Just When You Thought The Sci-fi Channel

Arik · 01-16-2004, 06:37 PM

They go ahead and do this.

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TRIBUNE ENTERTAINMENT AND SCI FI CHANNEL ENTER MAJOR PROGRAM LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR "GENE RODDENBERRY'S ANDROMEDA"

Deal Includes New Original Episodes of Popular Action Hour

SCI FI Also Acquires Three Seasons of Tribune Entertainment's "BeastMaster"

LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK, January 14, 2004 - SCI FI Channel and Tribune Entertainment Company have entered into a major program license agreement for the popular weekly action hour "Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda," starring Kevin Sorbo. In addition to presenting the fifth and final season of "Andromeda" next fall as an original series, SCI FI will also have the television rights to the series' first four seasons. The announcement was jointly made today by Dick Askin, President and CEO of Tribune Entertainment; and Thomas Vitale, Senior Vice President of Scheduling, Acquisitions & Planning for SCI FI Channel. The Tribune Entertainment deal also includes 66 episodes of the weekly action hour "BeastMaster."

Marking one of Tribune Entertainment's largest cable license deals ever, SCI FI has been granted cable rights for 110 episodes of "Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda," including the program's first four seasons, as well as all 22 new original episodes of its fifth season. The fourth season of "Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda" will become available to SCI FI beginning in March 2004, when SCI FI starts sharing original episodes with syndication. New original episodes of the fifth season begin airing this fall on the Channel, and will air in syndication a week to 10 days after their SCI FI premiere.

More on the news from Hell here

I'm still trying to figure out why people watch that crap. Now I'm stuck wondering why Sci-Fi is paying real money for it. Or, given Tribune's track record, maybe Sci-Fi's paying them in Monopoly money, hoping that Tribune executives won't notice because they're too busy trying to find a crack-whore to develop their next series.

Brikar · 01-18-2004, 03:04 AM

Seriously... what a terrible show. It was bad from the beginning. At least "Hercules" and "Xena" never took themselves seriously, so it was loads of fun to watch. But "Andromeda" doesn't even have that.

Rorschach · 01-19-2004, 10:05 PM

What I find hilarious is that the rumoured plot of the possible next TREK series is identical to that of ANDROMEDA: The Federation collapses and Captain Riker must use his ship to defeat Fed internal problems and put it back together. We'll see.

Bean · 01-19-2004, 11:51 PM

Where'd you hear that? That actually sounds like an interesting concept for Trek.

Brikar · 01-20-2004, 07:13 PM

I like the concept behind "Andromeda" - but the show sucks.

The Lensman · 01-24-2004, 06:50 AM

Good gravy, it's shit like this that just makes you wonder how...aw fuck it.

01-18-2004, 03:04 AM	#2 (permalink)
Brikar The Dude Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 3,606	Seriously... what a terrible show. It was bad from the beginning. At least "Hercules" and "Xena" never took themselves seriously, so it was loads of fun to watch. But "Andromeda" doesn't even have that. __________________ "A million monkeys typing until the end of time will produce the complete works of William Shakespeare. Ten thousand monkeys typing for ten thousand years will write a Hemingway. Ten monkeys typing over Columbus Day weekend will give you a Dan Brown." http://olympusmans.blogspot.com http://benforrealz.blogspot.com

01-19-2004, 10:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
Rorschach Senior Member Join Date: Dec 1969 Posts: 132	What I find hilarious is that the rumoured plot of the possible next TREK series is identical to that of ANDROMEDA: The Federation collapses and Captain Riker must use his ship to defeat Fed internal problems and put it back together. We'll see. __________________

01-19-2004, 11:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
Bean The Awesome One Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: Canada eh! Posts: 5,055	Where'd you hear that? That actually sounds like an interesting concept for Trek. __________________ "I haven't faced death. I've cheated death. I've tricked my way out of death and patted myself on the back for my ingenuity. I know nothing." --James T. Kirk

01-20-2004, 07:13 PM	#5 (permalink)
Brikar The Dude Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 3,606	I like the concept behind "Andromeda" - but the show sucks. __________________ "A million monkeys typing until the end of time will produce the complete works of William Shakespeare. Ten thousand monkeys typing for ten thousand years will write a Hemingway. Ten monkeys typing over Columbus Day weekend will give you a Dan Brown." http://olympusmans.blogspot.com http://benforrealz.blogspot.com

01-24-2004, 06:50 AM	#6 (permalink)
The Lensman The Original Patron Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: Earth, Sol, Milky Way Posts: 269	Good gravy, it's shit like this that just makes you wonder how...aw fuck it. __________________ Everyone Booze Up And Riot!!! Milk and Cheese

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