OT: Totally P!ssed off at UPN

[Atrocities]

There is hope that the syndication over the off season will generate some interest in the show and hopefully an advocate can be found for the series at CBS/UPN and the show will be picked back up. However they are striking the sets in a few weeks so don't hold your breath.

[Randallw]

I just had a terrible thought. It has been expressed here what sort of programming UPN shows and why Enterprise didn't fit in, also the standard letter they sent everyone says they hope for a new chapter. I suddenly thought in the car that it might be like this

Star Trekkaz: Survivaz
Every week the Fedarashun Starship Martin Luther King (registration, MalcolmX:01) explorez the galaxy for new kinds of Bruthaz. Which Away Team will find the most aliens, and which crew member will be voted off and transported off the ship. First Star Trek series to do away with technobabble and use language appropriate for the audience.

[geoschmo]

I don't have a problem with an open and honest discussion of race and all, but this last post I find a bit offensive. If more of the same is coming I will have no problem at all putting on my moderator hat and locking this thread down.


EDIT: Ok, I think perhaps I may have been a bit harsh here. I do believe your intent was to be humorous and not offensive. I think though that it was just a little over the line. It's a difficult call to make sometimes, and sometimes I err on the side of caution. I'm not trying to be "politcally correct" or anything, but I think sometimes we can go too far in just trying to be funny.

[Randallw]

I humbly apologise. I meant to write a disclaimer that I meant no disrespect, but decided that was being too cautious. I shall keep in mind to be careful in future.

[Atrocities]

I found it to be no more offensive than what you might see on MADD tv or SNL. ROFLMAO. (People need to step back and stop being so offended by everything. When they went after the cartoon network over Tunenomi as being heartless and offensive, despite the fact that the CTN has called its programing Tunenomi for years now, I lost all respect for the sensative - politically correct - winners of America.

Randallw, your comments are fine. If any one takes offense to them then they simply need to step back and watch some MADD TV or SNL. Seriously.

EDIT: I did not see Geo's post so please do not think that my post was directed at him. It was not. I apologize if any may have thought this. Geoschmo is right that some people will not see the humor and such. I pray that they do, but hey lets face it, some folks just don't want to see the humor unless its a joke about whitey eating Krackers and Watching Dukes of Hazard while fixen on their broke down pick up truck in the front yard. Then its ok to make fun.

[Slick]

The fans try to change the decision:

http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/0....ap/index.html

[Azselendor]

Syndication of a series can happen with any number of episodes. It's just 100 makes it far more attractive than 25, 50, or 70 episodes. It boils down to money and in this case, buying in bulk is better!

Atrocities, you forgot to highlight Bakula's comment about "We got one more season than UPn wanted to give us"

[Aris_Sung]

I remember reading somewhere that for a series to go into syndication, you need to have around a 100 episodes (Enterprise will have a total of 98 episodes). If there is more than that's even better, because there would be enough episodes to make it worth while syndicating. But too little, then you would be able to go through the entire series within a month or two, which would then repeat to much.

[Atrocities]

Think back to TOS. It had something like 78 episdoes and was king kong of the Syndication system for over 20 years.