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Erdrik

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Originally posted by jasonlevine: Going by the "If you assume that FOX will do anything to screw with the fans you'll rarely be wrong" reasoning, Fox will probably show Futurama but preempt it so much (and so randomly) that it will be nearly impossible to watch it.
My ideal situation would be for Fox to do for Futurama what SciFi channel did for Farscape. Farscape's a great show with a tiny problem. They build on the mythology so much that it's hard to come into it in the middle of Season 3 and pick up what's happening. So SciFi channel (during a long period between new episodes) ran daily repeats going from the pilot episode to the latest one.
Fox should put Futurama repeats on (during a decent timeslot) and run from the pilot through to the most recent repeat. And if they can't repeat all of them (as I think there would be only 20-something weeks), take the top episodes (humor-wise or overall mythology-wise) and show those. This would help draw new people into Futurama and increase it's viewership. (Of course, that would probably go against what Fox wants to happen with Futurama.) ditto.
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Otis P Jivefunk

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Not that it will affect me, I think that Fox will show a very low number of repeats (probably less than 10). Just like jasonlevine said, they will constantly have to battle with pre-emption, lousy time slots and next to no advertising.
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Teral

Helpy McHelphelp
DOOP Secretary

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FOX really don't given a flying ham about Futurama (we all know that, so that was sort of redundant), and they probably wont show repeats in an orderly or coherent fashion. They'll probably use some episodes as filler, if a need arises. If they suddenly have to fill a 30 minute gap somewhere in their schedule, it's not unlikely that they'd go for a good Futurama episode (like "AOI I" or "Roswell" ). Problem is, it would be totally without impact, because noone will know it's on. No promotion will mean no new viewers. As for what FOX really ought to do, I agree with jasonlevine. That could actually attract new fans, and make profit for FOX in the process.  Now how's that for a plan, FOX?
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Otis P Jivefunk

DOOP Secretary

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Originally posted by FilthyCrab: Don't expect a regular timeslot or predictability or anything good from FOX. That's the right attitude, expecting stuff from Fox often leads to disappointment.
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SQFreak

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Originally posted by Just Chris: Fox will be showing three Star Wars movies in the following weeks for Thursdays. I think the reruns should replace the 10:30 Seinfeld at night right after The Simpsons. This is a station's choice. When and if Fox syndicates Futurama, then a station could choose to buy it and air it. Fox Primetime: Sunday: 7:00PM ET - 10:00PM ET (meaning the last timeslot is 9:30 PM ET) Monday-Saturday: 8:00PM ET - 10:00PM ET (meaning the last timeslot is 9:30 PM ET) Most networks run primetime until 11:00PM ET.
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MuscaDomestica

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Fox's Primetime is one hour shorter to give local affiliates a chance to show the news earlier, giving them better ratings.
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Nixorbo

UberMod
DOOP Secretary

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You just figured that out?
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