'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.
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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
> 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.
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
