I find myself wondering if this will turn out to be the first dramatic series to start on cable to get picked up by a major broadcast network.
God, I hope not. IMO, that would ruin any or all 3 of them (BG, SG1, SGA). I like them right where they are, on that channel, and in those time slots. They are about the only shows we watch on any regular basis. We have DirecTV, so each are shown twice.
If only the Sci-Fi Channel had picked up "Enterprise"...
I'm with Cardeblu- having one of the networks pick up this show would be the death of it, pure and simple. They'd want to put it on at 8:00 to catch the kiddies then theyd get all worried about the "tough" themes dealt with and next thing you know they arrive at the Casino Planet.
The networks are doing more and more innovative programming all the time. Television shows these days are smarter, better made, better written, and with better acting than most of what was on 20 or 30 years ago, and there's a reason: it turns out audiences actually do like quality. (They also still like stupid stuff of course. Nothing can please everybody.)
It's clear from listening and reading the stuff from the creative staff on Galactica that they would never ink a deal where they had to change the show to satisfy the network. Furthermore, there's no reason for the big networks to be looking to pick up Galactica if they didn't see its potential. Why buy an existing show when you could just rip off its ideas and add whatever stupid things you thought would make it more appealing to kids?
They've picked up the Galactica miniseries and so far there's no evidence they plan to change it significantly (although I'll bet I know one scene they remove). But if that miniseries does well, then Moore et. al. will be in the cat bird seat: they've got a show that's successful where it's at, and have kept complete creative control doing it, and can stay where they're at and be assured of at least a couple more years of success. Thereofore, if a major network wants them, it's going to have to either offer a ridiculous (and frankly unjustifiable) amount of money, or, they're going to have to ink a deal that says Moore et. al. keep complete creative control and that the network honchos keep their hands off.
Such arrangements were once unheard of for the networks but now they are quite common. A number of production companies now have deals like that.
It's not like Sci-Fi didn't want changes anyway. They insisted on a change to the theme music (the original opening music, which was used in the UK, wasn't martial enough for them). Although it appears that Moore has got his way on that for the new series.
I hope that Galactica doesn't get TOO popular, or the Sci Fi Channel might go all Farscape on them. I still mourn the loss of that clever, innovative show.
Stargate SG-1 is shown in syndication on broadcast here. It started on Showtime and then broadcast syndication -- and then moved the first run to Sci-Fi.
Local stations control their own programming, and when you see a show in syndication on a local affiliate it's almost certainly *not* something the network picked up, but rather, something the local affiliate decided to carry. It generally has nothing to do with the networks.
God, I hope not. IMO, that would ruin any or all 3 of them (BG, SG1, SGA). I like them right where they are, on that channel, and in those time slots. They are about the only shows we watch on any regular basis. We have DirecTV, so each are shown twice.
If only the Sci-Fi Channel had picked up "Enterprise"...
Screw that.
It's clear from listening and reading the stuff from the creative staff on Galactica that they would never ink a deal where they had to change the show to satisfy the network. Furthermore, there's no reason for the big networks to be looking to pick up Galactica if they didn't see its potential. Why buy an existing show when you could just rip off its ideas and add whatever stupid things you thought would make it more appealing to kids?
They've picked up the Galactica miniseries and so far there's no evidence they plan to change it significantly (although I'll bet I know one scene they remove). But if that miniseries does well, then Moore et. al. will be in the cat bird seat: they've got a show that's successful where it's at, and have kept complete creative control doing it, and can stay where they're at and be assured of at least a couple more years of success. Thereofore, if a major network wants them, it's going to have to either offer a ridiculous (and frankly unjustifiable) amount of money, or, they're going to have to ink a deal that says Moore et. al. keep complete creative control and that the network honchos keep their hands off.
Such arrangements were once unheard of for the networks but now they are quite common. A number of production companies now have deals like that.
I've thought both the Stargate series were pretty well-done. They're one of maybe a half-dozen shows on TV I deem watchable.
Monk went from USA to ABC.