firefly isn't traditional sci-fi in that there isn't a ton of technical data thrown at the nerdy viewers to make them orgasm.

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Hey, not all us nerds like technical data in our entertainment programming. I like realism. If I can't suspend my disbelief, I can't really get into a show. Case in point: all people across the galaxy in the Stargate series speak English. Also, aliens having basic human form but funky foreheads. I believe a They Might Be Giants song is now careening around my brain.

What makes for a good TV show are characters. I shall reference Seinfeld and Aqua Teen Hunger Force.

Seinfeld was a show about nothing. But it had great characters and was a smashing success.

ATHF was pitched as three anthropomorphic food items who live together and are detectives. Of course, the whole detectives thing was tacked on only to get it green lighted. It's really a show about three anthropomorphic food items who live together. That's it. It took them all of about 1.3 episodes to drop the detective crap.

After getting into Firefly, I'm saddened it only lasted a season. Then I look and see Chuck is still airing on network TV. What the fuck?

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Personally, as long as everything makes sense within the context of the world created for the show/movie, I'm okay with it. I don't mind things that don't make sense in our world so long as they make sense in that world.


Yeah, ratings and network decisions are puzzling sometimes.

Angel, basically got pulled off the air because Whedon wanted an early commitment so he knew how many episodes to do or something and couldn't get one from the WB even though there was a better than even chance they were going to bring it back.

Dollhouse suffered from low ratings its first season and it got brought back due the clout of Whedon and his fans.

Star Trek TOS performed poor in the nielsen ratings, but they later found that it was #1 in the most desired adult male demographic.

People make fun of Survivor because it's been around for so long and viewership has dropped off, BUT it's also never failed to win its time slot.

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funny you mention ATHF. it was only greenlite because adult swim was brand spanking new, and they were desperate for original programming. it was supposed to be a short lived show. and now its their centrepiece.

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we're down to the erotic eight, if you cant figure out the colors, god help you

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Power Rankings (Votes + Margin of Victory)

1). Allison Stokke - 77 (44-11 MOV)
2). Natalie Portman - 70 (46-22 MOV)
3). Natalie Gulbis - 59 (37-15 MOV)
4). Kaley Cuoco - 56 (38-20 MOV)
5). Hayley Williams - 56 (37-18 MOV)
6). Lacey Chabert - 55 (40-25 MOV)
7). Hayden Panettiere - 55 (39-23 MOV)
8). Yulia Volkova - 52 (36-20 MOV)

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