December 19 2008
Hopefully the Joss loyalists will show up.
The LA Times speaks with "Fox Entertainment Chairman Peter Liguori and Fox Entertainment President Kevin Reilly about the challenges of the months ahead" regarding the network's programming, including Dollhouse.
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GVH | December 19, 20:06 CET
For some reason, I find this bluntness very refreshing.
Eric_Curtis | December 19, 20:12 CET
I'm hoping plenty enough.
Craig Oxbrow | December 19, 20:14 CET
I'm hoping we will get some DVD sales numbers for Dr. Horrible's Sing-along Blog. We know the online soundtrack album sales made #39 on the top 40 Billboard.
Anonymous1 | December 19, 20:18 CET
embers | December 19, 20:34 CET
Emmie | December 19, 20:51 CET
@theonetruebix | December 19, 20:56 CET
i wish they would market it more on tv though, they need to try to get it out to a broader audience to get rid of this negative thinking. everyone seems to be either waiting for it to fail, or expecting it to fail and hoping it doesn't.
all i know is, i'll either tune in when it airs or i'll watch it on fox.com. no way i'm missing this.
sunfish22 | December 19, 21:09 CET
This is Kevin Reilly's plan?
mister0 | December 19, 21:13 CET
If you watch on fox.com does that count towards ratings? I am kinda new to the whole 'watching shows on the internet' thing, so I'm just curious.
ShanshuBugaboo | December 19, 21:20 CET
Anonymous1 | December 19, 21:21 CET
IrrationaliTV | December 19, 21:31 CET
Way to take a single remark out of context and ignore the rest of what he said.
@theonetruebix | December 19, 21:39 CET
Anonymous1 | December 19, 21:45 CET
Emmie | December 19, 21:51 CET
the nerd herdWhedonites being enough to get 'Dollhouse' the ratings it needs. We didn't have the numbers to make 'Serenity' a box office hit!embers | December 19, 21:58 CET
He's suggesting that if even they don't show up at the start, perhaps even the lower expectations for Friday nights might not work.
He's suggesting, in essence, that the base needs to turn out, and if it does, Friday nights provides time to wait for it to grow beyond the base.
@theonetruebix | December 19, 22:01 CET
This article http://tv.ign.com/articles/940/940128p1.html
says something like the Joss extra witty lines are missing. Hmmm, that might be a plan. Leave those out of the preview copies to prevent spoilers.
[ edited by Anonymous1 on 2008-12-20 07:58 ]
Anonymous1 | December 19, 22:08 CET
@theonetruebix | December 19, 22:14 CET
IrrationaliTV | December 19, 22:19 CET
Can they show that on network television?
@theonetruebix | December 19, 22:23 CET
electricspacegirl | December 19, 22:29 CET
zeitgeist | December 19, 22:30 CET
IrrationaliTV | December 19, 22:55 CET
Anonymous1 | December 19, 23:00 CET
IrrationaliTV | December 19, 23:13 CET
Bullshit.
mister0 | December 19, 23:20 CET
Simon | December 19, 23:22 CET
Thanks, TamaraC.
ShanshuBugaboo | December 20, 01:37 CET
gossi | December 20, 02:16 CET
When I hear that watching on Hulu or on Fox.com "counts," I wonder what they're counting. Is it number of clicks onto the video, or does it only count if the whole video is played? Do they count distinct viewers, or could you just watch it over & over with the same computer and get counted each time?
jcs | December 20, 09:22 CET
IrrationaliTV | December 20, 11:32 CET
Little Green Kid | December 20, 14:00 CET
My one friend who is a Whedon-devotee from BtVS days likes going out on Friday nights for dinner and to see opening movies, like many, many people. He has DVR though.
My other friend, who I have hooked into loving Whedon via BtVS and Firefly DVDs, works Friday nights at a restaurant. He does not have either DVR or a VCR.
Srsly, FOX, Friday nights are not of the good! I used to be the kind of person who watched episodes on the night they aired, but with the advent of TV on DVD, it's become far harder and less appealing. The only two shows I'm watching in real time are Chuck and 30 Rock, with plans to catch up on many other shows on DVD (Dexter, Gossip Girl, Venture Brothers, T:SCC, The Office...
dottikin | December 20, 15:09 CET
pollaxt | December 20, 16:39 CET
Somehow DVRs count too. Fox knows people watch Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles on DVR. I read it online somewhere.
Also watching online counts see TamaraC | December 20, 06:31 CET comment above.
And iTunes sales will count too.
And Fox knows exactly how much money they have made over the years from the Firefly DVDs. Years of DVD sales.
[ edited by Anonymous1 on 2008-12-21 04:06 ]
Anonymous1 | December 20, 18:47 CET
edited for excessive anger.
[ edited by dreamlogic on 2008-12-21 15:58 ]
dreamlogic | December 20, 21:01 CET
twinkle | December 21, 10:49 CET
I do agree w/dreamlogic, there is no question that the Whedon fans will be watching, the only question is whether we're watching live (me), recording, watching online, or even file sharing with fans in other countries (hey, it happens). I can't help but worry whether it will be enough, but I was encouraged that I saw a 'Dollhouse' commercial last night as I watched T:SCC online.
embers | December 21, 10:56 CET
"was encouraged that I saw a 'Dollhouse' commercial last night as I watched T:SCC online. "
embers,
Yeah! I mean Whoo-hoo!
Anonymous1 | December 21, 11:16 CET