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   "AC"  wrote in message   
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   > catpandaddy wrote:   
   > >   
   > > So where does Firefly fit in on this spectrum here? It wasn't stopped   
   > > for creative reasons, but also wasn't a poor quality show, so we need a   
   > > third category there.   
   >   
   > I honestly dont know. Firstly, I don't even begin to pretend to   
   > understand US TV decision making. I'm sure, however, it shoots its self   
   > in the foot by being so quick to dump shows. In the UK there is more   
   > willingness to let a show build an audience and find its feet.   
   >   
   > I wouldn't mind betting that many British shows people regard as classic   
   > would not have made it that far in the US.   
      
   Most British shows wouldn't last one episode in America ... most Americans   
   simply "do not get it".   
      
      
      
   > I would guess, that had Firefly been British, it would have survived. It   
   > would have had less episodes and been lower budget, but it would have   
   > had time to establish. I would add that I would not say that's an   
   > automatic thing for any failed "good" US show. I think Firefly was   
   > pretty unique. It was a show like Babylon 5, in that it is a scifi set   
   > show that can draw non scifi fans.   
      
   I've never seen Firefly, but Babblealong 5 was abysmally boring. I don't   
   many, if any, "no scifi fans" were interested in watching it ... most scifi   
   fans I know weren't even interested in watching it (in fact a couple of   
   people I know watched it solely to see the Amiga-driven special effects   
   because they orked or were interested in that area).   
      
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