Well said! They are working on software that will be able to track viewing on DVRs and also Hulu, where the episode will show up the next day. They aren't hurrying to do this, though, because they are more interested in the 18-49 demographic and it will be tricky to track them through DVRs and Hulu. As for the Boards in here, I rarely post because it seems that I always get attacked, no matter what I say. If that happens, not really caring about this IMDb Board, I go in and take out all of my comments. Hey, they're MINE, attack them and I pick up my toys and go home! . Unfortunately, the internet is anonymous and there are scads of trolls in here. Good that this has been a fairly nice group here.
I can't remember one off the top of my head, but there are a couple of websites that already are adding in DVR +3 days viewing. I am sure that soon they will be adding them in on a regular basis. For example, the first week of this new season, while NCIS came in 2nd just by Nielsen figures, by adding in DVR viewing, it dropped two spaces. It definitely gives a more precise measurement of audience viewing. And if they'd been doing it when Fringe and Eureka were on, I wonder if they'd have been canceled. Somebody said Syfy is far from SciFi and you are exactly right. Syfy was bought out by one of the networks and that's when things tanked. Which makes sense since the network pulled Lucky 7 after airing two episodes! I'm afraid to watch new shows these days!
INARA: Mal, you don't have to (leave Serenity and) die alone.
MAL: Everybody dies alone.
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shazza-7
11 years ago
Yes, unfortunately this site is not mointored worth crap(was loads better when I first joined) and all the jerks who think their rude, nasty comments are "opinions" get to keep spewing them and driving away those of us who don't want to deal with, let alone read, that crap.
As for SciFi(I refuse to spell it the new way), I personally think they started to go downhill after they canned SG-1. Admittedly I do watch some of their paranormal reality shows because they intrigue me and the jerks are just leaving fans hanging with no word if they're cancelling or renewing some of them, but yet Ghost Hunters, which I don't watch, is renewed every year. It also doesn't help that they have such short "seasons" anymore. Maybe if they'd go back to their original SciFi Fridays and have longer seasons they'd have better ratings, but yet again this is where their lack of caring about the fans comes into play. But then again, just look at some of their original movies, like Sharknado and the fact that people actually liked it! If people find that kind of thing entertaining, what hope do shows like Eureka, Warehouse 13, Fringe, or any other SciFi show that requires you to pay attention and use your brain a bit have?
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samblairjr
9 years ago
Thank you for quoting from arguably the best short-lived series ever to be cancelled before its time. Granted that "Firefly" was on Fox rather than SyFy, and we have Rupert Murdoch's inability to understand the interests of real people to thank for its demise, while SyFy was bought up by NBC which is owned by Comcast. That was also about the point in time when they went from the Sci-Fi Network to SyFy. numerous quality shows have been cancelled before their time by idiot studio execs. Brandon Tartikoff once said that his greatest professional regret was cancelling "Buffalo Bill" after only two seasons. Then there is the case of Star Trek being cancelled after three and having to fight to get the third season at all and look what has happened with that show. It turned into a franchise. Too often, the people placed in charge of choosing the programming seem too much like placing the inmates in charge of running the asylum.
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