From: MarvelousGerbil | #036
I kinda doubt it. Most often, DVDs aren't going to sell to people who didn't watch the show in the first place.
It's part of what got Family Guy back on the air (though Adult Swim's insanely high late night cable ratings probably did more). And it's pretty much entirely what got Arrested Development and Firefly pushed to movie deals.
So there seems to be more consideration put into now than there used to be.
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