Syfy Orders Past Vs Future Reality Series Opposite Worlds To Air
Twice A Week
By NELLIE ANDREEVA
EXCLUSIVE: Syfy has picked up Opposite Worlds, a 12-episode unscripted
series based on a hit Chilean reality format, which will be executive
produced by former NBC reality chief-turned-producer Craig Plestis.
Syfy has acquired the U.S. format rights from Canal 13 and distributor
Banijay International, and plans to air Opposite Worlds 12 episodes
over six weeks, marking the first time Syfy has ever aired an original
series twice a week.
In Opposite Worlds, twenty people from all walks of life are mixed
together in two opposing teams that live in two distinctly different
worlds the Past and the Future. The Future is a Utopia where every
wish can be granted with a push of a button; the Past is a constant
struggle for survival. Each week, players compete in a series of
challenges to determine who lives in the Past and who lives in the
Future. This groundbreaking, edgy program is a remarkable television
experiment transporting the audience and the contestants into starkly
opposite worlds, simultaneously, said Syfy s president of original
content Mark Stern. This is Syfy s second adaptation of a hit
international reality series, following its success with Total
Blackout.
Through his Smart Dog Media, Plestis has executive produced NBC s
Minute to Win It, Who s Still Standing, as well as the upcoming
singing game show, The Winner Is. The deal with Syfy, brockered by
Paradigm, comes just ahead of MIPCOM 2012, where Banijay International
will officially launch the Opposite Worlds format to the global
market.
> Syfy Orders Past Vs Future Reality Series Opposite Worlds To Air
> Twice A Week
> By NELLIE ANDREEVA
As long as people continue to watch this crap, there will be very little actual science fiction on Syfy. They're down to three scripted shows, all of which I watch, but none of which are particularly good.
>Syfy Orders Past Vs Future Reality Series ‘Opposite Worlds’ To Air
>Twice A Week
>By NELLIE ANDREEVA
>EXCLUSIVE: Syfy has picked up Opposite Worlds, a 12-episode unscripted
>series based on a hit Chilean reality format, which will be executive
>produced by former NBC reality chief-turned-producer Craig Plestis.
>Syfy has acquired the U.S. format rights from Canal 13 and distributor
>Banijay International, and plans to air Opposite Worlds‘ 12 episodes
>over six weeks, marking the first time Syfy has ever aired an original
>series twice a week.
>In Opposite Worlds, twenty people from all walks of life are mixed
>together in two opposing teams that live in two distinctly different
>worlds – the Past and the Future. The Future is a Utopia where every
>wish can be granted with a push of a button; the Past is a constant
>struggle for survival. Each week, players compete in a series of
>challenges to determine who lives in the Past and who lives in the
>Future.
> > Syfy Orders Past Vs Future Reality Series ‘Opposite Worlds’ To Air
> > Twice A Week
> > By NELLIE ANDREEVA
> As long as people continue to watch this crap, there will be very little > actual science fiction on Syfy. They're down to three scripted shows, > all of which I watch, but none of which are particularly good.
I don't know how much "science" there will be in it, but it's a "reality"
TV show, so it's obviously going to be complete fiction (wannabe actors
playing to a script and then heavily edited after filming). :-\
>> Syfy Orders Past Vs Future Reality Series Opposite Worlds To Air
>> Twice A Week
>> By NELLIE ANDREEVA
>As long as people continue to watch this crap, there will be very little >actual science fiction on Syfy. They're down to three scripted shows,
You mean just right now? Having 3 shows on at one time is a good total
for a cable channel, especially in the Fall when they don't want to
compete against the new season.
>>> Syfy Orders Past Vs Future Reality Series Opposite Worlds To Air
>>> Twice A Week
>>> By NELLIE ANDREEVA
>> As long as people continue to watch this crap, there will be very little
>> actual science fiction on Syfy. They're down to three scripted shows,
> You mean just right now? Having 3 shows on at one time is a good total
> for a cable channel, especially in the Fall when they don't want to
> compete against the new season.
That's all they have total. Some new shows are in development or perhaps being shot, but none are scheduled.
And, no, I don't think that's a "good total" for a channel that defines itself as full-time science fiction.
<complex....@invalid.com> wrote:
>David wrote:
>> On Sun, 07 Oct 2012 16:26:15 -0400, Robin Miller
>> <complex....@invalid.com> wrote:
>>> As long as people continue to watch this crap, there will be very little
>>> actual science fiction on Syfy. They're down to three scripted shows,
>> You mean just right now? Having 3 shows on at one time is a good total
>> for a cable channel, especially in the Fall when they don't want to
>> compete against the new season.
>That's all they have total. Some new shows are in development or perhaps >being shot, but none are scheduled.
"Alphas," "Warehouse 13," "Haven," "Lost Girl," "Being Human," and
three haven't premiered yet - "Defiance," "Continnum" and "Primeval."
>And, no, I don't think that's a "good total" for a channel that defines >itself as full-time science fiction.
> ABC Family - 7 ("Baby Daddy," "Bunheads," "Lying Game," "Melissa and
> Joey," "Pretty Little Liars," "Secret Life," "Switched at Birth")
> So Syfy has a standard amount of original shows.
Wow. Looking at that list of 47 shows it seems to me that there is very little on cable television. Of the stuff above I am only watching:
SYFY - 2 shows: ALPHAS and BEING HUMAN.
TNT - 2 shows: FRANKLIN & BASH, FALLING SKIES.
TBS - 1 show: COUGAR TOWN, but it is being generous to even credit TBS with the show.
FX - 1 show: JUSTIFIED.
USA - 1 show: SUITS
ABCF - 0 shows.
So, that gives cable a 15% success rate for me.
>> ABC Family - 7 ("Baby Daddy," "Bunheads," "Lying Game," "Melissa and
>> Joey," "Pretty Little Liars," "Secret Life," "Switched at Birth")
>> So Syfy has a standard amount of original shows.
>Wow. Looking at that list of 47 shows it seems to me that there is very >little on cable television.
7 of those shows haven't premiered yet.
>So, that gives cable a 15% success rate for me.
I don't know if a 15% success rate is bad. If you extrapolate it to
all of TV's original scripted shows airing during the year that's got
to be more than one could watch.
"David" <dimla...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 8 Oct 2012 14:33:07 -0400, "Obveeus" <Obve...@aol.com> wrote:
>>Wow. Looking at that list of 47 shows it seems to me that there is very
>>little on cable television.
> 7 of those shows haven't premiered yet.
>>So, that gives cable a 15% success rate for me.
> I don't know if a 15% success rate is bad.
Not bad, but not any better than broadcast TV, either. It sort of dispels the rumor/belief that cable is offering a superior product line.
David wrote:
> On Mon, 08 Oct 2012 12:56:34 -0400, Robin Miller
> <complex....@invalid.com> wrote:
>> David wrote:
>>> On Sun, 07 Oct 2012 16:26:15 -0400, Robin Miller
>>> <complex....@invalid.com> wrote:
>>>> As long as people continue to watch this crap, there will be very little
>>>> actual science fiction on Syfy. They're down to three scripted shows,
>>> You mean just right now? Having 3 shows on at one time is a good total
>>> for a cable channel, especially in the Fall when they don't want to
>>> compete against the new season.
>> That's all they have total. Some new shows are in development or perhaps
>> being shot, but none are scheduled.
> "Alphas," "Warehouse 13," "Haven," "Lost Girl," "Being Human," and
> three haven't premiered yet - "Defiance," "Continnum" and "Primeval."
OK, I forgot about Being Human, since I don't watch it. Lost Girl isn't their own show, nor is it a new show, so I wasn't counting it, but I realize that's debatable. When they get the other shows on their schedule, they will have what I would consider a decent amount of programming, although Continuum and Primeval are, like Lost Girl, Canadian-produced shows for which Syfy has purchased US rights. Keep in mind that some of these shows have short orders, like Alphas' 13. While that's typical for cable, that's a little more than half a season on a broadcast network. The bottom line is that Syfy currently has three hours weekly of new scripted programming, four if Lost Girl is still running and if you count shows that Syfy didn't produce. I'll leave it to others to decide whether that's "very little," as I originally described it.
A very nice list of other cable networks' shows, BTW.
<complex....@invalid.com> wrote:
>David wrote:
>> On Mon, 08 Oct 2012 12:56:34 -0400, Robin Miller
>> <complex....@invalid.com> wrote:
>>> David wrote:
>>>> On Sun, 07 Oct 2012 16:26:15 -0400, Robin Miller
>>>> <complex....@invalid.com> wrote:
>>>>> As long as people continue to watch this crap, there will be very little
>>>>> actual science fiction on Syfy. They're down to three scripted shows,
>>>> You mean just right now? Having 3 shows on at one time is a good total
>>>> for a cable channel, especially in the Fall when they don't want to
>>>> compete against the new season.
>>> That's all they have total. Some new shows are in development or perhaps
>>> being shot, but none are scheduled.
>> "Alphas," "Warehouse 13," "Haven," "Lost Girl," "Being Human," and
>> three haven't premiered yet - "Defiance," "Continnum" and "Primeval."
>OK, I forgot about Being Human, since I don't watch it. Lost Girl isn't >their own show, nor is it a new show, so I wasn't counting it, but I >realize that's debatable. When they get the other shows on their >schedule, they will have what I would consider a decent amount of >programming, although Continuum and Primeval are, like Lost Girl, >Canadian-produced shows for which Syfy has purchased US rights.
I consider it original from a viewer's perspective if the first place
you can see it is on Syfy, and "Lost Girl" season 3 will premiere at
the same time in the U.S. and Canada. By the same definition I didn't
count "Sinbad" because it's an acquisition.
<complex....@invalid.com> wrote:
> David wrote:
> > On Mon, 08 Oct 2012 12:56:34 -0400, Robin Miller
> > <complex....@invalid.com> wrote:
> >> David wrote:
> >>> On Sun, 07 Oct 2012 16:26:15 -0400, Robin Miller
> >>> <complex....@invalid.com> wrote:
> >>>> As long as people continue to watch this crap, there will be very little
> >>>> actual science fiction on Syfy. They're down to three scripted shows,
> >>> You mean just right now? Having 3 shows on at one time is a good total
> >>> for a cable channel, especially in the Fall when they don't want to
> >>> compete against the new season.
> >> That's all they have total. Some new shows are in development or perhaps
> >> being shot, but none are scheduled.
> > "Alphas," "Warehouse 13," "Haven," "Lost Girl," "Being Human," and
> > three haven't premiered yet - "Defiance," "Continnum" and "Primeval."
> OK, I forgot about Being Human, since I don't watch it. Lost Girl isn't > their own show, nor is it a new show, so I wasn't counting it ...
Being Human isn't really "their own show" either ... it's cloned from the
British show with silly changes, as usual.
