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   From: ws21@cornell.edu   
      
   In article ,   
    "Obveeus" wrote:   
      
   > "Ken from Chicago" wrote in message   
   > news:8MadnRGVd63mRBHWnZ2dnUVZ_gednZ2d@giganews.com...   
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   > > "Bill Steele" wrote in message   
   > > news:ws21-E4C29A.14374001032010@newsstand.cit.cornell.edu...   
   > >> In article ,   
   > >> "Obveeus" wrote:   
   > >>   
   > >>> So now Syfy has two interesting female characters on the show (three if   
   > >>> you   
   > >>> count the one that is still alive)...and still no way of reaching the   
   > >>> young,   
   > >>> female audience that *should* be watching this show. How does Syfy   
   > >>> reach   
   > >>> the new target audience?   
   > >>   
   > >> Have the actresses launch singing careers.   
   > >>   
   > >> OTOH, isn't the purpose of young female characters to attract the young   
   > >> *male* audience? And isn't that SyFy's target audience anyway?   
   > >   
   > > How big is the male demographic for Miley Cyrus?   
   >   
   > Exactly. Putting teen girls on a show attracts teen girls, not teen boys.   
   > Teen boys want to see gunplay and Viper ships flying.   
      
   They want that too.   
      
   Remember Annette on the Mickey Mouse Club? It wasn't girls writing her   
   fan letters.   
      
   But you're probably right about Miley. Try Miranda Cosgrove or Selena   
   Gomez.   
      
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