[thechat] FarScape

[Ben Dyer]

At 04:08 PM 9/9/2002, you wrote:
>+1... but i think the sci-fi channel has more in their minds than just
>cool shows... i don't think you'll get as many viewers on some of
>those as you will for Crossing Over, or other weirdness...
>
>although i personally know a lot more people who'd watch neon
>genesis than john edward, the numbers in their market research
>might not bear that out...

And, ultimately, NGE is not a show designed for an American's temperament
and the ending reflects that completely.

Additionally, they would have to edit a *whole* lot for an American basic
cable TV release.  It's not a series for the squeamish.  And then, there's
the movies...yikes.

> > And yet, it is normal for American channels to broadcast (literally)
> > twelve hours of Dragonball and Dragonball Z per week.
>
>and that should show you the level of anime the average US
>audience is prepared to consume...

Alas, it does all too well.  But I do have to give credit to Cartoon
Network for broadcasting some deeper and more interesting titles during the
Adult Swim anime block.

>i just wanna see Robotech and Star Blazers back on the air, then
>we can talk about Bubblegum Crisis/Crash and Area 88...

Don't forget Speed Racer and the original Transformers.

Ahhh.  *sniffle*  I'm getting nostalgic.  I just recently bought the box
sets for the original Bubblegum Crisis and for Record of Lodoss War.

--Ben


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