Taking a look behind the Nielsen curtain
It's a tradition that started back around the time SciFi Channel canceled "Farscape." Many fans were confused why SciFi Channel pulled the plug on the show, when it was one of the network's highest-performing programs.I got a lot of e-mail during that time, many of them asking why SciFi would do suc ...
Read MoreSciFriday delves into the real story behind 'Battlestar Galactica'
The following column contains MODERATE SPOILERS for the "Battlestar Galactica" episode "Rapture."When I was in high school, my advanced English class got this bright idea that we should put together and sell a literary magazine. I mean, we were teenagers, and had no idea that it would actually take ...
Read MoreSciFriday: Stop listening to the naysayers
The sky is falling! The sky is falling!Seriously, that is what some people -- including Ain't It Cool News, it seems -- want you to think when it comes to "Battlestar Galactica." So many people are convinced that SciFi Channel's decision to move the show to Sunday nights is such a desperate act that ...
Read MoreSciFriday: Michael Hinman looks at Peter Jackson's feud with New Line
They make take away my press card, but I just have to ask this: What ever happened to saying "no comment"?It's a slow news day and you have nothing to lead the front page, and you get wind of a little tiff between two parties that your readers might be interested in reading about. You get the detail ...
Read MoreSciFriday: Why it is time for one network to rethink its entire strategy
Here's a list I bet I can fit all on the same line.American Idol. 24. House.Those are basically the three television shows that separate the Fox television network from, say, The CW ... or worse yet, Pax. Seriously! Name me some other show on Fox that is not "The Simpsons" or "Family Guy." Quickly! ...
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