Comments on: BSG Loses Viewers… The ‘Felicity’ Effect?

By: Vance

Vance — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 16:09:34 +0000

I think too many people now rely on downloads, watching later or just waiting for the complete DVD set to come out later and watching it at once but people forget, SOMEBODY has to watch the show on TV and watch the commercials to pay for it or else the networks are going to cancel it.

Basically the networks need a new way to gage ratings (I think the Neilsen ratings are WAY out of touch ) and that there will need to be a new system somehow that TV shows and networks can make money from, but I also think viewers need to support the shows they like to watch and many of my friends dont bother when shows first air (also, thus the slow numbers to the new season).

By: starbase135

starbase135 — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 14:09:36 +0000

BTW the ‘Felicity’ Effect was much more the ‘The WB’ Effect: “Once we have a successful show we move it to another night and let it die…”

By: DAVE

DAVE — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 14:06:22 +0000

The beauty of cult TV is that it’s pure. It doesnt try to be everything to everyone. If BSG doesnt last, then it ends and we’ll have 4 DVD boxsets to cherish.

But also unfortunately, the BSG season 3 premiere was dull and boring for the non initiated

By: starbase135

starbase135 — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 14:05:38 +0000

Actually the ratings are good…considering that SciFi has never had such success on Friday nights. The last season premiere didn’t have to compete with Close To Home, Men In Trees and SmackDown

By: Liz

Liz — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 13:53:26 +0000

To be fair, I think The ‘Felicity’ Effect was mostly concocted by WB execs who needed a good answer/explanation for Felicity’s declining ratings. They didn’t want to correctly point the finger at the decreasing quality, so they blamed Kerri Russel’s hair, and created a newsworthy policy about not letting their stars cut their hair anymore.

I don’t watch BSG, but I’m hoping that the true cause of The ‘Felicity’ Effect isn’t to blame, since I’ve heard the show is really good, and I plan to start watching it hopefully before it starts being less good. If that makes any sense.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 13:38:17 +0000

Hmm, I swear I read the ratings were good. Suck.