home bbs files messages ]

Forums before death by AOL, social media and spammers... "We can't have nice things"

   rec.arts.tv.mst3k.misc      Mystery Science Theater 3000 fan chat      22,866 messages   

[   << oldest   |   < older   |   list   |   newer >   |   newest >>   ]

   Message 21,943 of 22,866   
   Frank J. Lhota to Derek Janssen   
   Re: Sci-Fi Channel gives in to jokes, re   
   16 Mar 09 19:23:52   
   
   From: FrankLho.NOSPAM@rcn.com   
      
   Derek Janssen wrote:   
   > It's tne Name Change of Death, as usually adopted by networks that start   
   > considering changing their content format to a "lifestyle" demographic,   
   > strapping on their waterskiis, and looking for sharks...   
   >   
   > See also Cartoon Network's change to "CN" when they started showing   
   > live-action shows, and Toon Disney's change to take "Toon" out of their   
   > name.   
      
   ... and don't forget American Movie Classics, which became AMC after   
   they realized that nobody was going to buy that _The Ice Storm_ and   
   _Scream! Blackula, Scream!_ are classics.   
      
   --   
   "All things extant in this world,   
   Gods of Heaven, gods of Earth,   
   Let everything be as it should be;   
   Thus shall it be!"   
   - Magical chant from "Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi"   
      
   "Drizzle, Drazzle, Drozzle, Drome,   
   Time for this one to come home!"   
   - Mr. Wizard from "Tooter Turtle"   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

[   << oldest   |   < older   |   list   |   newer >   |   newest >>   ]


(c) 1994,  bbs@darkrealms.ca