Season 5 possibility?
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How probable is it that we will se a fifth season anyway?
I remember them saying that there would probably not be a fouth season, but now we (well, some of us) got it anyway.
Has SciFi given a certain answer to this question?I really hope there will be another season. Perhaps with movies like season1.
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Originally posted by Theli:
[b]How probable is it that we will se a fifth season anyway?
I remember them saying that there would probably not be a fouth season, but now we (well, some of us) got it anyway.
Has SciFi given a certain answer to this question?I really hope there will be another season. Perhaps with movies like season1.[/b]
I think this is definitely the last one, I remember somebody saying that question has been posed to Mr D, and he said this was the last season.
But who knows, if our American friends watch it in their droves then another series might be possible, it’s a pity that the european fans (and the rest of the world) are ignored when it comes to programmes like Lexx, for instance, Buffy would be axed in a second if the American ratings went down hill, despite it’s massive support in the rest of the world…slightly unfair methinks.
As for Sci-Fi, then wouldn’t know a good thing if it punched them on the nose!!!, they would rather promote that god awful Fire-escape (I call it that, because you are running for one five minutes into the show!!!) than give Lexx it’s due’s, so it’s unlikely the morons at Sci-Fi would step in.
Squishy——————
Annoyed SquishyLexx might also have some problems being accepted because it’s not another StarTrek ripoff wich they know sells. And because it doesn’t really come with “good values for teenagers to learn”, like many other televisionshows gets infected by.
The fact that fans love’s it is not that important it seems. Well atleast that’s the case here in Sweden and with TV4 wich refused to air Season3, even if most people watching the show (including me) wrote E-mails and complained.
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Originally posted by Theli:
[b]Lexx might also have some problems being accepted because it’s not another StarTrek ripoff wich they know sells. And because it doesn’t really come with “good values for teenagers to learn”, like many other televisionshows gets infected by.The fact that fans love’s it is not that important it seems. Well atleast that’s the case here in Sweden and with TV4 wich refused to air Season3, even if most people watching the show (including me) wrote E-mails and complained.[/b]
Personally, I would love to live in the states where television seems to get more freedom, in the UK we have had to suffer the BBC and ITV for years…then came Sky.
The BBC and ITV are scratching their heads as to why they are losing viewers to Sky, well it’s so obvious, the BBC and ITV have been and still are guilty of making programmes for the over 40’s, they continue with rubbish like gardening programmes (yawn), DIY programmes (double yawn) and boring depressing soaps.
They simply have no idea what makes for good television, and Sky are kicking their butts all over the place as they show Buffy, Angel, EFC, and generally exciting programmes at primetime, while the BBC and ITV relegate them to their non-watched secondary channels.
Frankly, this country just cannot make good TV, and it’s all repetitive rubbish, thank god Americans are good at it.
Squishy——————
Annoyed SquishyWe have some great programs Squish. We have stuff like The Leauge of Gentlemen, Spaced, Ultraviolet, Brass Eye, The Day Today, Neverwhere, and don’t forget the old classics like Monty Python, Doctor Who, Blakes 7, the Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy, The Young Ones etc. Although america makes good programs they are rarely as cutting edge and different as ours are. (Apart from the Simpsons which is the best programme ever shown)
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Originally posted by Annoyed Squishy:
[b] Personally, I would love to live in the states where television seems to get more freedom, in the UK we have had to suffer the BBC and ITV for years…Frankly, this country just cannot make good TV, and it’s all repetitive rubbish, thank god Americans are good at it.
Squishy[/b]
hmmm, the grass is always greener… personally squishy, i think you guys have a lot of more staid programming with lots of little cutting edge things desperately struggling through…over here we are inundated with truly mindless pap, with lots of little cutting edge things desperately struggling to be noticed…i guess the main difference is we have more channels…more crap to plough through…i dont even watch american news anymore, i watch bbc so i can get something besides the american take on things…and except for scifi, history channel and films, i do not watch tv at all…actually less than 8 hours a week…much to sad’s dismay [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/biggrin.gif[/img]…but hey, you all are welcome to come sit in front of the idiot box at my house anytime, love fx
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Originally posted by Vodka:
[b]We have some great programs Squish. We have stuff like The Leauge of Gentlemen, Spaced, Ultraviolet, Brass Eye, The Day Today, Neverwhere, and don’t forget the old classics like Monty Python, Doctor Who, Blakes 7, the Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy, The Young Ones etc. Although america makes good programs they are rarely as cutting edge and different as ours are. (Apart from the Simpsons which is the best programme ever shown)[/b]
The comedy for the best part in this country has been excellent (if you excuse boring unfunny sitcoms), Fools and Horses, Red Dwarf and of course Blackadder have proved that.
Sci-Fi since the days of Dr Who and Blakes Seven have been poor (aside from Red Dwarf), there is no English programme around today to challenge the American supremacy in this genre.
Unfortunately, the best programmes are old classics, we have too much oldie programmes, I don’t even bother with BBC1 or ITV anymore, unless they are showing Football or Have I got news for you.
These cutting edge programmes you refer to, what exactly are they? (Panarama or topical debate programmes).
This is what I usually come across when looking at BBC1 7pm-Watchdog (Boring), 7.30 A gardening programme or DIY (tedious), 8.00 Eastenders (Depressing), 8.30 Crap Sitcom (Not funny), 9.00 News, 9.30 Political/ Topical debate programme (Very Boring) or a film that is 20 years old or a badlt acted and poorly made Drama (which we have in abundance).
That’s the usual drab and boring line up for an evening with the BBC or ITV, and it never changes.
With all the money the BBC make from the taxpayer they should be able to provide blockbuster movies every night, a cracking Sci-Fi programme twice or three times a week, several good comedy’s like the one’s we used to see and live football twice a week, exciting drama like good ol Sharpe and a hefty dose of the best American programmes like Buffy, Friends, Lexx and many more.
What in reality we get is the best shows shafted to their secondary channels and put on in an incovenient time.
The BBC and ITV are dismal, and have carried on the same way for as long as I can remember, such is their arrogance that they think they know what people want to watch, I think because so many have to endure there crap for so long they end up being brainwashed into believing it’s good.
I don’t like Sky for many reasons (PPV on Football for one), but at least they offer exciting and new ideas, have given the best America has to offer the best primetime slots, while making English programmes fairly exciting.
Squishy——————
Annoyed Squishy
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Originally posted by Annoyed Squishy:
[b] a hefty dose of the best American programmes like Buffy, Friends, Lexx and many more.
Squishy[/b]
i guess i still cannot understand the appeal of friends…buffy has her moments, but lexx and queer as folk are more entertaining and are canadian ventures (the latter by way of an english show) in fact, a lot of the newer scifi programs are at least filmed in canada if not entirely canadian ventures…including x files until relatively recently, and first wave…also outer limits, poltergeist and i believe the gathering…same thing for film lately, i am sure aleck can and will correct me on this… [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/biggrin.gif[/img], but it seems like everytime i see something that is supposed to be set in new york, i see scenes that exist nowhere in the city…then i look at the credits and see filmed in toronto or whatever…or maybe i am just feeling guilty and hypersensitive for all the canadian jokes i used to make before lexx…i do love hearing your take on the excellence of american tv though, makes me want to go watch something…scuse me, fx
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Originally posted by FX:
[b] i guess i still cannot understand the appeal of friends…buffy has her moments, but lexx and queer as folk are more entertaining and are canadian ventures (the latter by way of an english show) in fact, a lot of the newer scifi programs are at least filmed in canada if not entirely canadian ventures…including x files until relatively recently, and first wave…also outer limits, poltergeist and i believe the gathering…same thing for film lately, i am sure aleck can and will correct me on this… [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/biggrin.gif[/img], but it seems like everytime i see something that is supposed to be set in new york, i see scenes that exist nowhere in the city…then i look at the credits and see filmed in toronto or whatever…or maybe i am just feeling guilty and hypersensitive for all the canadian jokes i used to make before lexx…i do love hearing your take on the excellence of american tv though, makes me want to go watch something…scuse me, fx[/b]
This is probably going to upset Americans and Canadians in one shot, but I think a lot of the world see Canada as an extension of America, the people in Canada seem to have the same approach to TV as they do in America.
The thing that makes Canada and America good for TV is the accent, the funny thing is, is that when you see a programme that has a heavy regional accent, say like NY, us brits can understand them easily and that goes for the deep south as well, whereas I’m sure that some Americans find other American accents difficult to understand.
In this country it’s kinda the same thing, I would not understand someone from Liverpool or Yorkshire, and oddly enough I don’t think Americans would understand them either.
I recently read that a film changed it’s filming location from Yorkshire to London, as they thought Americans would understand someone from London better than someone from Yorkshire…this doesn’t surprise me.
As for Friends, well it’s not the funniest, but it is funnier than any current comedy that we brits have, Buffy is just exciting to us, because we seriously lack that type of adventure program, same goes for Angel.
I’m proud of Lexx, because originally the UK station channel 5 had some involvement in the movies, but they don’t have any in the series.
I would love to see Sky back some American made programmes, one’s that rely on Brit audiences, Sky is a powerful company now, as their parent company is news media corp, who own Fox, so maybe Sky can pull some strings so us Brits don’t get short changed.
It’s annoying when we love a program over here, and the bigwigs in America pull the plug because you guy’s have got fed up with it, it’s happened with so many shows.
I mean the axe falls quickly over there!!!
Squishy——————
Annoyed Squishylong live lexx
p.s. is anyone still here?
FX said people would be in the chat room, but nobody is. I feel disillusioned.——————
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Originally posted by brainplague:
[b]long live lexxp.s. is anyone still here?
FX said people would be in the chat room, but nobody is. I feel disillusioned.[/b]
oops honey, sorry i didnt make that more clear, so far we here at sadgeezer usually show up on friday nights after the first showing of lexx here on the east coast, so 11 pm…this past friday we went to the lexx chat room (see directions on my forum)…but i understand their main non lexx spoiler room is pretty hopping, so you might try visiting there…anyway, let me know if you have problems visiting there…love fx
Even if they cancel Lexx, it might pull a Star trek and come back in years to come. Especially if graphics get cheaper and easier (which I’m sure they will), some fan(s) could make new eps and sell them as filler to the new cable channels which might be very desparate for programs.
Scifi has screwed Lexx from the beginning, now that I think of it. Who knows, if it was bought by a new channel, put in syndication and advertised well-
But all we can do is wait and see, and write to scifi.
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Originally posted by Annoyed Squishy:
[b], they would rather promote that god awful Fire-escape (I call it that, because you are running for one five minutes into the show!!!)
Squishy[/b]
LOL! Good one Squishy!
Since I discovered Lexx, I have little patience or taste for most of what else is on tv in the US. I’m sick of tv shows masquerading as morality plays and trying to be all politically correct & sh**.——————
-Aurora-
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Originally posted by Hypatia:
[b]Even if they cancel Lexx, it might pull a Star trek and come back in years to come. Especially if graphics get cheaper and easier (which I’m sure they will), some fan(s) could make new eps and sell them as filler to the new cable channels which might be very desparate for programs.Scifi has screwed Lexx from the beginning, now that I think of it. Who knows, if it was bought by a new channel, put in syndication and advertised well-
But all we can do is wait and see, and write to scifi. [/b]
Well I think that syndication wouldn’t be a problem for Lexx, it’s doing the rounds in the UK, in the last month they have showed Lexx on three different channels, which is pretty good considering the amount of channels available in this country.
Squishy——————
Annoyed Squishy
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Originally posted by Annoyed Squishy:
[b] This is probably going to upset Americans and Canadians in one shot, but I think a lot of the world see Canada as an extension of America, the people in Canada seem to have the same approach to TV as they do in America.
The thing that makes Canada and America good for TV is the accent, the funny thing is, is that when you see a programme that has a heavy regional accent, say like NY, us brits can understand them easily and that goes for the deep south as well, whereas I’m sure that some Americans find other American accents difficult to understand.
In this country it’s kinda the same thing, I would not understand someone from Liverpool or Yorkshire, and oddly enough I don’t think Americans would understand them either.
I recently read that a film changed it’s filming location from Yorkshire to London, as they thought Americans would understand someone from London better than someone from Yorkshire…this doesn’t surprise me.
As for Friends, well it’s not the funniest, but it is funnier than any current comedy that we brits have, Buffy is just exciting to us, because we seriously lack that type of adventure program, same goes for Angel.
I’m proud of Lexx, because originally the UK station channel 5 had some involvement in the movies, but they don’t have any in the series.
I would love to see Sky back some American made programmes, one’s that rely on Brit audiences, Sky is a powerful company now, as their parent company is news media corp, who own Fox, so maybe Sky can pull some strings so us Brits don’t get short changed.
It’s annoying when we love a program over here, and the bigwigs in America pull the plug because you guy’s have got fed up with it, it’s happened with so many shows.
I mean the axe falls quickly over there!!!
Squishy[/b]
MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000
Episode 910: The Final Sacrifice
Segment Two[Doorway sequence]
[Mike and Crow are on the bridge]MIKE: And then, the drunk guy says; “I can’t help being an idiot, I’m
*Canadian*!”[Mike and Crow break into a fit of laughter]
CROW: Ha, ha! You’re right! They’re so pathetic, Mike!
[We hear Servo blow a whistle. He rushes in from the right dressed as a Royal
Canadian Mounted Policeman]SERVO: Enough! There’s been too much Canada bashing for far too long! I say
no more!
MIKE: Don’t you mean “no more, eh”?[Mike and Crow laugh]
CROW: Good one, man! They are so stupid!
SERVO: Stop it now! Instead let us offer our northern brothers and sisters
this song of trubute![A lively march tune plays]
SERVO[singing]: Oh, I wish I was back in old Canada,
A land which I never shall lampoon!
How I pine for the ice covering Lake Manatoba
And the beauty that is Saskatoon!
MIKE: I got one: [singing]
Oh I wish I was stuck in the hills of Alberta,
Drinking beer with some big dumb guy trapping fur!
And as he scraped and he chisled all the moose dung off his boots,
I would learn that he’s the prime minister!
SERVO: Oh, stop that!
CROW[singing]: Oh, I wish I was in the land that gave us Peter Jennings,
Alanis Morrisette and Mike Myers, too!
SERVO[satisfied]: Ah!
CROW[singing]: Though I take that back, I wouldn’t go there even if you paid
me,
Oh, Canada, you are a place I must eschew!
SERVO: Now this isn’t in the spirit that I intended!
MIKE: Oh, come on, give in! I mean, after all, they gave us Ed the Sock, and
Rush!
CROW: Yeah! What are you defending? They’re such feebes!
SERVO: Okay, I’ll try…
MIKE: Alright, you go ahead!
SERVO[singing, a bit of rage sounding in his voice]:
Oh, I wish I was blowing up Prince Edward Island,
And going on to bomb Ontario!
The DESTRUCTION of Canada, and all of its culture,
Is by far my favoRITE scenario!
MIKE: Okay, that’s a little strong…
SERVO[excited]: No! No, you were right, Mike! This is much more fun![The music picks up a little speed]
SERVO[singing very strongly]:
JUST WHERE THE HELL DOES CANADA GET OFF SHARING A BORDER,
WITH COUNTRIES FAR SUPERIOR TO IT????!!!!
CROW: Yikes!
SERVO[coming to a head]:
WHY, YOU LOUSY, STINKIN’, FRANCOPHONIC BACON-LOVING *******S!
YOUR COUNTRY’S JUST A GIANT PIECE OF SHI-!
CROW: Woah! Woah!!![Mike restrains Servo]
MIKE: Okay, I think that’s enough! I think we’ve lost it, Cambot, okay
thanks.[Music stops. Servo breaks down in tears]
MIKE: Okay…
CROW: Wow!
SERVO[crying]: I’m sorry! I have no sense of proportion! I’m a disgrace to
my uniform! [cries]
MIKE[comforting]: No, that’s okay, now calm down, now. Mustn’t hate, mustn’t
hate!
CROW: At least, not so overtly.
MIKE[comforting]: Exactly, must disguise our hate just a little. We’ll be
right back. It’s okay, now, Dudley. Calm down.
SERVO: Pardonnez moi! Pardonnez moi!
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Originally posted by Flamegrape:
[b] MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000
Episode 910: The Final Sacrifice
Segment TwoSERVO: Pardonnez moi! Pardonnez moi![/b]
yikes, flamegrape [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/biggrin.gif[/img] ahem, “the views stated above are not necessarily endorsed by this station or its stockholders….”
remember guys, canada is feeding us our favorite show, let’s not abuse them too much…fx [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/wink.gif[/img]
Ay, FX.
Suprising (well not really) that so many Lexx fans like MST 3K
I am Hypatia, Hypatia of B3K
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Originally posted by Hypatia of B3K:
[b]Ay, FX.Suprising (well not really) that so many Lexx fans like MST 3K
I am Hypatia, Hypatia of B3K[/b]
i thought it was fun [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/biggrin.gif[/img]…i was reading a sort of underground scifi rag from canada, and apparently there are a lot of canadians who are fed up with us attitude towards them…what would happen if 30,000,000 canadians got really mad?(okay, weird thought, i know [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/wink.gif[/img] ) would they storm the borders, or would they simply innundate us with more dysfunctional comedians? or more celine dion’s? i dunno about you guys, but i get kind of scared thinking about it…fx
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