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Why is there so much of Star Trek on the " manly " Spike channel?
Ratings vs cost.GCT said:Why is there so much of Star Trek on the " manly " Spike channel?
Math Is Hard said:Star Trek is girly? Gee, how things have changed. When I was a kid, back in TOS days, the Star Trek fans in the neighborhood were 1 girl (me) and about 12 guys.
Ditto!hypatia said:I just love manly nerds:!)
hypatia said:I just love manly nerds:!)
We're nerds. We don't give a muroidean rump for character, loyalty, betrayal and ...yuck, have to wash my hands after typing those words.turbo-1 said:Get the boxed set of Babylon 5 on DVD and be happy. Plenty of character development, twists, loyalty, betrayal, hidden agendas, etc.
turbo-1 said:"Dammit, Jim I'm a doctor, not a (insert profession here)"
All the nerdy stuff is in Bab5, too, Gokul. It's not as front and center as in ST because Bab5 didn't rely on it for every single plot device - the series actually had real shows with real plots. How can you not love a show with some living space-ships, time-travel, soul-transference and life-force transference, mass-driver attacks, a planet driven by machines with a living creature at its core, Psi cops, mysteries of racial genetics and religion, and super-races that are not so much good vs evil but driven by their preference for stability and control, vs chaos and change? B5 is a geek's dream.Gokul43201 said:We're nerds. We don't give a muroidean rump for character, loyalty, betrayal and ...yuck, have to wash my hands after typing those words.
turbo-1 said:Of course, I watched Gunsmoke, too.
Sure did! They had some pretty geeky gizmos too - both the good guys and the bad guys.Math Is Hard said:Ever watch Wild, Wild West?
hypatia said:I just love manly nerds:!)
Kurdt said:Virgin 1 in the Uk has an advertising campaign for Voyager that would be considered manly (well sexist).
GCT said:Why is there so much of Star Trek on the " manly " Spike channel?
turbo-1 said:To Star Trek fans: I don't want to talk to you no more, you empty headed animal food trough wiper! I fart in your general direction! Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!
Get the boxed set of Babylon 5 on DVD and be happy. Plenty of character development, twists, loyalty, betrayal, hidden agendas, etc. In contrast, Roddenberry's ST was "Gunsmoke" set in space, with very formulaic plots and cardboard cut-out characters. "I canna get na more out of her, Captain" "Dammit, Jim I'm a doctor, not a (insert profession here)"
TheStatutoryApe said:I loved Babylon 5. I was rather disappointed with the few episodes of the new season after the original metaplot expired though.
I just recently finished watching Red Dwarf. I was rather disappointed there too since I had heard it talked up so much. The mid seasons especially were pretty crappy.
I show I liked a lot when it came out was Legend with Richard Dean Anderson and John Delancey. I was sad that it died such a quick death.
Firefly also died far too quickly for as good as it was. Considering that just about every other show on television at the time was absolute crap Firefly rocked sox.
The next geeky tv show I will be watching is a Canadian show (which makes me wary since I have never watched anything that was specifically Canadian I don't think) called Total Recall 2070. The reviews I read looked good.
baywax said:Stargate Atlantis and all the Stargate shows were shot in this town. X-Files was shot here over a 5 year period. Great for employment! We shot 2 X-Men movies and Fantastic Four here too. Excellent camera crane work + all the CGI was out of here. The only recent series to start making it is "Smallville" which I have to admit I like. But anything beats "I Wanna Be Famished" ... or "Top Models on the Run"... or "Lost on a Garbage Heap with a Pharmaceutical Rep".
I really do like a lot of other American shows... top notch, what what.
I see someone thinks "Little Mosque On The Prarie" will make it as an American show. That's out of Saskatchewan, Ca.
TheStatutoryApe said:I know that many shows and movies are filmed in Canada. I'm just not aware of any shows that were originally Canadian television shows, broadcast there before being picked up elsewhere.
I won't be able to sleep tonight. Thanks a lot!baywax said:Of course there is the most frightening Canadian horror show of all time that played in Vegas for 5 years... Celine Dion
turbo-1 said:I won't be able to sleep tonight. Thanks a lot!
There are a few reasons why Spike TV may have chosen to air a lot of Star Trek. Firstly, the network may have acquired the rights to air the show at a relatively low cost. Additionally, Star Trek has a large and dedicated fan base, which can translate into higher ratings for the network. Finally, Spike TV may have seen Star Trek as a way to differentiate themselves from other networks and attract a specific audience.
As of now, there is no official partnership between Spike TV and the creators of Star Trek. However, the network may have a licensing agreement with CBS, the current owner of the Star Trek franchise, to air the show.
Spike TV may air multiple Star Trek series simultaneously because they have acquired the rights to air multiple seasons or series at once. This allows them to keep a consistent schedule and cater to different fans who may have preferences for different series.
At this time, there are no plans for new Star Trek content to air on Spike TV. However, with the recent revival of the franchise through new movies and the upcoming CBS All Access series, it is possible that we may see new Star Trek content on Spike in the future.
Spike TV is known for airing a significant amount of Star Trek, but it is not the only network to do so. Other networks such as BBC America and Syfy also regularly air Star Trek content. However, Spike TV may have a higher concentration of Star Trek programming compared to other networks.