'Firefly' reunion special delivers big for Science Channel
by Sandra Gonzalez
The Browncoats came out strong on Sunday night for the Firefly Reunion
special.
Firefly: Browncoats Unite garnered a total of 1.2 million viewers and
was also the Science Channel s most-watched Sunday night ever among
the 25-54 demo with a 0.5 rating, the network said today.
The special, which was moderated by EW s Jeff Jensen, brought together
stars Nathan Fillion, Adam Baldwin, Summer Glau, and more for a chat
about everything from the show s truncated run on Fox to its
incredible cult following.
On Tue, 13 Nov 2012, hanco...@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:
> On Nov 13, 4:23 pm, David <dimla...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> 'Firefly' reunion special delivers big for Science Channel
> Many people don't get Science Channel. It should've been aired on a
> channel that's more widely available.
And you'd kind of think a channel called "Science Channel" would be
about science, not fiction, but then I seem to recall some dicussion of
that when the show was announced.
On Tue, 13 Nov 2012, hanco...@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:
> On Nov 13, 4:23 pm, David <dimla...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> 'Firefly' reunion special delivers big for Science Channel
> Many people don't get Science Channel. It should've been aired on a
> channel that's more widely available.
And you'd kind of think a channel called "Science Channel" would be
about science, not fiction, but then I seem to recall some dicussion of
that when the show was announced.
================================
I'm going out on a limb in thinking that folks interested in science MIGHT just be interested in science fiction too. And vice versa.
More appropriate than wrestling on the SyFy network I think. Or the reality crap on A&E and Bravo. Gotta pay the bills...
David sent the following on Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:23:49 -0500:
> Firefly: Browncoats Unite garnered a total of 1.2 million viewers
Which speaks to two realities. Hardcore Whedonites are
disproportionately vocal, and (for the rest of us) everything worth
saying about this short-lived show has already been said.
-- Jim G. | A fan of the good and the bad, but not the mediocre
"I'm really ready for this day to be over." -- Duke Crocker, HAVEN
Jim G. wrote:
> David sent the following on Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:23:49 -0500:
>> Firefly: Browncoats Unite garnered a total of 1.2 million viewers
> Which speaks to two realities. Hardcore Whedonites are
> disproportionately vocal, and (for the rest of us) everything worth
> saying about this short-lived show has already been said.
Apart from 'Buffy' and 'Angel' has JW had *any* TV success?
Both 'FF' and 'DH' were yanked due to lack of an audience.
Madlove wrote:
> Jim G. wrote:
>> David sent the following on Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:23:49 -0500:
>>> Firefly: Browncoats Unite garnered a total of 1.2 million viewers
>> Which speaks to two realities. Hardcore Whedonites are
>> disproportionately vocal, and (for the rest of us) everything worth
>> saying about this short-lived show has already been said.
> Apart from 'Buffy' and 'Angel' has JW had *any* TV success?
> Both 'FF' and 'DH' were yanked due to lack of an audience.
David wrote:
> Firefly: Browncoats Unite garnered a total of 1.2 million viewers
Jim G. wrote:
> Which speaks to two realities. Hardcore Whedonites are
> disproportionately vocal, and (for the rest of us) everything > worth saying about this short-lived show has already been said.
Madlove wrote:
> Apart from 'Buffy' and 'Angel' has JW had *any* TV success?
> Both 'FF' and 'DH' were yanked due to lack of an audience.
AC wrote:
> A very narrow definition of success.
Buffy - 7 Sns.
Angel - 5 Sns.
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Madlove sent the following on Thu, 15 Nov 2012 03:14:27 -0400:
> Jim G. wrote:
> > David sent the following on Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:23:49 -0500:
> >> Firefly: Browncoats Unite garnered a total of 1.2 million viewers
> > Which speaks to two realities. Hardcore Whedonites are
> > disproportionately vocal, and (for the rest of us) everything worth
> > saying about this short-lived show has already been said.
> Apart from 'Buffy' and 'Angel' has JW had *any* TV success?
Commercial success? No. And before last summer, you could arguably say
that the "TV" part is superfluous, as Buffy and Angel would not have
survived for long on the "big four" networks of the day.
> Both 'FF' and 'DH' were yanked due to lack of an audience.
Before Avengers, Joss's appeal was relatively small and relatively
strong.
-- Jim G. | A fan of the good and the bad, but not the mediocre
"I'm really ready for this day to be over." -- Duke Crocker, HAVEN
> David sent the following on Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:23:49 -0500:
>> Firefly: Browncoats Unite garnered a total of 1.2 million viewers
> Which speaks to two realities. Hardcore Whedonites are
> disproportionately vocal, and (for the rest of us) everything worth
> saying about this short-lived show has already been said.
Wouldn't that depend on how many people actually subscribe to the channel it was on?
In article <o9l7a8h4pk2325u0qdh549b1oct6oql...@4ax.com>,
Jim G. <jimgy...@geemail.com.invalid> said:
> Which speaks to two realities. Hardcore Whedonites are
> disproportionately vocal, and (for the rest of us) everything
> worth saying about this short-lived show has already been said.
I don't know where all these "hardcore Whedonites" are, but I gotta
say that since I came back into r.a.t in April I think I've seen a
lot more of you complaining about them than I've actually seen any
_of_ them.
Madlove wrote:
> Apart from 'Buffy' and 'Angel' has JW had *any* TV success?
Jim G. wrote:
> Commercial success? No. And before last summer, you could arguably say
> that the "TV" part is superfluous, as Buffy and Angel would not have
> survived for long on the "big four" networks of the day.
JW seems to have hit his peak with those two shows, as everything else he did
got canned pretty quickly. Dunno how he landed that plumb job on 'Avengers'.
Jim G. wrote:
> Before Avengers, Joss's appeal was relatively small and relatively strong.
His following was fairly large (and quite vocal) due to Buffy and Angel.
Madlove <madl...@arkham.dc> wrote:
>[Joss Whedan] seems to have hit his peak with those two shows, as
>everything else he did got canned pretty quickly. Dunno how he landed
>that plumb job on 'Avengers'.
Uh, everyone behind the cameras in Hollywood remembers high school exactly
the way he portrayed it. You do know that Buffy was a documentary, right?
Adam H. Kerman wrote:
> Madlove <madl...@arkham.dc> wrote:
>> [Joss Whedan] seems to have hit his peak with those two shows, as
>> everything else he did got canned pretty quickly. Dunno how he landed
>> that plumb job on 'Avengers'.
> Uh, everyone behind the cameras in Hollywood remembers high school exactly
> the way he portrayed it. You do know that Buffy was a documentary, right?
Yep, I read that some of Buffy's adventures were a metaphor for high school life.
1. She meets a cool guy who isn't what he seems to be, and after she sleeps with
him he changes into a monster.
2. She meets a cool guy who isn't what he seems to be, and after she sleeps with
him he reveals himself to be a player who doesn't call her back.
3. Her schoolmates and friends are two-faced sneaks who aren't what they seem to be.
4. The high school principal is a domineering idiot (no surprise there).
5. The couples lie to, and cheat on, one another (see "two-faced sneaks" above).
etc. etc. etc.
But unless the people behind the cameras were in charge of hiring him, I'd still like to
know how JW landed 'The Avengers' gig.
David Johnston sent the following on Sat, 17 Nov 2012 21:38:11 -0700:
> On 11/14/2012 1:34 PM, Jim G. wrote:
> > David sent the following on Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:23:49 -0500:
> >> Firefly: Browncoats Unite garnered a total of 1.2 million viewers
> > Which speaks to two realities. Hardcore Whedonites are
> > disproportionately vocal, and (for the rest of us) everything worth
> > saying about this short-lived show has already been said.
> Wouldn't that depend on how many people actually subscribe to the > channel it was on?
Well, for starters, DirecTV carries it, which is a pretty good-sized
chunk of the potential audience right there. Can anyone else here speak
to whether other outlets carry it? Cox? Time Warner? Others?
-- Jim G. | A fan of the good and the bad, but not the mediocre
"I'm really ready for this day to be over." -- Duke Crocker, HAVEN
> David Johnston sent the following on Sat, 17 Nov 2012 21:38:11 -0700:
>> On 11/14/2012 1:34 PM, Jim G. wrote:
>>> David sent the following on Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:23:49 -0500:
>>>> Firefly: Browncoats Unite garnered a total of 1.2 million viewers
>>> Which speaks to two realities. Hardcore Whedonites are
>>> disproportionately vocal, and (for the rest of us) everything worth
>>> saying about this short-lived show has already been said.
>> Wouldn't that depend on how many people actually subscribe to the
>> channel it was on?
> Well, for starters, DirecTV carries it, which is a pretty good-sized
> chunk of the potential audience right there.
> On 11/19/2012 2:06 PM, Jim G. wrote:
> > David Johnston sent the following on Sat, 17 Nov 2012 21:38:11 -0700:
> >> On 11/14/2012 1:34 PM, Jim G. wrote:
> >>> David sent the following on Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:23:49 -0500:
> >>>> Firefly: Browncoats Unite garnered a total of 1.2 million viewers
> >>> Which speaks to two realities. Hardcore Whedonites are
> >>> disproportionately vocal, and (for the rest of us) everything worth
> >>> saying about this short-lived show has already been said.
> >> Wouldn't that depend on how many people actually subscribe to the
> >> channel it was on?
> > Well, for starters, DirecTV carries it, which is a pretty good-sized
> > chunk of the potential audience right there.
> Is it part of their basic package?
Everyone I know who has DirecTV seems to have it, but maybe they all get
the same basic upgrade.
-- Jim G. | A fan of the good and the bad, but not the mediocre
"I'm really ready for this day to be over." -- Duke Crocker, HAVEN
William December Starr sent the following on 18 Nov 2012 15:24:27 -0500:
> In article <o9l7a8h4pk2325u0qdh549b1oct6oql...@4ax.com>,
> Jim G. <jimgy...@geemail.com.invalid> said:
> > Which speaks to two realities. Hardcore Whedonites are
> > disproportionately vocal, and (for the rest of us) everything
> > worth saying about this short-lived show has already been said.
> I don't know where all these "hardcore Whedonites" are, but I gotta
> say that since I came back into r.a.t in April I think I've seen a
> lot more of you complaining about them than I've actually seen any
> _of_ them.
(1) I'm no more "complaining" about the reality of "hardcore Whedonites"
than I am "complaining" that water is wet or that the sun rises in the
east.
(2) They don't congregate on r.a.t. or anywhere else on USENET. They
tend to gravitate to web forums, where avatars and pictures and other
shiny things can add to their entertainment.
-- Jim G. | A fan of the good and the bad, but not the mediocre
"I'm really ready for this day to be over." -- Duke Crocker, HAVEN
