Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

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zinfamous

No Lifer
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Originally posted by: Dead3ye
Signed.

My wife doesn't really get into the sci-fi stuff, but this show has kept her interest.

The only bad part is that I have to keep telling why what is what because she never watched the movies. In fact, for her to keep watching and being slightly confused, it must be good.

time to update your Netflix queue ;)
 

zinfamous

No Lifer
Jul 12, 2006
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...and signed.
I love this show...and I don't watch new programming these days

LOL at comment 27: MOAR TERMINATORZ

 

GagHalfrunt

Lifer
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I liked the show, but it's expensive and the ratings were terrible. It's not going to survive when Fox can put some piece of tripe reality dating show into the slot for 1/10th the cost and double the ratings.
 

ForumMaster

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Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
I liked the show, but it's expensive and the ratings were terrible. It's not going to survive when Fox can put some piece of tripe reality dating show into the slot for 1/10th the cost and double the ratings.

that's part of the problem i suppose. but despite the outdated nielson rating, i've heard that a lot of people that usually don't watch these type of shows, watchi this show.

it's bad enough that i have to wait till the fall for heroes.
 

dman

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Originally posted by: ForumMaster

Sign this petition and help.

Thanks for you all your help.

edit: How the hell did i forget to put the link? Sorry. Here it is.

I'd sign it, but, the last one I signed online in 2002 still comes up when I google my name.





 

wetcat007

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I got an idea for Fox. Please for the sake of humanity cancel American Idol, it is so so so terrible, yet you have canceled excellent shows like Firefly and Futurama.
 

ColdFusion718

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Mar 4, 2000
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Originally posted by: ForumMaster
Originally posted by: mugs
This is why I didn't even bother starting to watch it, and don't bother starting to watch most new shows. Every show I start to get into gets canceled. We Americans have bad taste in TV, and the networks don't help by throwing in month-long hiatuses and moving shows around in the schedule.

i dunno. i think the show is worth it just for Summer Glau! :D

Yeah especially when she winked in the second to last episode. ;)
 

Mloot

Diamond Member
Aug 24, 2002
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signed - This, along with Lost, are the only two shows I looked forward to every week.
 

pulse8

Lifer
May 3, 2000
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Yeah. This whole thing worked wonders for Jericho. They canceled it, fans complained, they brought it back and it aired with worse ratings than ever.
 

ForumMaster

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Originally posted by: ColdFusion718
Originally posted by: ForumMaster
Originally posted by: mugs
This is why I didn't even bother starting to watch it, and don't bother starting to watch most new shows. Every show I start to get into gets canceled. We Americans have bad taste in TV, and the networks don't help by throwing in month-long hiatuses and moving shows around in the schedule.

i dunno. i think the show is worth it just for Summer Glau! :D

Yeah especially when she winked in the second to last episode. ;)

i thought the part where morris asks her out to the prom was really funny. i was hopeing to see that in future episodes. i hope we will.
 

ockky

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Originally posted by: ConstipatedVigilante
The first episode absolutely sucked. Has it gotten better?

QFT ... i actually watched the second episode too. horrible...absolutely horrible show. I'd rant about it, but i dont want to hurt anyone's feelings with my opinions
 

ForumMaster

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Originally posted by: ockky
Originally posted by: ConstipatedVigilante
The first episode absolutely sucked. Has it gotten better?

QFT ... i actually watched the second episode too. horrible...absolutely horrible show. I'd rant about it, but i dont want to hurt anyone's feelings with my opinions

that's your opinion. a lot of people obviously really like the show. besides, it did get better imo. the latter episodes were more creative. they went where no other terminator movie went: into the future. when they actually send kyle back in time.
 

GagHalfrunt

Lifer
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Originally posted by: wetcat007
I got an idea for Fox. Please for the sake of humanity cancel American Idol, it is so so so terrible, yet you have canceled excellent shows like Firefly and Futurama.

Do you have the vaguest shred of a clue about how TV works? Check the ratings for American Idol and compare them to the ratings for Firefly and Futurama so that you might someday look slightly less foolish.
 

Raduque

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Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Originally posted by: wetcat007
I got an idea for Fox. Please for the sake of humanity cancel American Idol, it is so so so terrible, yet you have canceled excellent shows like Firefly and Futurama.

Do you have the vaguest shred of a clue about how TV works? Check the ratings for American Idol and compare them to the ratings for Firefly and Futurama so that you might someday look slightly less foolish.

Just because because it gets good ratings doesn't mean it's not terrible (which it is).
 

RedCOMET

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well, could just send a million aol cds, or wait that's been done to aol, damn.

well, at least we can look forward to Battlestar Galactica in April.
 

JasonSix78

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Signed! Great show with a lot of potential!

Oh yeah, I can't wait until Battlestar Galactica comes back on. Too bad it's the final season.
 

GagHalfrunt

Lifer
Apr 19, 2001
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Originally posted by: Raduque
Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Originally posted by: wetcat007
I got an idea for Fox. Please for the sake of humanity cancel American Idol, it is so so so terrible, yet you have canceled excellent shows like Firefly and Futurama.

Do you have the vaguest shred of a clue about how TV works? Check the ratings for American Idol and compare them to the ratings for Firefly and Futurama so that you might someday look slightly less foolish.

Just because because it gets good ratings doesn't mean it's not terrible (which it is).

Which again begs the questions: Do you have the vaguest shred of a clue about how TV works? This childish ranting about somebodys favorite show getting axed while supposed crap gets renewed does nothing but illustrate how truly ignorant the ranter is. The networks DO NOT decide which shows get canceled and which shows come back for another season, the viewers do that. Life or death on TV is ratings and budget, the simple equation of "does the show make money"? Perceived quality has NOTHING to do with it and the tastes of whiny children on internet forums has NOTHING to do with it. Whether you think AI is great or awful has NOTHING to do with it. AI is consistently the #1 ratings performer and will continue ad infinitum until that changes. The Sarah Connor Chronicles was bleeding money and had to go.