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   From: barmar@alum.mit.edu   
      
   In article ,   
    Jim Gysin  wrote:   
      
   >   
   > Again, I'm talking about SF *fans*, so once you start talking about   
   > people who don't like westerns not watching westerns, you're going   
   > off-track.   
      
   But you can't make a profit operating a network that just caters to this   
   niche demographic.   
      
   If SyFy were doing this for artistic value, then we'd certainly get high   
   quality fare (and they wouldn't have changed their name).  But it's a   
   *business*, and that means attracting a broader audience.   
      
   --   
   Barry Margolin, barmar@alum.mit.edu   
   Arlington, MA   
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