So now BBC America is going to start a sci-fi block on Friday's. Right now it looks like it will just be ST:TNG repeats and an older sci-fi movie. Still though, surely someone at the sci-fi channel has to see that and think "wait...?" I doubt BBC America would ever move something like Doctor Who to that night (I think that would mean either being a week behind the British showing or slightly ahead); but one decent "new" sci-fi show on that night could almost replace the old school Sci-Fi Friday night.
The BBC seems to run BBC America half-way was an American showplace for BBC shows and half-way as an independent cable channel. If they were to pick up just one new, and independent sci-fi show to place in that time slot then they could really give See-Fee a run for their money. Just imagine them running a new sci-fi show, a sci-fi repeat, and a sci-fi movie on Friday nights, before then turning around and airing their "Supernatural Saturday" block the very next night. There is a chance BBC America could become "the" place for sci-fi on American cable... and unlike See-Fee they seem to want that designation instead of attempting to eschew it.
I mean they have already picked up the rights to air BSG repeats. They show the X-Files and ST:TNG almost every day of the week. They air the British sci-fi and fantasy shows. It wouldn't surprise me if they were working out deals for Stargate or Farscape or some other big name show now in syndication.
Really all they need to get this new Sci-Friday set off the ground is a show that airs new episodes on Friday. It could be a British show that they air new episodes on Friday, it could be a new American show that they pick up to produce and air on Fridays.
Seriously though, BBC America is becoming one of my main go-to stations these days. I watch non-sci-fi stuff like Top Gear, but realistically I watch more sci-fi on BBC America than non-sci-fi... and I think I watch more sci-fi stuff on BBC America than any other channel I have.
The BBC seems to run BBC America half-way was an American showplace for BBC shows and half-way as an independent cable channel. If they were to pick up just one new, and independent sci-fi show to place in that time slot then they could really give See-Fee a run for their money. Just imagine them running a new sci-fi show, a sci-fi repeat, and a sci-fi movie on Friday nights, before then turning around and airing their "Supernatural Saturday" block the very next night. There is a chance BBC America could become "the" place for sci-fi on American cable... and unlike See-Fee they seem to want that designation instead of attempting to eschew it.
I mean they have already picked up the rights to air BSG repeats. They show the X-Files and ST:TNG almost every day of the week. They air the British sci-fi and fantasy shows. It wouldn't surprise me if they were working out deals for Stargate or Farscape or some other big name show now in syndication.
Really all they need to get this new Sci-Friday set off the ground is a show that airs new episodes on Friday. It could be a British show that they air new episodes on Friday, it could be a new American show that they pick up to produce and air on Fridays.
Seriously though, BBC America is becoming one of my main go-to stations these days. I watch non-sci-fi stuff like Top Gear, but realistically I watch more sci-fi on BBC America than non-sci-fi... and I think I watch more sci-fi stuff on BBC America than any other channel I have.
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