Farscape News Updates (II)
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Originally posted by Camelyn:
3. On the Sci Fi cancellation FAQ ( [url=http://www.scifi.com/farscape/faq/]http://www.scifi.com/farscape/faq/[/url] ) Ratings points are valid, however Farscape was given a bad timeslot and incompatible lead-in shows (Camelyn’s note: S’cuse me? Remember Lexx?)
But the timeslots were reversed then. Farscape was on at 9pm and Lexx at 10pm. Not it’s SG-1 at 9pm and Farscape at 10pm.
Considering the new sci fi show on Showtime (Odyssey 5) is on in the 10pm timeslot (which SG-1 had when on Showtime), it wouldn’t surprise me if Sci Fi had to agreee to show SG-1 in a different slot when they bought the show.
Besides Odyssey 5, there’s also Law & Order, Alias, Monk, and usually a new-release movie on HBO. All of which are highly rated (and watched) shows that offer stiff competition to Farscape.
Of course, why Sci Fi is *not* showing reruns of Farscape during the hiatus but are showing the entire run of SG1 twice over is beyond me. Well, not really, it’s all about the money. They paid too much for SG-1.