SyFy hates Science Fiction: Eureka canceled

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figmentPez

figmentPez

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There is seriously something wrong at the SyFy channel.
"Eureka" canceled, sixth season plans dropped

The fourth season hasn't even finished airing yet (after both seasons 3 and 4 got chopped in half and stretched out over four years) and season 5 is being filmed. Why would they cancel season six without even giving season five a chance?

This is one of the best shows on television, with an amazing cast. It does not deserve to be canceled.
 
Shegokigo

Shegokigo

Was it any good? Never appealed.....

Everything I ever heard was that it was half-hour long commercials for non-related products like deodorant.
 
figmentPez

figmentPez

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Shegokigo said:
Was it any good? Never appealed.....

Everything I ever heard was that it was half-hour long commercials for non-related products like deodorant.
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I love the show. The writing is smart, the characters are likeable and the plots are intriguing. Heck, they've managed to do two major time-travel story-arcs where the alternate time-lines created had lasting effects on the characters. Which is another part I like, the characters actually grow and change. They've developed over time, by the actual events they've gone through on the show, not just retcon.

The product placement thing was for one season, and did a better job of it than others shows that tried the same thing (Bones, Numb3rs, Royal Pains, etc.) On Eureka the product placement was actually part of the plot. It didn't work especially well, but it was still only a small part of the season.
 
Frank

Frank

The death of the non-home renovation specialty channel is at hand as all the specialty channels do their fucking best to abandon anything they had that drew them viewers in the first place. Apparently the only way to draw viewers is to run sitcoms in syndication that play on every single other fucking network out there. Keep it strong Showtime, FX, HBO and AMC (and maybe Starz I guess), you guys are all that's left.
 
Tress

Tress

Frankie Williamson said:
The death of the non-home renovation specialty channel is at hand as all the specialty channels do their fucking best to abandon anything they had that drew them viewers in the first place. Apparently the only way to draw viewers is to run sitcoms in syndication that play on every single other fucking network out there. Keep it strong Showtime, FX, HBO and AMC (and maybe Starz I guess), you guys are all that's left.
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You got it right, except for the part where you begin playing nothing but reality shows. What's happening is that these channels aren't making the profits they want, and they can't figure out why. Could it be a lack of good programming, and maybe a much-needed spark of creativity? Oh no no no, of course not! It means we need to hire a CEO from one of the broadcast networks (who gave up on the idea of quality a long time ago), who immediately declare that channel's specialty dead. Then the new CEO orders a shift to reality shows, because they're so cheap no one cares if people watch because they won't lose money. Thus the channel stops resembling anything like it once was and slowly dies.

The History channel is already there. SyFy is well on its way. The Cartoon Network is next (they just hired a CEO last year who, honest to god, told reporters that the problem with the Cartoon Network is that it shows too many cartoons).
 
Frank

Frank

TLC was one of the biggest crimes. I remember when THE LEARNING CHANNEL debuted and there were soooo many awesome shows. I can't count how many episodes of The Operation I sat through.
 
Tress

Tress

Ah yes, how could I forget about the one that started it all? One of the first specialty channels, and one of the first to turn into mindless drivel.
 
Jay

Jay

Let's be honest, creating and maintaining a Reality TV show costs peanuts compared to some excellent shows that have been canceled in the past or shows that didn’t last longer due to paying accomplished actors and creating fantastic sets (example Boardwalk Empire, Game of Thrones or Rome).

Quick dime, no vision "executives" see Reality TV as the easy way to make money and I don't fault them at all. Reality TV caters to the masses of the mundane and the people who are in the show compete for peanuts. The final prize is basically a salary for an accomplished actor for a season.

For example, how many seasons did shit shows like The Bachelor last? Heck, there are new spinoffs to that shit such as The Bachelorette and now the new Bachelor Pad. Its things like this people that make me hate society. Speaking of hate, is there a worse show on TV than Big Brother that promotes the worst traits a human being can have and be applauded for short of rape, violence and murder?

These shows irritate me to no end, especially when I have a reasonably intelligent partner in life, completely educated who is making six figures and is one of the most level-headed responsible person I have ever met that will run to the TV whenever one of these absolutely terrible shows is on?

Overall, I see why networks wants to produce cheaper shit, why go through all the bells and whistles to make a good show when everyone else produces reality crap that people will watch anyways and save costs?
Heck, the rating for these shows along with the 15 minutes of fame the nobodies get appeals greatly to the masses of the mundane.

We can complain about MTV all we want for not playing music or even showing anything music related but have the rating dropped? Nope, quite the contrary.

That’s how it is.
 
Covar

Covar

I'd throw in my 2 cents about TechTV here, but I'm to busy listening to TWiT (watching more and more) and watching Revision3.
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Also fuck G4, that channel was barely watchable when it was actually about games.
 
Covar

Covar

5 season's isn't horrible for a show, especially not a sci-fi show. Heck seven is considered good, more than that is generally excellent.
 
Frank

Frank

Sci-Fi shows that have had 5 seasons or more: Doctor Who, Star Treks (except TOS and ENT), Red Dwarf, Stargate SG-1, Babylon 5, X-Files (I guess). I'm missing some I can't remember.

That's pretty good company to be in. I've never watched Eureka but it has some hardcore fans and it sucks to have a show end.
 
Covar

Covar

Stargate Atlantis.

Sci-fi Shows that didn't make 5 seasons:
Farscape
Firefly
Stargate Universe
Star Trek (TOS and Enterprise)
The Outer Limits (original series)
more that I can't be bothered to think of.

So take Comfort Eureka fans.
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2 more: both battlestar galacticas
 
Frank

Frank

Whoa, shit, after reading what SeeeFeee did, fuck them. They renewed the show last week, then reneged on it. While saying that they're certain that season 5 is awesome, everyone who works on the show is awesome and they think ratings will be better than ever. Salt rubbing cocks.
 
Null

Null

Part of it I think is the syndication rights. Basically, once a show's had 5 seasons, it has enough episodes to be good for syndication - other networks play old episodes as filler. The problem is, this doesn't make money for the network, it makes money for the producers and creators of a show. So it's in the network's best interest to axe the show and invest in a new one, instead of investing a show that they know will start making money for other networks. I know that was a major part of the Farscape decision, at least in the opinion of the creators.
 
Telephius

Telephius

Covar said:
I'd throw in my 2 cents about TechTV here, but I'm to busy listening to TWiT (watching more and more) and watching Revision3.
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Also fuck G4, that channel was barely watchable when it was actually about games.
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:( I like Attack of the Show
 
filmfanatic

filmfanatic

I remember the days of G4 when they had shows like Players and Arena and showed reruns of Starcade.

Man, I miss those days.
 
rac3r_x

rac3r_x

The only thing I watch on SyFy ( yeah their end began when SciFi became SyFy but I digress) is Eureka, Warehouse 13 and Alphas (sometimes), the occasional few and far between real scifi movies they play. I know its been years, but I still say come the FUCK ON WRESTLING SERIOUSLY!! Yeah syfy is run by dicks.
 
FnordBear

FnordBear

The paranoid bear in me seems to think that the trend of networks with "smart" programing (Sci-Fi, TLC, History, ETC) being "dumbed down" the last few years is part of a conspiracy to dumb down the country so that we better accept and fail to question the direction our society is headed. *puts on tinfoil hat*.
 
Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

Covar said:
<-- vastly superior in every way (except for after the G4 merger when they basically made it attack of the show while driving off what was left of the cast and crew before changing the name).
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Man, I miss Leo Laporte. He was awesome.
 
Telephius

Telephius

Covar said:
<-- vastly superior in every way (except for after the G4 merger when they basically made it attack of the show while driving off what was left of the cast and crew before changing the name).
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Yeah I would agreem I only got TechTv/G4 a little bit before they did the change over so I barely rememeber the show but I did like its originaly format a bit more. Granted now I watch attack the Show as my Media Madness forum tv equivalent hehe.
 
sixpackshaker

sixpackshaker

I'll say one thing...

I am pissed that my 2 favorite shows on History and Discovery are Pawn Stars and Sons of Guns. They are just plain interesting. Especially when you look at how smart they guys are, that most people would consider to be freaking idiots by their "covers."
 
rac3r_x

rac3r_x

Don't forget American Restoration! Pawn Stars rules though.
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Yes I enjoy Pawn Stars as well, but I seriously want to smack Cory upside the head most of the time with a 2x4. Although he's gotten a smidge better lately.

To keep it on topic, SyFy sucks, the people in charge of programming need to fed to angry rabid weasels and pelted with little pickles.
 
Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

I enjoy Pawn Stars, even the parts that are obviously, painfully scripted. It's like it adds charm.

Hardcore Pawn, on the other hand, just makes me feel dirty. The guy on there is like a slimy, con-artist Groucho Marx.
 
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