With the good, there has to be the bad.
Dec. 20th, 2010 07:19 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rogueslayer452So, I heard that Syfy canceled Stargate Universe recently. I admit I didn't watch the show and had heard certain...things about it from others that prompted me to not really bother with it, including that one bullshit wankery that happened with one of the creators of the show, but I know some people did watch and enjoyed it so believe me, I understand that hearing a show you've been watching has been abruptly canceled is a crushing and devastating feeling. Hell, even the actors discovered this news via Twitter, not even an official announcement or anything. It makes matters more lower than low because of it. :( First with Caprica and now with Stargate Universe, this has gotten me thinking and wondering: has the Syfy Network turned into the new FOX?
Both shows were continuations of their most successful franchises, and the network even stated that they were behind them because of that, and yet they pull shitty stunts like this. I had gotten the impression that Syfy was different in that they cared more about fan reactions than they did ratings, or at least not set high expectations for ratings like other networks do. It seems like I had been deluding myself. I know its the nature of the business, but it seems rather shady to me. Canceling two extensions of particular franchises is not the greatest way of making good with their viewers, just saying.
At least certain shows like Eureka, Warehouse 13 and Haven have been in good graces. Let's just hope it remains that way. Still, I'm not entirely pleased with the Syfy Network these days because of their shitty operations, since they're replacing these canceled shows with motherfucking wrestling. Like, whut? :/
On top of that there's also been certain wanking and anger-filled drama happening in certain communities I'm associated with, some in particular have resulted into victim-blaming and shaming of women and those people not even acknowledging or understanding the offensiveness of their comments. Or if they do, they justify it with an "oh I'm just stating my opinion" excuse and failing to have any kind of empathy whatsoever. It's despicable and disgusting and just, ugh. STOP IT WORLD, JUST STOP.
Both shows were continuations of their most successful franchises, and the network even stated that they were behind them because of that, and yet they pull shitty stunts like this. I had gotten the impression that Syfy was different in that they cared more about fan reactions than they did ratings, or at least not set high expectations for ratings like other networks do. It seems like I had been deluding myself. I know its the nature of the business, but it seems rather shady to me. Canceling two extensions of particular franchises is not the greatest way of making good with their viewers, just saying.
At least certain shows like Eureka, Warehouse 13 and Haven have been in good graces. Let's just hope it remains that way. Still, I'm not entirely pleased with the Syfy Network these days because of their shitty operations, since they're replacing these canceled shows with motherfucking wrestling. Like, whut? :/
On top of that there's also been certain wanking and anger-filled drama happening in certain communities I'm associated with, some in particular have resulted into victim-blaming and shaming of women and those people not even acknowledging or understanding the offensiveness of their comments. Or if they do, they justify it with an "oh I'm just stating my opinion" excuse and failing to have any kind of empathy whatsoever. It's despicable and disgusting and just, ugh. STOP IT WORLD, JUST STOP.
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Date: 2010-12-20 04:35 pm (UTC)Then again, I know people think Sanctuary is crap and I still love it, so, you know.
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Date: 2010-12-20 04:47 pm (UTC)I can understand that on a certain level, though sometimes it's about building an entirely new audience. Which with Caprica is precisely what they wanted to do from the start, stating that it was something entirely new and it had gained both old fans and newcomers to the fanbase. However in the case with that they hardly had any chance on proving themselves because they were canceled midway through the first season, after being preempted so many times and after almost a year hiatus of the mid-season finale. The network just seemed to not care from the start despite the claims that they did. Had the first season remained on a steady run without the postponing and shifting it's air dates, it would have done well enough to get at least one more season.
With SGU though it had a tough time adjusting because it had gotten a bad rep even before it had premiered; the different look, the different tone (very BSG-ish, unlike the previous Stargates) the criticism weighed in. It definitely had to live up to its predecessors and it wasn't flying with many people.
Some shows gain their full potential nearly midway, and networks kill them before they reach that mark. I understand it's part of the business and this is why shows have to stay afloat from the start, but it's just fundamentally unfair when worthwhile shows get killed off when there's so much potential and great opportunities that, had they held on a little longer, it would have been fantastic. You know?