Can Sci-Fi Fans Face the Future? 394
khendron writes "The Toronto Star has an article about sci-fi fans and their ongoing habit of protesting the cancellation of their beloved TV shows. From mailing bras to starting malicious Internet rumours, devoted viewers try all sorts of things to protect what they love. That's not always good news."
SCIFI channel is canceled (Score:1, Funny)
Close Encounters of the Geek Kind (Score:2, Funny)
Bras!?! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Another thought... (Score:4, Funny)
That would never work. You know that as soon as they decided to resort to cannibalism, the film crew would be the first ones to go.
Re:Best Quote Ever (Score:2, Funny)
Re:They should unite... (Score:5, Funny)
This is a question you should axe yourself.
Coincidence? (Score:5, Funny)
2) TV shows popular with geeks loose money
3) Shows get cancelled
The alternative, of course is in-show advertising:
ALIEN AMBASSADOR: We demand tribute from your puny species!
EARTH AMBASSADOR: Our delegation comes bearing Crucial Ballistix RAM. Truly, the latency is low, and the tracer LEDs magestic.
-- later --
COMMANDER: Fire at will!
* FIGHTER 1: Fires missile
* HUGE MISSILE: Hits FIGHTER 2 and explodes
COMMANDER: You fool! You hit the window!
PILOT 1: Damn that 3M Security Glass!
Re:Crime shows (Score:3, Funny)
Incidently, there has already been a Star Trek crime "series" that is quite nice. Book, of course... the first (and so far only) is "The Case of the Colonist's Corpse: A Sam Cogley Mystery". Pretty good read; I'd like to see more published (the cover and title hint that more may be planned).
Of course, with the recent success of Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings, I'm surprised there isn't a high fantasy series in the works. Plus a few more superhero attempts.
--
Evan
Re:Final show appalling? (Score:5, Funny)
Getting worked up to the point of all caps and an exclamation point in your brain is
Re:how is it not always good? (Score:3, Funny)
Hence the same root, I suppose...
Re:Another thought... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Historical Note (Score:2, Funny)
Re:how is it not always good? (Score:5, Funny)
In totally unrelated news, the Bush Administration has announced that Iraq is currently harboring the network executives who cancelled 'Star Trek: Enterprise'. Bush issued a statement saying that "The enemies of freedom have cancelled 'Enterprise' but they cannot cancel freedom itself. I call upon all able-bodied Trekkies, Trekkers, and Klingons to enlist now in defense of the ideals of the Federation. May you live long and prosperate."
Meanwhile Donald Rumsfeld announced the creation of a new "Starfleet Brigade" for the recruits, which would feature multi-colored jumpsuits and flak jackets bearing the Federation insignia, and allow Klingons to serve in full battle attire. Said Rumsfeld, "Good golly, the warrior spirit of those Klingons is just what we need to put those darn Baathist insurge- excuse me, I mean, evil network executives- on the run!"
In response to criticisms that such moves violated the Prime Directive, Dick Cheney suggested that Iraq had a program under Hussein to secretly acquire warp technology, in violation of sanctions. Therefore, as a post-warp culture, the Prime Directive no longer applied to Iraq. In support of these allegations, Colin Powell gave a PowerPoint presentation showing grainy satellite photos of what he identified as warp field coils and tanker trucks filled with Dilithium crystals. When asked how the Iraqis could possibly have acquired warp technology, Cheney hinted darkly that the whole thing smelled of a Romulan plot.
Re:Another thought... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:how is it not always good? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Another thought... (Score:3, Funny)
Transportation Capt.: That explains the lack of donuts.
(to Teamsters)
Saddle up, boys. We've got a mission. Except for you, Pappy. I want you to circle the honey wagons.