You can save one fox show, which one is it?

Rye · Post by **Rye** » 2004-01-23 10:24am

Col. Crackpot wrote:you people have no business sense whatsoever. 25 million people a night watch American Idol. 25 MILLION PEOPLE A NIGHT. That is three or four times as many people than the Simpsons on its best night. and 6 or 7 times as many viewers as the family guy ever had. No I keep American idol and make millions while i watch as your stupid networks go bankrupt because you chose shows with narrow appeal to suit your eletist view of entertainment.

What the hell crawled up your ass? Isn't this meant to be fanciful fun?

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2004-01-23 10:38am

Col. Crackpot wrote:you people have no business sense whatsoever. 25 million people a night watch American Idol. 25 MILLION PEOPLE A NIGHT. That is three or four times as many people than the Simpsons on its best night. and 6 or 7 times as many viewers as the family guy ever had. No I keep American idol and make millions while i watch as your stupid networks go bankrupt because you chose shows with narrow appeal to suit your eletist view of entertainment.

The question is posed to us as TV viewers who have power over Fox for just one day, not to us as Fox's accountants.

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2004-01-23 10:47am

Gandalf wrote:Isn't UPN Fox owned?

ENT may get it's end.

No, Paramount/Viacom...so it's still on for wahtever small alloted time.

And for shows depending on viewers...since it's only for a day Crackpot and has no real bearing on any sort on monetary gain(since we're only boss for a day). If people despise American Idol...no sort of compensation in terms of rating is likely to appeal to them.

For me, I say kill off random reality show, bring back Futurama.

Post by **Gandalf** » 2004-01-23 10:51am

Ghost Rider wrote:
Gandalf wrote:Isn't UPN Fox owned?

ENT may get it's end.
No, Paramount/Viacom...so it's still on for wahtever small alloted time.

And for shows depending on viewers...since it's only for a day Crackpot and has no real bearing on any sort on monetary gain(since we're only boss for a day). If people despise American Idol...no sort of compensation in terms of rating is likely to appeal to them.

For me, I say kill off random reality show, bring back Futurama.

Is Fox responsible for it's being shown?

If so let it be smoten.

(In Australia it's on the Foxtel cable service.)

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2004-01-23 10:54am

Gandalf wrote:
Ghost Rider wrote:
Gandalf wrote:Isn't UPN Fox owned?

ENT may get it's end.
No, Paramount/Viacom...so it's still on for wahtever small alloted time.

And for shows depending on viewers...since it's only for a day Crackpot and has no real bearing on any sort on monetary gain(since we're only boss for a day). If people despise American Idol...no sort of compensation in terms of rating is likely to appeal to them.

For me, I say kill off random reality show, bring back Futurama.
Is Fox responsible for it's being shown?

If so let it be smoten.

(In Australia it's on the Foxtel cable service.)

I doubt it...Paramount is still in control of it. While Fox might have purchased a means to show it Australia, it's still Paramount owned.

But I still am in favor of smoting the show regardless.

RedImperator · Post by **RedImperator** » 2004-01-23 11:56am

Col. Crackpot wrote:you people have no business sense whatsoever. 25 million people a night watch American Idol. 25 MILLION PEOPLE A NIGHT. That is three or four times as many people than the Simpsons on its best night. and 6 or 7 times as many viewers as the family guy ever had. No I keep American idol and make millions while i watch as your stupid networks go bankrupt because you chose shows with narrow appeal to suit your eletist view of entertainment.

It makes better sense to cancel "one-hit-wonder reality show", because that's not going to draw American Idol numbers and has no long term earnings potential--no subsequent seasons, no reruns, no DVD sets, no syndication deal, no movie. Fox is going to have a real problem in a few years when they start running out of series that have hit the 5 year mark for syndication. There's a ton of money to be made selling old episodes of popular series for reruns.

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » 2004-01-23 12:05pm

Ghost Rider wrote:But I still am in favor of smoting the show regardless

Smiting. Its smite, people. Smote is the past tense, and smoten isn't a word.

Demiurge · Post by **Demiurge** » 2004-01-23 12:42pm

RedImperator wrote:It makes better sense to cancel "one-hit-wonder reality show", because that's not going to draw American Idol numbers and has no long term earnings potential--no subsequent seasons, no reruns, no DVD sets, no syndication deal, no movie. Fox is going to have a real problem in a few years when they start running out of series that have hit the 5 year mark for syndication. There's a ton of money to be made selling old episodes of popular series for reruns.

The reason it's the best one to cancel.

Chardok · Post by **Chardok** » 2004-01-23 12:48pm

Rogue 9 wrote:
Ghost Rider wrote:But I still am in favor of smoting the show regardless

Smiting. Its smite, people. Smote is the past tense, and smoten isn't a word.

The I key is right next to O, sure and it was a slip of the fingers. Go pick something useful like your nose. Nit.

Smitten?

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » 2004-01-23 12:51pm

D&D dedicated paladin player. Involves too much smiting to not know how to spell it.

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2004-01-23 12:52pm

Kill Simpsons. Bring back Futurama.

SyntaxVorlon · Post by **SyntaxVorlon** » 2004-01-23 12:57pm

Chardok wrote:
Rogue 9 wrote:
Ghost Rider wrote:But I still am in favor of smoting the show regardless

Smiting. Its smite, people. Smote is the past tense, and smoten isn't a word.
The I key is right next to O, sure and it was a slip of the fingers. Go pick something useful like your nose. Nit.

Smitten?

Smittens for kittens.

I just say end the fox conglomerate and have ABC pick up Firefly and CN pick up Futurama, Family Guy and the Simpsons.

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2004-01-23 01:46pm

One question: If we decide to cut a show that's an hour long, can we replace it with two 30-minute shows?

If so, I'd kill My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiancee and bring back Futurama and Family Guy. If not, then just Family Guy.

CDiehl · Post by **CDiehl** » 2004-01-23 02:51pm

I'd bring Greg the Bunny back, because nobody else picked it and I miss it. I'd dump The Simple Life.

Crackpot, if Fox can't make money showing Futurama, Family Guy, Space: Above and Beyond and Parker Lewis Can't Lose, or shows as good as them, then they are a fools and need to be replaced. Maybe it's just my elitist desire to watch TV shows that are entertaining, but I want to watch shows that I would want to watch again later.

Mlenk · Post by **Mlenk** » 2004-01-23 04:49pm

Bring back Futurama and KILL Malcolm in the Middle

Durandal · Post by **Durandal** » 2004-01-23 04:56pm

Joe wrote:Restart Family Guy, kill The OC and everyone involved with it.

Please no. My cousin's been an extra on The OC show a number of times.

Bring back Family Guy.

Destroy a random reality show.

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2004-01-23 06:18pm

What there's something on Fox besides the Simpsons that's actually worth watching, hell they killed everything with promise prematurely, and got lucky with X-files and The Simpsons and still managed to fuck them.

Can I just kill Rupert Murdock and Replace him with a board made up of Glen Norgan, Josh Whedon, James Wong, & Matt Georning?

The Last Rebel · Post by **The Last Rebel** » 2004-01-23 11:07pm

Bring back Space:Above and Beyond
Kill the OC

Just don`t touch 24. I`s the only show on nowadays worth a damn IMO.

KhyronTheBackstabber · Post by **KhyronTheBackstabber** » 2004-01-24 07:16pm

I'd drop OC, or American Idol, and bring back Titus, or Murder in Small Town X.

muse · Post by **muse** » 2004-01-24 09:21pm

CDiehl wrote:I'd bring Greg the Bunny back, because nobody else picked it and I miss it. I'd dump The Simple Life.

I never figured out Greg the Bunny, which my brother watched obsessively while it was on. I can't fault his taste too much though since he also introduced me to "Family Guy" and the infamous line "It's because you touch yourself at night!".

I'd like to see more Family Guy, it's a good fun show.

Defiant · Post by **Defiant** » 2004-01-24 10:17pm

I would have them restart Proffit, the show with the guy who lived in the cardboard box. That show was hilarious!

What would get cancelled? Probably King of the Hill.

mauldooku · Post by **mauldooku** » 2004-01-24 10:19pm

Although it certainly has been mentioned, family gets my vote.

What I would kill? No clue. Don't watch Fox much otherwise, except for the simpsons.

Larz · Post by **Larz** » 2004-01-24 11:11pm

Bring back:
Space: Above and Beyond
Titus
Firefly

Send to the burning depths of my sewer from whence they came:
American Idol
All their reality shows

Lancer · Post by **Lancer** » 2004-01-24 11:21pm

The Last Rebel wrote:Bring back Space:Above and Beyond
Kill the OC

Just don`t touch 24. I`s the only show on nowadays worth a damn IMO.

24 would only get tossed if B&B were put in charge of Fox. Otherwise, it's untouchable, and better stay that way.

Oh, and I agree with ressurecting Space: Above and Beyond
OC's not bad compared to MBFOF, so I'd definitely just give the girl her million dollars, cancel the show, and fire whoever came up with the idea.

Anarchist Bunny · Post by **Anarchist Bunny** » 2004-01-24 11:28pm

Ok, from what I hear FAMILY GUY IS ON IT'S WAY BACK!

Ok, now that has been taken care of, Kill OLIVER MOTHER FUCKING BEAN. Bring back Firefly.