Sci-Fi publishes angry letters... wow

[takinspace]

Found out about this in the news section at savestargatesg1.com.

http://www.scifi.com/sfw/letters/ind...show=10&page=1

[miju]

well at least we know sci fi allows some free expression.

[The Ori]

Agreed! I totally hate Sci-Fi for what they have done especially with the fact that it was straight after the 200th, it is absolutely shocking!!

[FoolishPleasure]

I think they are trying to defuse the anger. We still need to keep sending letters and faxes.

I was looking around LiveJournal last night and apparently a funeral scene has now been filmed for one of the regs on Atlantis, which means Skiffy still intends to "move people".

[MediaSavant]

I don't know why this is a surprise. A few months ago they had "anti" and "pro" letters going back and forth for at least a week about whether the show had gone downhill or not. Some people I know wondered why they would allow such negativity published about a show they were airing.

The answer was "free expression".

[Jonzey]

It's almost as if they're saying ''bwahaha!! look at all these sad geeks, writing letters about a TV show! How lame! ahahahahah''.
I think it's pretty obvious the SciFi channel doesn't like science fiction or science fiction fans.

[ToasterOnFire]

At least SciFi is posting the letters. If they never showed a letter upset over the cancellation of SG1 there would be nonstop complaints of censorship.

[the fifth man]

At least SciFi is posting the letters. If they never showed a letter upset over the cancellation of SG1 there would be nonstop complaints of censorship.

I have to agree with that. At least they aren't totally ignoring just how upset people are about their decision.

[npattis]

I wonder if they'll show a picture if I put a horse's head in one of the Sci Fi exec's bed?

[takinspace]

I wonder if they'll show a picture if I put a horse's head in one of the Sci Fi exec's bed?

Dude, that is sooooo, so... Luca Brazzi.

[Skydiver]

I don't know why this is a surprise. A few months ago they had "anti" and "pro" letters going back and forth for at least a week about whether the show had gone downhill or not. Some people I know wondered why they would allow such negativity published about a show they were airing.

The answer was "free expression".

i don't think it's as much 'free expression' as it is 'stirring the pot'

publish all one side and ignore the other, fans start to notice and rebel and you get the bad rep for 'censoring'...yet if they post letters they know will rile folks up, they generate interest

just like, ever notice every hiatus, about a month before, a spoiler is leaked. and it's usually a spoiler that will rile up the fans. it's not a 'this is the general plot' it'll be a spoiler aimed to annoy one side or another.

they do it to rile up the fandom and get folks talking online with the hopes that they'll write letters, etc and get media notice

[MediaSavant]

i don't think it's as much 'free expression' as it is 'stirring the pot'

publish all one side and ignore the other, fans start to notice and rebel and you get the bad rep for 'censoring'...yet if they post letters they know will rile folks up, they generate interest.

That certainly is part of it as well. Scifi.com has a P&L that's seperate from the network. While the network needs ratings, the website drives for page views. "Riled up" people visit more often.

[Oreo]

I think it was a nicely writen letter that doesn't say "You should ****ing die for this!"

[prion]

i don't think it's as much 'free expression' as it is 'stirring the pot'

publish all one side and ignore the other, fans start to notice and rebel and you get the bad rep for 'censoring'...yet if they post letters they know will rile folks up, they generate interest

just like, ever notice every hiatus, about a month before, a spoiler is leaked. and it's usually a spoiler that will rile up the fans. it's not a 'this is the general plot' it'll be a spoiler aimed to annoy one side or another.

they do it to rile up the fandom and get folks talking online with the hopes that they'll write letters, etc and get media notice

Hey, in show business, there's no such thing as bad publicity (well, except for a few few bad things, like Mel G's drunken outburst or if somebody shoots somebody - running them over with a car doesn't seem to count).

SciFi has been posting letters of all kinds- pro and con (or livid and not livid) for ages.

As for spoiler leakage, the fans invariably find out first. But Scifi isn't going to gripe if the fans do all their publicity for them. Studios can save a bundle - and it's not just scifi fans either.

[Dezdmona]

I wonder if anyone that "matters" reads any of these letters.