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Topic	NBC to kill off horror themed chiller tv network by the end of this year
Zeus 11/17/17 2:20:26 PM #13:	NightMareBunny posted... it's sad that themed networks are becoming a thing of the past...syfy isn't even all that about horror sci-fi and fantasy anymore Well, that kinda fell apart pretty quickly since it went from being just about scifi to also about anime, fantasy, and horror almost immediately (iirc, within a few years they were showing the Record of the Lodoss War OVAs -- at least with Zeiram: the Animation it was a scifi anime) then wrestling and reality tv around 2006 Miroku_of_Nite1 posted... NightMareBunny posted... it's sad that themed networks are becoming a thing of the past...syfy isn't even all that about horror sci-fi and fantasy anymore It's network decay. The great cable experiment is winding down it seems. I remember when TLC use to have really good educational stuff on it. Now it's just the freakshow. And remember when the History channel showed actual history? Now it's all nonsense about ancient aliens, conspiracy theories, etc. Hell, take a look at today's schedule: http://www.history.com/schedule Midnight to 4am -- Reality tv, with a historical overtone since it concerns swordmarking 4am to 7am - Paid programming 7am - Clash of the Gods: Zeus (I approve), which discusses mythology so that's fine 8am to 12pm - Superheroes Decoded, which discusses the history of superheroes. A bit more pop culture than history, but sure, okay. 12 pm to 11pm - Ancient Aliens. WTF! I thought I was exaggerating a little about this shit. 11pm - Hunt for the Zodiac Killer, which is actual history So maybe 2 hours of something resembling actual history, another 4 hours of pop culture history, a lot of paid programming, and almost 12 hours of fucking ancient aliens. NightMareBunny posted... i don't really see an all streaming experiment doing any better...there's little to no ad revenue from streaming services Dedicated content streaming is a generally weak idea given individual fees. Questionmarktarius posted... If any "basic cable" networked bothered to remember that FCC content restrictions do not apply to cable, at all, maybe the niche channels would still be around. To be fair, there are image issues involved. Cable companies generally like being advertiser-friendly and want to appeal to families. HBO gets around this by not bothering with advertisers. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| In Zeus We Trust: All Others Pay Cash <cite>Zeus posted [p:890575971] in NBC to kil... [t:75999490]...</cite> <quote><cite>NightMareBunny posted...</cite> <quote>it's sad that themed networks are becoming a thing of the past...syfy isn't even all that about horror sci-fi and fantasy anymore</quote> Well, that kinda fell apart pretty quickly since it went from being just about scifi to also about anime, fantasy, and horror almost immediately (iirc, within a few years they were showing the Record of the Lodoss War OVAs -- at least with Zeiram: the Animation it was a scifi anime) then wrestling and reality tv around 2006 <cite>Miroku_of_Nite1 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>NightMareBunny posted...</cite> <quote>it's sad that themed networks are becoming a thing of the past...syfy isn't even all that about horror sci-fi and fantasy anymore</quote> It's network decay. The great cable experiment is winding down it seems. I remember when TLC use to have really good educational stuff on it. Now it's just the freakshow.</quote> And remember when the History channel showed actual history? Now it's all nonsense about ancient aliens, conspiracy theories, etc. Hell, take a look at today's schedule: http://www.history.com/schedule Midnight to 4am -- Reality tv, with a historical overtone since it concerns swordmarking 4am to 7am - Paid programming 7am - Clash of the Gods: Zeus (I approve), which discusses mythology so that's fine 8am to 12pm - Superheroes Decoded, which discusses the history of superheroes. A bit more pop culture than history, but sure, okay. 12 pm to 11pm - Ancient Aliens. WTF! I thought I was exaggerating a little about this shit. 11pm - Hunt for the Zodiac Killer, which is actual history So maybe 2 hours of something resembling actual history, another 4 hours of pop culture history, a lot of paid programming, and almost 12 hours of fucking ancient aliens. <cite>NightMareBunny posted...</cite> <quote>i don't really see an all streaming experiment doing any better...there's little to no ad revenue from streaming services</quote> Dedicated content streaming is a generally weak idea given individual fees. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted...</cite> <quote>If any "basic cable" networked bothered to remember that FCC content restrictions do not apply to cable, at all, maybe the niche channels would still be around.</quote> To be fair, there are image issues involved. Cable companies generally like being advertiser-friendly and want to appeal to families. HBO gets around this by not bothering with advertisers. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| In Zeus We Trust: All Others Pay Cash</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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