Comments on: Fringe

By: Greg

Greg — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:43:11 +0000

Thank u channel 9 another excellent sci-fic program taken off the air, I would be watching nine ever again

By: Henry

Henry — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 23:59:42 +0000

Just a comment on Smallville and those bestowing the virtues of Ten showing it all the way to series 7, well I live in regional Australia, and I watched Smallville from the beginning, up unitl TenHD started and SC10 decided that regional Australia did not need to see it, because SC10 will not give us the programming that Ten HD viewers enjoy. Other shows followed their start…Jericho, The 4400, Battlestar Galactica…to name a few all moved to TenHD all taken away from Regional Australian Viewers. SC10′s excuse…we need to upgrade our “infrastructure” to bring multichannelling to SC10 viewers. Why to people download…this is why!!

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:45:55 +0000

@ RichoTB – Nine never even got through Smallville’s first season! It was Ten that played the show on Thursdays and persisted with it for a year and a half before giving up and hiving it off to the HD channel, stupid Ten, at least there’s Fox 8

By: Zambora

Zambora — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 04:54:35 +0000

Here is the dilemma.

Do I invest my time in watching a new (hyped show on 9) programme that has peeked my interest ?

When I DO NOT KNOW if 9 will follow through with further episodes at consistent timeslot in ensuing weeks. Or is past history against us and loads will get interested in Fringe then because “People meters” elite group Don’t like it, it is yanked off schedule and given brand new timeslot (12.38 am Weds)

Nine used to be the ONE.
Then it was “network that was the Dots”

Now it is “Network of Little Faith’

By: bindi

bindi — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 15:41:24 +0000

9 axed smallville in the middle of season 2 and ten showed from the very next episode all the way up to the end of season 7 where now we are finally caught up to america. wish ten had the show from the start then maybe it wouldn’t have been like 2 or 3 years between one episode of season 2 and the next. i wouldn’t call smallville the last show to suceed on 9, how can taking it off air suddenly never to be seen again be deemed a sucess? i don’t remember 9 ever having a sucess with a show like this, which is precisely why i didn’t want them to get their hands on it.

By: RichoTB

RichoTB — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 09:22:48 +0000

It goes back a while, Andy… my best bet would be Smallville when it aired on there in 2001/2002…it used to be on Thursdays at 8:30pm or something and it stayed there until around season 3 when Nine axed it. Then it stayed dormant for a few years until Ten bought the rights to it.

By: andy

andy — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 03:45:13 +0000

when was the last time a show like this succeeded on nine?

By: David Knox

David Knox — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 01:56:19 +0000

Alex you are correct. (Commercial) TV is about two things: ratings & revenue.

By: RichoTB

RichoTB — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 01:42:04 +0000

It seems like Nine is really placing a lot of hope on this show. They’ve slated an encore of it at 9:40pm next Friday as well.

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 01:32:06 +0000

What’s with all the Nine haters all over the internet? In fact, I think they only are on the internet because whenever I’m out and about people have vastly different opinions about Nine.

It’s hardly Nine’s fault – they are not going to watch a show if people do not watch it – you can’t blame them. If they did then they would end up losing money and then they’d go bankrupt.

7 and to a lesser extent 10 would do the same thing.

By: Benno

Benno — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 01:04:10 +0000

I thought TSCC was alright, not great, but certainly not pitiful, and enough to keep me watching. The chuck pilot was really good. RichoTB, you are obviously only basing fringe on the 1 (maybe 2) episodes you have seen. It just may get better.

By: RichoTB

RichoTB — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:01:24 +0000

I agree with Tepee that TSCC is boring. One of the most pitiful shows I ever watched, and the 10:30pm slot was justified simply because it was a terrible show. Moonlight was alright but doesn’t hold a candle to the far-superior Angel. As for Fringe, this show blows goats. Anyone expecting another LOST or ALIAS will be let down, its more like a bad parody of the X Files. Yet Nine do have some really great shows up their sleeves, Chuck is great and Pushing Daisies is alright every once in a while. Yet they slate these for summer and program turd like this? That’s questionable.

By: Tepee

Tepee — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:51:29 +0000

There are always “Nine-baggers” lurking about TV Tonight.

Maybe not enough people watched ‘Sarah Connor’ and ‘Moonlight’ because they’re boring! And maybe if enough people watch ‘Fringe’ then Nine’ll keep it. Not that I’ll be watching it. Sounds BO-RING! lol (Not that I’m against any ‘Fringe’ viewers-to-be!)

By: David Knox

David Knox — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 07:26:24 +0000

Doubtful, maybe summer.

By: ryan

ryan — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 07:25:28 +0000

all this talk has reminded me about terminator, is nine going to fasttrak it or will i have to download it?

By: David Knox

David Knox — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 05:38:27 +0000

Ok…but Channel 9 cancelled Moonlight (and bumped Terminator timeslots) because there weren’t enough watching it. Based on your theory then the smart ones are just as responsible in its demise in Oz?