What is Edward James Olmos Doing Now?

Still Frowning!!

The Corporate Mandate Of The SyFy Channel Is...The Worse It Is, The More Broadcast Worthy It Is

http://www.amazon.com/Caprica-Sucks-Channel-Misfires-Ronald/dp/1451556225/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1318292279&sr=1-1

Need I Say More?

The Worst Television Series Ever Made Gets a Marathon On The SyFy Channel

Translation: You don't have to have good taste to work for the SyFy Channel.

The SyFy Channel's Monkey Crap Always Comes Home To Roost

Thank God we always have Edward James Olmos to constantly remind us what a FROWN is!! Are they teaching FROWNING in acting classes yet? Olmos should teach it!!

http://www.tv.com/news/syfy-looking-at-cooking-talk-shows-17751/

quote - Hello, and welcome to another edition of TV.com Whines About Poor Programming Decisions by a Network We Fear is Going Down the Tubes. Today we'll be discussing one of our favorites, SciFi Channel SyFy, which is in the process of "redefining" itself -- much like a post-pubescent woman does upon entering high school.

That is, it sacrifices substance and forgets where it came from in an attempt to get more attention. And SyFy's version of a cleavage-baring tube top and high heels is (possibly) a foray into cooking and talk shows. To this we say, "SyFy, stop being such a damn slut!"

According to an article on the all-things-science-fiction blog io9, a "source" -- who's had meetings with the soul-crushing suits that run the new SyFy -- claims the network is looking at developing a cooking show and a talk show, thus further separating itself from the realm of the nerds.

This is both incredibly shocking and totally unsurprising. We all saw this coming with the universally hated re-branding of SciFi Channel as SyFy. Genre channels don't want to stay genre channels anymore -- not in an age of mega-mergers like NBC/Universal (which owns SyFy), AOL/Time Warner, and KFC/Taco Bell/Pizza Hut, where watering down tastes can maximize profit and minimizing the niche is the order of the day. Why serve one audience well when you can slap some mediocrity on a platter and serve it to the masses?

There are something like 4 billion cable and satellite channels out there, being beamed and streamed via orbiting robots and vines of coaxial cable. Is it too much to ask for one channel to devote itself to one of the most sacred genres in television? Apparently so.

Mark Stern, SyFy's original programming VP, said this to io9: "In regards to reality, we're developing all sorts of ideas, and there is an opportunity to push the envelope a bit with the new brand; to see where 'Imagine Greater' might take us. That said, as with our scripted programming, anything we do needs to fit within a speculative genre, and the idea that we're celebrating the imagination. So, if we were to do a 'cooking show,' it definitely wouldn't be a normal, conventional cooking show."

SyFy does have reality shows, which include Ghost Hunters and its kin. But n
o one would argue that Ghost Hunters still falls under the science-fiction umbrella. And I would rather watch hours of Mansquito and Boa vs. Python than a minute of a show where some goon dresses up as a Vulcan and teaches me how to toss a Romulan Salad (snicker).

Suddenly, the sci-fi lite Warehouse 13 looks a lot better. - unquote

"Grimm" Premieres On NBC-TV October 14th. The End of The Ronald D. Moore Era At NBC-Universal?

What can be said without a doubt about Comcast's arrival at Universal Studios / SyFy Channel, is that there has been a gradual moving away from projects Ronald D. Moore is attached to. Whether it be projects he was / is involved with directly..."17th Precinct", or projects derived from his earlier involvement..."Blood & Chrome." Even if "Blood & Chrome" shows up in some form in the near future, the fact that there was a pause and hesitation at the SyFy Channel in moving forward with this project may indicate that the power and influence of Comcast may already be in full gear at Universal Studios / SyFy Channel.

The greatest public service Comcast can do for mankind...is making the entire corporation as devoid of Ronald D. Moore as it possibly can. Stripping every last remnant and memory of Ronald D. Moore from the SyFy Channel as quickly as possible. Comcast is apparently moving in this direction right now. If NBC-TV had been submitted "Grimm" and "17th Precinct" at the same time before Comcast came along, during the Ronald D. Moore era at the former Sci-Fi Channel...NBC-TV would have went with "17th Precinct" hands down. I find it very interesting that the mere switch of a corporate parent has apparently caused Ronald D. Moore to fall out of favor at the SyFy Channel. It is long overdue.

The Ronald D. Moore era at the former Sci-Fi Channel during the decade of the 2000s was littered with favoritism rolled out for him by Bonnie Hammer. Regardless of whether or not Ronald D. Moore was a talented producer / scriptwriter or not (he isn't talented)...he always got his way at the Sci-Fi Channel during the 2000s. It is without a doubt...the most bizarre and eccentric moment in television history that most of us unfortunately had to experience as it happened. Bonnie Hammer's Sci-Fi Channel of the 2000s with Ronald D. Moore in tow was without a doubt...the most viewer unfriendly and viewer hostile cable network in history. There was not one group spared their animosity. Science Fiction fans..."Battlestar Galactica" fans...casual television viewers in general.

The debut of "Grimm" on NBC-TV October 14th will hopefully signify the end of the entire Ronald D. Moore / Bonnie Hammer era partnership at this hopeless corporation, and bring much better things of a higher caliber to this corporation in its place.

The Long Unemployment Lines In The Country Are Still Missing Three People...

Bonnie Hammer...David Howe...and Mark Stern

When are they going to come down and join the party with their resumes neatly stacked in manilla envelopes?

Are you getting the hint, Comcast? Wink...Wink...

Wise Man Say, If You Spend All of Your Corporate Time Trying to Kill Off One of Your Properties, You Won't Have a Franchise

http://www.amazon.com/Universal-Studios-1978-Battlestar-Galactica/dp/1434895408/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1317505257&sr=1-2

1. 1979 - Universal Studios made a half-hearted attempt to sell "Battlestar Galactica" to CBS-TV after it was cancelled by Brandon Stoddard at ABC-TV.

2. 1980 - Universal Studios puts "Battlestar Galactica" into syndication via the episodes being badly edited and merged together in sporadic 2 hour movies.

3. 1986 - Universal Studios releases "Battlestar Galactica" on VHS tape in response to Paramount Pictures releasing "Star Trek" on VHS. Of course, as is always the case with Universal Studios when it comes to their crappy mismanagement of the "Battlestar Galactica" property...there was a big..."but"...in these VHS releases. Not only were not all of the episodes released on VHS, but only the worst episodes were (such as "Lost Warrior"), while the best episodes ("Hand of God") were not released. Additionally, the visual quality of these VHS tapes were piss-poor.

4. 1989 - Universal Studios puts a revolving, three series umbrella deal into syndication called "Action Pack." Included in this revolving, three series deal was a televised version of "Smokey & The Bandit." Universal Studios was supposed to revive "Battlestar Galactica" in this umbrella series, but opted out at the last minute. (Imagine that.)

5. 1993 - With the success of "Star Trek - The Next Generation", "Deep Space Nine", and "Babylon 5" in syndication, Universal Studios begins talking about reviving "Battlestar Galactica." Of course they didn't do it.

6. 1999 - The success of "Battlestar Galactica" reruns on the Sci-Fi Channel prompts Universal Studios to begin talking about reviving "Battlestar Galactica." Of course they didn't do it.

7. 2001 - For some deranged, psychotic, and insane reason...Universal Studios executives, Sci-Fi Channel executives, hired stealth marketers ("Abraham & Harrison") and hate filled user groups begin arguing with the general public on Internet bulletin boards (primarily http://www.scifi.com/forums of the time) over their fondness for the "1978 Battlestar Galactica" series. All of these various entities were working together in a carefully coordinated and precisely choreographed manner under...one big happy umbrella. So, who was "Mr. Big" overseeing this entire operation?

8. 2003 - The verbal attacks on the general public from the above entities increase in severity when they all rally around Ronald D. Moore's announced...crappy version of "Battlestar Galactica."

9. 2003 - With the lowest audience test scores in television history backing it up along with protests from everyone, Ronald D. Moore's "GINO" (Galactica in Name Only) mini-series premieres with severely exaggerated ratings claims from Bonnie Hammer's Sci-Fi Channel. It goes on to four equally, low rated seasons via inexplicable season renewals.

10. 2003 - The DVD set "Battlestar Galactica - The Complete Epic Series" debuts with another big..."but"...thrown into the mix. Actually...lots of "buts!!" (a) The first batch of DVD sets to roll off of the assembly line had widespread cracked discs. (b) Many consumers complained of the discs breaking just from trying to remove them from their trays. (c) No digital clean-up was done for the pilot episode "Saga of a Star World" (d) Heavy grain and print damage was / still is evident in "Saga of a Star World" in later re-releases of the DVD set. (e) The first batch of DVD sets had freezing discs. You have to hand it to Universal Studios. When they hate one of their own properties...they leave no stone unturned.

11. 2008 - What do you do when you have a flop television series? Why...you make a sequel series to it. "Caprica" is cancelled after a half dozen or so episodes.

12. 2008 - The books "Universal Studios vs. The 1978 Battlestar Galactica" series, "Caprica Sucks", "Ron Moore's Failed Attempt to Revive Galactica", and "Bonnie Hammer's Sci-Fi Channel: Chronic Failure" debut in book stores across the country including http://www.amazon.com/. Of course, the author of these books is attacked on the http://www.amazon.com/ site by Universal Studios executives, Sci-Fi Channel executives, "Abraham & Harrison" employees, and Ronald D. Moore's Goon Squad User Groups. None of these entities were / are literate because instead of actually reading the books, they just called the author "crazy."
Is that all they had to do to receive their stealth marketing paychecks from Universal Studios and Sci-Fi Channel (SyFy)? An easy trip to the bank right? In the book review section of http://www.amazon.com/ no less. Of course, when a corporation is caught doing something naughty, of course it's going to retaliate like a rabid dog with a hard-on out of embarrassment.

13. 2010 - "Blood & Chrome" is announced but is now dead in the water. Is there a God after all?

14. 2011 - While Paramount Pictures continues to have its "Star Trek" franchise, Universal Studios continues to not have a damn thing resembling any sort of franchise. When you have cerebral retards running Universal Studios like this, I guess this is what the outcome always is.

Special Meritorious Mention

How many times has it been now that Universal Studios and / or Glen A. Larson have announced a "1978 Battlestar Galactica" feature film? 12 times? 15 times? Spanning the past three decades? The latest being in February 2009. 32 months. Universal Studios and Glen A. Larson...take a bow.