight hour, and in a change for the popular channel, may include R-rated material.

SurgeTV expects sweeping changes to the network, shifting away from the so-called "nerd" demographic.

Filling out the early morning hours will be the ground-breaking American (English language channel) debut of Lucha Libre sporting events.

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Originally posted by Itch:
...SurgeTV expects sweeping changes to the network, shifting away from the so-called "nerd" demographic...

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Is it bad that I'm offended by this? I always considered myself fairly thick-skinned, but, seriously, this pisses me off!

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Is it bad that I'm offended by this? I always considered myself fairly thick-skinned, but, seriously, this pisses me off!

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It should piss you off, but less for the "nerd' (since we all know there is nothing wrong with being a nerd or a geek) and more for the fact that these people assume that America is full of Jerry Springer WWF lovin' I don't know which of the 16 men is my baby daddy idiots.

The ONLY way to change the tide of dumbing down American TV is to make a concerted effort to contact the advertisers on these shows and stations. Let them know en masse that until the programming they sponsor improves, we the "nerds" of America will not be buying their products.


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Originally posted by FutureMrsFIllion:
Well - there are always your DVDS!


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Dear Sir or Madam:
I have always made it a point to get 'expanded basic' cable just so that I could have the Sci-fi channel. I have always loved the programming you have brought to me (I particularly love your new show 'EUReKA'). However the name change (SURGE? What is that about?) and your new 'mission' to bring even more lame programming to cable (I think Fox and SpikeTV already have the wrestling demographic covered) makes me rethink the extra cost of cable.

If you stop carrying the Sci-fi shows I love, I will be canceling cable (and I'll make sure the cable company knows that it is your change of programming that motivated the change).

I hope you will reconsider, cheap lame programming may seem like financial sense to you, but it is very short sighted.

Sincerely,

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Originally posted by FutureMrsFIllion:
Lets start our own channel. All Browncoats pledge an amount each year - sort of like Public Broadcasting - we set our own programming.

It could work!

BrowncoatTv!


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Originally posted by Mavourneen:
Well I freakin' hope its a hoax. I'd be the first one to stand up and say "Foolish me for believing it" and "Thank Goddess it ain't true."

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tain't anything foolish about taking a stand - one of the best things anyone can do, I might be wrong about it being a hoax - but seeing as the link posted to the press release doesn't work for me anymore, I'm guessing it's gone.

Be 100% sure when someone from Sci Fi posts in the Sci Fi BB though...........

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Originally posted by FutureMrsFIllion:
We would need the equipment, we would need broadcasting rights of the shows and movies of our choice. We would have to foot alot of the bill until we could prove to advertisers that the "nerd" demographic has quality money to spend on their products.

I would want it to be non-profit tho. Not out to make money - out to broadcast quality tv!

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Originally posted by Cybersnark:
It is kinda sad though; I don't want to live in a world where something like this is realistic enough to be taken seriously.

I mean, we should be able to trust that no network could possibly be stupid enough to try this, but the evidence. . . isn't encouraging.

How much does a network owner make, anyway? And how much would it take to get Joss interested?

*imagines Joss Whedon as the head of a network*

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Originally posted by shinyhappyklin:
and a nice smattering of factual science shows (think best of Discovery)

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Originally posted by shinyhappyklin:
and a nice smattering of factual science shows (think best of Discovery)

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Have you seen Alien Planet? It's this mockumentary about the first robotic probes sent to an inhabited alien planet, with actual physicists and zoologists analyzing the animals and plants they "find."

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